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of Friendship No. 278Established 1788

Officers & Past Masters

Our approved Lodge officers for 2026–2027, Honorary Members and Past Masters, with links to the historical registers.

Lodge officers for 2026 – 2027

OfficeBrother
Master of the LodgeW.Bro. C Barton
Immediate Past MasterW.Bro. S E Correa DDepGDC
Senior WardenBro. C Olesen
Junior WardenW.Bro. N Absalom DGPurs PProvSGD
ChaplainW.Bro. D Reading PProvSGD
TreasurerW.Bro. A Collister PDGTreas
SecretaryW.Bro. D-R S Bell DGTyler LGR
Assistant SecretaryW.Bro. S R Soobiah PJGD, DGTreas, PDSGW
Director of CeremoniesW.Bro. S J Whatley DGSec PDSGW
AlmonerW.Bro. A C Morillo PDSGW
Royal Arch RepresentativeW.Bro. R B Molloy PDSGW
Charity StewardBro. W Rainford
Assistant Charity StewardW.Bro. D Lakhani LGR
Senior DeaconBro. A Sassani
Junior DeaconBro. G Thompson
Assistant Director of CeremoniesW.Bro. M Brown
OrganistBro. J Morris
Inner GuardBro. H Barber-Jones
TylerW.Bro. M Johnson LGR
MembershipW.Bro. C Prax PAGDC
Lodge PreceptorW.Bro. SJ Whatley DGSec PDSGW
Lodge Information OfficerBro. M Rees
StewardsBro. K Falero
Bro. S Jimenez
Bro. De Le Feuvre
Bro. FZ Quraishi
Bro. A Goll
Bro. T Forejtek

Honorary Members

RW.Bro. AH Ryan, PDGM
W.Bro. JJ Bensusan PDDGM
W.Bro. AI Massias
W.Bro. MI Massias
W.Bro. K Harris KC
RW.Bro. DR Tilbury DGM
W.Bro. RAH Winterton

Past Masters of the Royal Lodge of Friendship No. 278


YearName
2025W.Bro. Stephen Correa
2024W.Bro. S AJ Whatley
2023W.Bro. S AJ Whatley
2022W.Bro. C V Turbatu
2021W.Bro. S J Whatley
2020W.Bro. S J Whatley
2019W.Bro. S J Whatley
2018W.Bro. A C Morillo
2017W.Bro. R Buican
2016W.Bro. S R Soobiah
2015W.Bro. S R Soobiah
2014W.Bro. M J Bridge
2013W.Bro. A C Morillo
2012W.Bro. J G Owen
2011W.Bro. S R Soobiah
2010W.Bro. J I Benrimoj
2009W.Bro. R B Molloy
2008W.Bro. J H Bautista MBE
2007W.Bro. S R Soobiah
2006W.Bro. R A Winterton
2005W.Bro. J I Benrimoj
2004W.Bro. I Benrimroj
2003W.Bro. D Agius
2002W.Bro. H J Bautista
2001W.Bro. S R Soobiah
2000W.Bro. D Marks
1999W.Bro. R Bullock
1998W.Bro. J H Bautista
1997W.Bro. J Parsons
1996W.Bro. A C Morillo

Past Masters of the Lodge 1791 - 1995

List of ROLF 278 Past Masters 1949 - 1995
List of ROLF 278 Past Masters 1901 - 1948
List of ROLF 278 Past Masters 1860 - 1900
List of ROLF 278 Past Masters 1816 - 1859
List of ROLF 278 Past Masters 1791 - 1815

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