The document outlines protocols for abbreviating lodge ranks and provincial ranks. It provides abbreviations for various Masonic ranks and offices such as Worshipful Master (WM), Senior Warden (SW), Junior Warden (JW) and others. The abbreviations are to be used without spaces or periods. Guidelines are also given for incorporating titles, honors, and military ranks into the abbreviations.
The document outlines protocols for abbreviating lodge ranks and provincial ranks. It provides abbreviations for various Masonic ranks and offices such as Worshipful Master (WM), Senior Warden (SW), Junior Warden (JW) and others. The abbreviations are to be used without spaces or periods. Guidelines are also given for incorporating titles, honors, and military ranks into the abbreviations.
The document outlines protocols for abbreviating lodge ranks and provincial ranks. It provides abbreviations for various Masonic ranks and offices such as Worshipful Master (WM), Senior Warden (SW), Junior Warden (JW) and others. The abbreviations are to be used without spaces or periods. Guidelines are also given for incorporating titles, honors, and military ranks into the abbreviations.
The document outlines protocols for abbreviating lodge ranks and provincial ranks. It provides abbreviations for various Masonic ranks and offices such as Worshipful Master (WM), Senior Warden (SW), Junior Warden (JW) and others. The abbreviations are to be used without spaces or periods. Guidelines are also given for incorporating titles, honors, and military ranks into the abbreviations.
Abbreviations
should
not
contain
spaces
or
full
stops
Worshipful
Master
WM
Senior
Warden
SW
Junior
Warden
JW
Chaplain
Chap
Secretary
Sec
Treasurer
Treas
Director
of
Ceremonies
DC
Almoner
Alm
Charity
Steward
ChStwd
Senior
Deacon
SD
Junior
Deacon
JD
Assistant
Director
of
Ceremonies
ADC
Steward
Stwd
Inner
Guard
IG
Organist
Org
Tyler
Tyler
Civil
Decorations
or
Honours
[i.e.,
JP,
OBE,
MBE,
CBE,
DL,
TD,
QPM,
in
Italics]
Academic
or
membership
honorifics
should
not
be
used,
unless
special
exemption
has
been
granted
for
a
School
/
University
Lodge.
[i.e.,
BSc,
FCA]
but
academic
titles
are
used
as
a
prefix
[i.e.,
Prof.,
Dr.,
Rev.]
Military
Ranks
are
used
as
a
prefix
for
Commissioned
Officers
but,
if
retired,
only
use
the
ranks
of
Major
or
above
(or
the
equivalent
rank
in
other
branches
of
the
Armed
Forces)
A
comma
should
be
placed
after
a
Brothers
name
and
before
the
Grand
or
Provincial
rank.
A
further
comma
should
be
placed
between
any
subsequent
Office.
PROTOCOL
FOR
THE
ABBREVIATIONS
OF
PROVINCIAL
RANKS
Abbreviations
should
not
contain
spaces
or
full
stops
Provincial
Grand
Master
ProvGM
Deputy
Provincial
Grand
Master
DepProvGM
Assistant
Provincial
Grand
Master
AProvGM
Provincial
Senior
Grand
Warden
ProvSGW
Provincial
Junior
Grand
Warden
ProvJGW
Provincial
Grand
Chaplain
ProvGChap
Provincial
Grand
Registrar
ProvGReg
Provincial
Grand
Treasurer
ProvGTreas
Provincial
Grand
Secretary
ProvGSec
Provincial
Grand
Director
of
Ceremonies
ProvGDC
Provincial
Grand
Sword
Bearer
ProvGSwdB
Provincial
Grand
Superintendent
of
Works
ProvGSuptWks
Provincial
Deputy
Grand
Chaplain
ProvDepGChap
Provincial
Deputy
Grand
Registrar
ProvDepGReg
Provincial
Deputy
Grand
Secretary
ProvDepGSec
Provincial
Deputy
Grand
Director
of
Ceremonies
ProvDepGDC
Provincial
Deputy
Grand
Sword
Bearer
ProvDepGSwdB
Provincial
Deputy
Grand
Superintendent
of
Works
ProvDepGSuptWks
Provincial
Grand
Almoner
ProvGAlm
Provincial
Grand
Charity
Steward
ProvGChStwd
Provincial
Senior
Grand
Deacon
ProvSGD
Provincial
Junior
Grand
Deacon
ProvJGD
Provincial
Assistant
Grand
Chaplain
ProvAGChap
Provincial
Assistant
Grand
Registrar
ProvAGReg
Provincial
Assistant
Grand
Secretary
ProvAGSec
Provincial
Assistant
Grand
Director
of
Ceremonies
ProvAGDC
Provincial
Assistant
Grand
Sword
Bearer
ProvAGSwdB
Provincial
Assistant
Grand
Superintendent
of
Works
ProvAGSuptWks
Provincial
Grand
Organist
ProvGOrg
Provincial
Grand
Standard
Bearer
ProvGStB
Provincial
Assistant
Grand
Standard
Bearer
ProvAGStB
Provincial
Deputy
Grand
Organist
ProvDepGOrg
Provincial
Grand
Pursuivant
ProvGPurs
Provincial
Grand
Steward
ProvGStwd
Provincial
Grand
Tyler
ProvGTyler
PROTOCOL
FOR
THE
ABBREVIATIONS
OF
PAST
ACTING
PROVINCIAL
RANKS
Abbreviations
should
not
contain
spaces
or
full
stops
Past
Provincial
Grand
Master
PProvGM
Past
Deputy
Provincial
Grand
Master
PDepProvGM
Past
Assistant
Provincial
Grand
Master
PAProvGM
Past
Provincial
Senior
Grand
Warden
PProvSGW
Past
Provincial
Junior
Grand
Warden
PProvJGW
Past
Provincial
Grand
Chaplain
PProvGChap
Past
Provincial
Grand
Registrar
PProvGReg
Past
Provincial
Grand
Treasurer
PProvGTreas
Past
Provincial
Grand
Secretary
PProvGSec
Past
Provincial
Grand
Director
of
Ceremonies
PProvGDC
Past
Provincial
Grand
Sword
Bearer
PProvGSwdB
Past
Provincial
Grand
Superintendent
of
Works
PProvGSuptWks
Past
Provincial
Deputy
Grand
Chaplain
PProvDepGChap
Past
Provincial
Deputy
Grand
Registrar
PProvDepGReg
Past
Provincial
Deputy
Grand
Secretary
PProvDepGSec
Past
Provincial
Deputy
Grand
Director
of
Ceremonies
PProvDepGDC
Past
Provincial
Deputy
Grand
Sword
Bearer
PProvDepGSwdB
Past
Provincial
Deputy
Grand
Superintendent
of
Works
PProvDepGSuptWks
Past
Provincial
Grand
Almoner
PProvGAlm
Past
Provincial
Grand
Charity
Steward
PProvGChStwd
Past
Provincial
Senior
Grand
Deacon
PProvSGD
Past
Provincial
Junior
Grand
Deacon
PProvJGD
Past
Provincial
Assistant
Grand
Chaplain
PProvAGChap
Past
Provincial
Assistant
Grand
Registrar
PProvAGReg
Past
Provincial
Assistant
Grand
Secretary
PProvAGSec
Past
Provincial
Assistant
Grand
Director
of
Ceremonies
PProvAGDC
Past
Provincial
Assistant
Grand
Sword
Bearer
PProvAGSwdB
Past
Provincial
Assistant
Grand
Superintendent
of
Works
PProvAGSuptWks
Past
Provincial
Grand
Organist
PProvGOrg
Past
Provincial
Grand
Standard
Bearer
PProvGStB
Past
Provincial
Assistant
Grand
Standard
Bearer
PProvAGStB
Past
Provincial
Deputy
Grand
Organist
PProvDepGOrg
Past
Provincial
Grand
Pursuivant
PProvGPurs
Past
Provincial
Grand
Steward
PProvGStwd
Past
Provincial
Grand
Tyler
PProvGTyler
Note:
If
an
acting
Past
Provincial
Office
subsequently
received
a
promotion
and
does
not
act
in
the
rank,
the
‘Prov’
is
replaced
with
a
‘P’
for
his
new
rank.
(i.e.
a
PProvJGW
may
be
promoted
to
PPSGW.)
For
Past
Ranks:
Use
‘PP’
and
not
‘PPr’
as
a
prefix.
(i.e.
PPJGW)
CRAFT
GRAND
RANKS
Abbreviations
should
not
contain
spaces
or
full
stops
Senior
Grand
Warden
SGW
Junior
Grand
Warden
JGW
President
to
the
Grand
Charity
PresGChar
President
of
the
New
Masonic
Samaritan
Fund
PresNMSF
Grand
Secretary
GSec
Grand
Director
of
Ceremonies
GDC
Grand
Sword
Bearer
GSwdB
Grand
Superintendent
of
Works
GSuptWks
Deputy
Grand
Director
of
Ceremonies
DepGDC
Deputy
Grand
Sword
Bearer
DepGSwdB
Senior
Grand
Deacon
SGD
Junior
Grand
Deacon
JGD
Assistant
Grand
Director
of
Ceremonies
AGDC
Assistant
Grand
Sword
Bearer
AGSwdB
Assistant
Grand
Superintendent
of
Works
AGSuptWks
Grand
Standard
Bearer
GStB
Assistant
Grand
Standard
Bearer
AGStB
Deputy
Grand
Organist
DepGOrg
Grand
Steward
GStwd