Ecclesiastical decoration

An ecclesiastical decoration is an order or a decoration conferred by a head of a church.

Local ecclesiastical distinctions

 * Jerusalem Pilgrim's Cross, established in 1901, conferred in the name of the Sovereign Pontiff at the office of the Custody of the Holy Land of the Order of Friars Minor in Jerusalem, Israel
 * Cross of Honour of the Abbot of Lilienfeld, founded in 1980, of the Abbot of Lilienfeld, Austria
 * Order of Saint Nicholas, a regional lay order founded in 1991 by Bishop Ignatius Ghattas of the Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Newton
 * Medal, Great Cross, and Golden Order of the Maronite General Council of the Maronite Church
 * Cross of São Tomé of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São Tomé and Príncipe in São Tomé and Príncipe

Eastern Orthodox ecclesiastical decorations
Several autocephalous churches of the Eastern Orthodox communion award ecclesiastical decorations.

Others include:


 * The Byzantine Order of the Holy Sepulchre, awarded by the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem.
 * The Order of the Holy Lamb (est. 1935), awarded by the Finnish Orthodox Church.
 * The Order of Bishop Platon (est. 1922), awarded by the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church.

Anglican Communion
In addition to the Lambeth degree, the Archbishop of Canterbury awards the following to recognise outstanding service in various fields.
 * Archbishop of Canterbury's Award for Outstanding Service to the Anglican Communion
 * Cross of St Augustine for contributions to the life of the worldwide Communion, or to a particular autonomous church within Anglicanism, or members of other traditions who have made a conspicuous contribution to ecumenism
 * Lambeth Cross for Ecumenism
 * Canterbury Cross for Services to the Church of England
 * Archbishop's Awards for ministry priority areas (six awards named after former Archbishops of Canterbury)
 * Dunstan Award for Prayer and the Religious Life
 * Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation
 * Alphege Award for Evangelism and Witness
 * Lanfranc Award for Education and Scholarship
 * Langton Award for Community Service
 * Cranmer Award for Worship

Methodism

 * Honourable Order of Jerusalem, the highest distinction presented by the World Methodist Council. It is conferred for exceptional service to the Methodist Church.