Welcome to the official website of the Grand Commandery of the Castello, Malta GC. The Grand Commandery is one of two local jurisdictions of the Military and Hospitaller Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem which are active in Malta.

In 1973, the ‘Castello Ta’ Lanzun’ was formally opened by the late Grand Master of the Order, His Royal Highness Don Francisco de Borbón y Escasany, as the official Worldwide Headquarters of the Order of St.Lazarus. In 2001 his son the 48th Grand Master, His Highness Don Francisco de Borbón y Escasany, Duke of Seville, took over the leadership of the then called ‘Commandery of the Castello’. 

His Highness Don Francisco was  succeeded in September 2008 by the present Grand Master, His Excellency the Most Honourable Don Carlos Gereda de Borbón, Marquis of Almazán.

The Castello Ta’ Lanzun not only houses the Headquarters of the Order but is also formally the home of the now named ‘Grand Commandery of the Castello’ and we are  honoured that H.E. the Most Honourable Don Carlos is not only the Grand Master of the Order of St Lazarus but also the Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of the Castello, Malta.

     ‘Atavis et Armis’ - ‘By Ancestors and Arms’

As the Grand Commander lives in Spain, his deputy in Malta at the Grand Commandery is the Commander, His Excellency Cdr the Chev Geoff Fosberry. Here are a few words of welcome from him :

“I am so pleased to introduce, for the first time, the website of the Grand Commandery of the Castello, which illustrates our fundraising social activities, our charitable giving, directed of course principally at leprosy still all too widespread, and our totally ecumenical outlook and structure.

The web is a most important tool these days when so many people regard this medium as their first, if not only, source of information. I am confident that the content will both answer questions and attract support for our charitable work. I am grateful to those members of the Grand Commandery whose expertise, energy, professionalism and as ever, selfless effort, has made this possible.”