Order of Malta Western Association

The Order of Malta is one of the oldest continually existing organizations of Western civilization. A sovereign subject of international law, the Order of Malta maintains diplomatic relations with over 100 states and the European Union, and has permanent observer status at the United Nations. It is neutral, impartial and apolitical. Founded in Jerusalem in the second half of the 11th century, the Order of Malta has a long and complex history of service to the vulnerable and the sick throughout the Mediterranean, as reflected by the past headquarter cities contained in its full name: Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta. Since 1834, the Order of Maltas government seat has been in Rome, where it was granted extraterritorial rights by the Italian Republic. Today, the Order of Malta Western Association has over 850 Knights, Dames, Chaplains, and Provisional Members residing throughout the Western United States (AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, OR, ...