The Most Excellent the First Grand Principal, His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent has announced that he proposes to appoint E. Comp Martin Crago to the rank of Past Grand Standard Bearer in the Supreme Grand Chapter of England.
The Investiture will take place at the end of April at Freemasons Hall in London. Martin is a member of Prince Henry the Navigator Royal Arch Chapter, which meets in Olhão. Although resident in Portugal, he also remains connected to two Chapters in England and is an Honorary Member of a Chapter in Australia.
Martin is also the Secretary of Prince Henry the Navigator Lodge and a member of Britannia Masters Lodge, both in Portugal.
Pierre Caeiro, the Grand Inspector of the Group of Lodges and Chapters in Portugal commented that
“he was delighted with this appointment, made through his Portuguese Group. It reflects not only on the huge commitment made by Martin to Royal Arch Masonry in general but also underlines the growing importance of deepening bonds within both the Craft and Royal Arch Masonry as part of ‘One Journey, One Organisation'”