Many congratulations to the appointees to office in Metropolitan Grand Lodge and Grand Chapter.

These roles take effect as appropriate from the relevant annual meetings. Therefore, those taking responsibilities conferred in Metropolitan Grand Lodge will already be in-post since the annual meeting on 4^th March; whereas those taking office in Metropolitan Grand Chapter will be installed at their annual meeting on

13^th May:

To be Deputy Metropolitan Grand Superintendent

Ian Keith Clark (succeeding Timothy L’Estrange)

To be Deputy Metropolitan Grand Masters

(Antony) Paul Grier (succeeding Christopher Hayward)

Casper John Lawson (succeeding Matthew Hampson)

To be Assistant Metropolitan Grand Masters/Grand Superintendents

Paul Anthony Brown (succeeding Jonathan Hillman)

David Richard Ellis (succeeding Ian Clark)

Huw Brentnall Pritchard (succeeding Mark Horlock)

Anthony Terrence Shepherd (succeeding Simon White)

To be Metropolitan Grand Inspectors

Mark Butcher (succeeding Timothy MacAndrews)

Andrew Thomas Crawford (succeeding Paul Brown)

Emmanuel Adebayo Harding (succeeding Jonathan Randall)

Timothy William Law (succeeding Huw Pritchard)

David Antony Lawrence (succeeding David Ellis)

(Michael) William Moreland Parsey (succeeding Kieron Mallon)

Gary Cornwell Morley (succeeding Nicholas Critchlow)

Joseph Martin O’Shaughnessy (succeeding Anthony Shepherd)

To be Metropolitan Grand Chaplain

Andrew Graham Stevens (succeeding Niall Johnston)

To be Metropolitan Grand Registrar

Athelstane Thomas Ole-Petter Aamodt (succeeding Casper Lawson)

To be Metropolitan Grand Charity Steward

William Robert Neville Clayton (succeeding Paul King)

To be Metropolitan Grand Membership Officer – Royal Arch

Simon Andrew Charles White (working alongside Glen McDonald – Craft)

To be Metropolitan Grand Learning and Development Officer

Stephen George Turner

The Metropolitan Grand Master/Grand Superintendent would like to express his warmest thanks, on behalf of all London Masons, to those stepping down at this time after much service. They have all made a tremendous contribution over many years to the development of the London Metropolitan Area.

Matthew Christmas, Metropolitan Grand Secretary & Metropolitan Grand Scribe Ezra, says “I know that we all wish those taking up their appointments in 2026 every happiness and success in their important and challenging roles, as well as the good health to enjoy them.”