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It was 1999 when the then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was admitted to the Sovereign Order of Malta with the rank of Bailiff Grand Cross of Honour and Devotion by Grand Master Fra' Andrew Bertie. Read all 26/12/2022 Fra’ Carlo d’Ippolito di Sant’Ippolito, Bailiff Grand Cross of Justice, dies Fra’ Carlo d'Ippolito di Sant'Ippolito, Grand Commander of the Order of Malta between 2011 and 2014, died in Prato (near Florence) today, the 26th of December, at the age of 89. 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