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	A '''Grand Master''' is a [[title of honour]] as well as an [[office]] in [[Freemasonry]], given to a [[freemason]] elected to oversee a [[Masonic bodies\|Masonic jurisdiction]], derived from the office of [[Grand Master (order)\|Grand Masters in chivalric orders]].<ref>[http://www.masonicworld.com/education/articles/GRAND-MASTERS-POWERS.htm] Grand Master</ref> He presides over a [[Grand Lodge]] and has certain rights in the constituent [[Masonic lodge\|Lodge]]s that form his jurisdiction. In most, but not all cases, the Grand Master is styled "Most Worshipful Grand Master."<ref>[http://www.masonicinfo.com/master.htm] Use of the Term Worshipful</ref> One example of a differing title exists in [[Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania\|the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania]], where the Grand Master is titled "Right Worshipful".<ref>[https://pagrandlodge.org/GrandMaster/] The Right Worshipful Grand Master of Pennsylvania</ref> Under the [[Grand Lodge of Scotland]], the role is titled "Grand Master Mason".		A '''Grand Master''' is a title of honour as well as an office in [[Freemasonry]], given to a [[freemason]] elected to oversee a [[Masonic bodies\|Masonic jurisdiction]], derived from the office of [[Grand Master (order)\|Grand Masters in chivalric orders]].<ref>[http://www.masonicworld.com/education/articles/GRAND-MASTERS-POWERS.htm] Grand Master</ref> He presides over a [[Grand Lodge]] and has certain rights in the constituent [[Masonic lodge\|Lodge]]s that form his jurisdiction. In most, but not all cases, the Grand Master is styled "Most Worshipful Grand Master."<ref>[http://www.masonicinfo.com/master.htm] Use of the Term Worshipful</ref> One example of a differing title exists in [[Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania\|the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania]], where the Grand Master is titled "Right Worshipful".<ref>[https://pagrandlodge.org/GrandMaster/] The Right Worshipful Grand Master of Pennsylvania</ref> Under the [[Grand Lodge of Scotland]], the role is titled "Grand Master Mason".

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	A '''Grand Master''' is a [[title of honour]] as well as an [[office]] in [[Freemasonry]], given to a [[freemason]] elected to oversee a [[Masonic bodies\|Masonic jurisdiction]], derived from the office of [[Grand Master (order)\|Grand Masters in chivalric orders]].<ref>[http://www.masonicworld.com/education/articles/GRAND-MASTERS-POWERS.htm] Grand Master</ref> He presides over a [[Grand Lodge]] and has certain rights in the constituent [[Masonic lodge\|Lodge]]s that form his jurisdiction. In most, but not all cases, the Grand Master is styled "Most Worshipful Grand Master."<ref>[http://www.masonicinfo.com/master.htm] Use of the Term Worshipful</ref> One example of a differing title exists in [[Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania\|the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania]], where the Grand Master is titled "Right Worshipful".<ref>[https://pagrandlodge.org/GrandMaster/] The Right Worshipful Grand Master of Pennsylvania</ref> Under the [[Grand Lodge of Scotland]], the role is titled "Grand Master Mason".		A '''Grand Master''' is a [[title of honour]] as well as an [[office]] in [[Freemasonry]], given to a [[freemason]] elected to oversee a [[Masonic bodies\|Masonic jurisdiction]], derived from the office of [[Grand Master (order)\|Grand Masters in chivalric orders]].<ref>[http://www.masonicworld.com/education/articles/GRAND-MASTERS-POWERS.htm] Grand Master</ref> He presides over a [[Grand Lodge]] and has certain rights in the constituent [[Masonic lodge\|Lodge]]s that form his jurisdiction. In most, but not all cases, the Grand Master is styled "Most Worshipful Grand Master."<ref>[http://www.masonicinfo.com/master.htm] Use of the Term Worshipful</ref> One example of a differing title exists in [[Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania\|the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania]], where the Grand Master is titled "Right Worshipful".<ref>[https://pagrandlodge.org/GrandMaster/] The Right Worshipful Grand Master of Pennsylvania</ref> Under the [[Grand Lodge of Scotland]], the role is titled "Grand Master Mason".

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{{About|the title in Freemasonry|Grand Masters in chivalric orders|Grand Master (order)|other uses|Grand Master (disambiguation){{!}}Grandmaster}}
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A '''Grand Master''' is a [[title of honour]] as well as an [[office]] in [[Freemasonry]], given to a [[freemason]] elected to oversee a [[Masonic bodies|Masonic jurisdiction]], derived from the office of [[Grand Master (order)|Grand Masters in chivalric orders]].<ref>[http://www.masonicworld.com/education/articles/GRAND-MASTERS-POWERS.htm] Grand Master</ref> He presides over a [[Grand Lodge]] and has certain rights in the constituent [[Masonic lodge|Lodge]]s that form his jurisdiction. In most, but not all cases, the Grand Master is styled "Most Worshipful Grand Master."<ref>[http://www.masonicinfo.com/master.htm] Use of the Term Worshipful</ref> One example of a differing title exists in [[Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania|the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania]], where the Grand Master is titled "Right Worshipful".<ref>[https://pagrandlodge.org/GrandMaster/] The Right Worshipful Grand Master of Pennsylvania</ref> Under the [[Grand Lodge of Scotland]], the role is titled "Grand Master Mason".

==Deputies==
Just as the [[Worshipful Master]] of a Lodge annually appoints [[Masonic Lodge Officers|lodge officers]] to assist him, so the Grand Master of each Grand Lodge annually appoints Grand Lodge officers to assist him in his work. Grand Lodges often elect or appoint Deputy Grand Masters (sometimes also known as District Deputy Grand Masters) who can act on behalf of the Grand Master when he is unable to do so.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.masons.org.au/grand-master/grand-master-profile.html |title=Freemasons NSW & ACT – Grand Master |publisher=Masons.org.au |access-date=24 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223105841/http://www.masons.org.au/grand-master/grand-master-profile.html |archive-date=23 December 2015 }}</ref>

In the [[United Grand Lodge of England]], if the Grand Master is traditionally a Prince of the Blood Royal (ie: a member of the Royal Family), he may appoint a 'Pro Grand Master' ('Pro' is from the Latin for 'for') to be "his principal adviser, and to act for him on those occasions when, due to royal engagements, he is unable to be present".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ugle.org.uk/about-us/whos-who |title=United Grand Lodge of England – Who's Who |publisher=Ugle.org.uk |date=1 September 2014 |access-date=24 December 2015}}</ref> The Pro Grand Master is distinct from the Deputy Grand Master.

==Traditions==
There are two distinct traditions in connection with the office of Grand Master. Generally speaking, the European practice is for the same Grand Master to be re-elected for several consecutive years, maybe even several decades, whilst in other countries, a Grand Master serves a set term of only one to three years and then retires.

In several European countries, the position of Grand Master has often been held by members of royal families or the high nobility. In some Protestant northern European countries, the position was held by the King for a long time. In England and Wales, the current Grand Master is [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent]], who was elected in 1967 and has been re-elected each year since.

== See also ==
*[[Provincial Grand Master]]
*[[Grand Master (order)]]

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