The Most Excellent Grand High Priest

Most Excellent Companion Tony Szucs

Most Excellent Companion Tony Szucs was born in Barnsley Yorkshire England and immigrated to Canada in September 1970.  He attended school in Brantford Ontario and in 1981 joined the Canadian Armed Forces. 
 
Companion Szucs served in the Canadian Navy for 25 years and retired in 2006. He was employed as a Radar Plotter (NCIOP) serving on surface ships for ten years (Athabaskan, Skeena and Protector) and was deployed to the Persian Gulf during conflict in 1990 to 1991.  He also served on Submarines for 15 years (Onondaga, Okanagan, Ojibwa and Corner Brook)
 
Tony is married to Lady Helen and has one son: Marshall (Charnelle) of Dartmouth, NS.  They are proud of their only grandson Malik. 

​Masonic History
 
Craft Masonry: 
Raised in Cornwallis Lodge No. 95                                                            2003
Worshipful Master Cornwallis Lodge No.95                                            2009
Affiliated Virgin Lodge No. 3                                                                      2004
Secretary Virgin Lodge No. 3                                                  2005 to present
Awarded Secretaries Long Service jewel                                                   2015
Affiliated Royal Standard Lodge No. 398 UGLE                                       2008
Worshipful Master RSL No. 398                          2013/14 & 2018/ to present
Appointed Grand Pursuavent GLNS                                                    2011/12
Appointed District Grand Director of Ceremonies HFX 2                2012/13
Appointed Grand Director of Ceremonies GLNS                               2013/14
Appointed District Grand Director of Ceremonies HFX 1                 2018/19

Capitular Masonry:
Exalted in Renown Chapter No. 19                                                            2004
Most Excellent High Priest St. Andrew’s Renown Chapter 2/19           2010
Order of the High Priesthood                                                                     2010
Appointed Grand Standard Bearer                                                             2011
Secretary St. Andrew’s Renown Chapter 2/19                                    2011/19 Appointed Assistant Grand Secretary District 1                                 2014/16
Appointed Grand Representative to Michigan                                         2017
Elected Grand Scribe                                                                                   2018
Elected (by acclamation) Grand King                                                         2019
Chairman of the Board of General Purposes                                            2019
Elected (by acclamation) Grand High Priest                                             2021  
Cryptic Rite Masonry:
Admitted in Chebucto-Richardson Council No. 3 R&SM                       2006
Recorder Chebucto-Richardson Council No. 3 R&SM           2017 / present
M.J.A. Wagner Lodge Moored to (above)                                                  2006
Scribe M.J.A. Wagner                                                                  2011 / present
Super Excellent Master                                                                               2009
Thrice Illustrious Master                                                                              2011
Order of the Silver Trowel                                                                           2012
Appointed Grand Master of Ceremonies                                            2015/16
Grand Representative to the Philippines                                                  2018
 
Chivalric Orders:
Created Knights Templar Antiquity Preceptory No.5                            2006
Presiding Preceptor Antiquity Preceptory No.5                                      2015
Recorder Antiquity Preceptory No.5                                       2016 / present
Secretary to the Provincial Grand Prior                                              2018/19
Appointed Grand Standard Bearer                                                             2019
 
Constantinian Masonry:
Installed in the Order of the Red Cross of Constantine:
            Royal Edward Conclave No.8                                                         2008
Appendant Orders                                                                                       2009
Most Puissant Sovereign                                                                             2018 
Recorder                                                                                      2019 / Present
 
Knights Templar Priest: Holy Royal Arch Knights Templar Priests or Order of Holy Wisdom.  
Admitted a member of Saint Andrews Tabernacle No. 85,                     2011
High Priest                                                                                                    2020
 
York Rite Sovereign College:
Dubbed a Companion Knight of York Rite Sovereign College
of North America No. 132                                                                           2009
 
Order of the Secret Monitor:
Inducted as a member of Nova Scotia Conclave No. 6                     
Prince of the Order                                                                                     2009
 
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite:
Member of Scottish Rite, Valley of Halifax, NS,
Lodge of Perfection                                                                                     2005
Chapter of Rose Croix                                                                                 2005
Consistory                                                                                                    2006
 
 
Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine:
Created a Shriner of Philae Temple                                                          2004
President Dartmouth Shrine Club                                                             2006
Secretary Dartmouth Shrine Club                                                       2007/12
 
Order of the Eastern Star:
Member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Scotia Chapter No. 49       2006
Worthy Patron Scotia Chapter No. 49                               2012/13 & 2015/16
 
Affiliated Elmsdale Chapter No. 55                                                            2019
Appointed as Grand Representative of San Paulo                              2017/19
Appointed Grand Marshal Grand Chapter OES                                 2021/22