Several members of the Diocese of Brooklyn were elevated to new ranks at the investiture ceremonies held by the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, Nov. 18 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Manhattan with Cardinal Edward O’Brien presiding. The new ranks and members were:

 

Lady Commander

Dr. Deborah C. DiLello, St. Andrew Avellino, Flushing

Alexandra Nuccia Pitruzzella, St. Frances Cabrini, Borough Park

Catherine T. Purpura, Blessed Trinity, Breezy Point

Marlanea Sopp, St. Mel, Flushing

Rosemnarie S. Weber, St. Mark, Sheepshead Bay

 

Lady Commander with Star

Linda Casagrande, St. Anastasia, Douglaston

Mary Ann Dorsa, St. Andrew Avellino, Flushing

Anna M. Golden, St. Gregory the Great, Bellerose

Sara Gozo, St. Mark’s, Sheepshead Bay

 

Lady Grand Cross

Maureen Friss, St. Mel, Flushing

Linda Keppel, St. Mel, Flushing

Dr. Giedre M. Kumpikas, Annunciation, Williamsburg

Lucy C. McGuirk, St. Ephrem, Dyker Heights

 

Knight Commander

Salvatore L. Deliteris, Blessed Sacrament

Father Patrick J. Frawley, Our Lady of Fatima, East Elmhurst

Anthony F.P. Sweeney, Good Shepherd, Marine Park

George J.P. Sweeney, Good Shepherd, Marine Park

 

Knight Commander with Star

Enrico Casagrande, St. Anastasia, Douglaston

Joseph V. Dorsa, St. Andrew Avellino, Flushing

Thomas A. Golden III, St. Gregory the Great, Bellerose

John L. Heyer II, Sacred Hearts-St. Stephen, Carroll Gardens

Wieslaw Marciniec, St. Frances de Chantal, Borough Park

Louis Pepe, Sacred Hearts-St. Stephen, Carroll Gardens

 

Knight Grand Cross

Anthony J. Cipriano, Our Lady of Snows, North Floral Park

John F. Dorsa, St. Andrew Avellino, Flushing

Francis Keppel, St. Mel, Flushing

Albert A. Wetherel, St. Kevin, Flushing