Rome Newsroom, Jun 7, 2022 / 09:05 am
The Order of Malta on Tuesday announced the death of Fra’ Marco Luzzago, who had led the 1,000-year-old institution since 2020.
In a June 7 statement, the order said that the 71-year-old died after a “sudden illness” at Villa Ciccolini in the Italian province of Macerata.
The Italian medical doctor, who was related to Pope Paul VI, was elected as Lieutenant of the Grand Master on Nov. 8, 2020.
He was expected to serve for a one-year term ahead of the election of a new Grand Master of the order, a position traditionally held for life.