News from the Grand Priory of England
DIARY DATES 2025-2028
To enable members of the Order to plan
ahead efficiently, the Grand Priory of
England has fixed dates for investitures
which are a Saturday either side of 24th
June in each year, being the Nativity of
St John the Baptist, which was and is
significant date in the Templar
calendar, and the Saturday
immediately after 13th October in
each year, which is Templar
Remembrance Day commemorating
the day when hundreds of Knights
Templars across France were
simultaneously arrested on the orders
of King Philip of France, which saw the
Order disbanded for over 400-years.
NOTE DATE CHANGE:
Saturday 19th JUNE 2027
St John the Baptist
SPRING INVESTITURE
Venue to be announced
Saturday 16th October 2027
AUTUMN INVESTITURE
Venue to be announced
© OSMTH England 2026
OSMTH and the Grand Priory of England is a chivalric non-denominational Christian
organisation whose objects are the Christian values of Faith, Hope, and Charity.
We are not a political organisation, are not associated with any political
organisation and have no political aims or ambitions.
We emphatically denounce all those who seek to besmirch the honourable
reputation of the Knights Templar for any political, subversive or unlawful activity.
In
March
the
Grand
Priory
held
an
election
for
a
new
Grand
Prior
following
the
decision
of
Chevalier
Paul Grant to stand down after nearly twenty years in the role.
The
result
of
the
election
is
that
Chevalier
Albin
E.
Wallace
has
been
elected
to
succeed
Paul
and
he
will
be
invested
as
Grand
Prior
Elect
at
the
May
investiture
and
installed
as
Grand
Prior
by
the
Grand Master at the October investiture in Christchurch.
Albin
is
a
published
author
of
several
books
about
the
medieval
times
and
particularly
on
the
Knights
Templar.
His
background
is
academic
and
he
has
held
several
high-profile
roles
as
a
teacher,
a
researcher
and
an
innovator
in
education
in
Europe.
Having
spent
much
of
his
life
living
in
Australia,
Albin
bring
a
true
international
flavour
to
the
role
he
is
undertaking.
In
his
Statement
of
Intent,
Albin
outlines
his
priorities
for
the
Grand
Priory
as:
1
.
To
support
existing
members,
preceptories
and
commanderies
of
OSMTH
in
England
as
custodians
of
the
heritage
of
the
Knights
Templar,
continuing
to
build
strong
and
collaborative
relationships
within
England,
and
elsewhere,
2
.
To
promote
Knights
Templar
research,
learning,
preservation
and
celebration
of
their
legacy,
encouraging new ideas and projects,
3
.
To
strengthen
our
Order
by
helping
members
to
identify
suitable
postulants
and
support
them
in the recruitment process.
Albin’s
overarching
aim
will
be
help
members
to
enjoy
their
membership,
learn
more
about
the
Knights Templars and and to celebrate their achievements.
We all wish him well in his new challenge.
New Grand Prior (Elect)
Saturday 14th October 2028
AUTUMN INVESTITURE
Venue to be announced
Saturday 24th October 2026
AUTUMN INTERNATIONAL
INVESTITURE
Christchurch Priory, Christchurch, Dorset.
NOTE DATE CHANGE:
Saturday 24th June 2028
St John the Baptist
SPRING INVESTITURE
Venue to be announced
