Master of three lodge at the same time

A Mason may not serve as the Master of two or more lodges simultaneously without explicit permission, as the United Grand Lodge of England sets out in Rule 115 of its Constitutions. Under this rule, a brother cannot hold the Mastership of multiple lodges at the same time unless a dispensation has been granted by the Grand Master, or by the District Grand Master if the lodges are located within the same District.

While general Masonic regulation prohibits holding the Mastership of more than one lodge concurrently, serving as Master of three lodges at once is legally possible only if the necessary dispensations are formally issued for the additional lodges. Governance and dispensation rules outside this jurisdiction depend on the constitutions of individual sovereign Grand Lodges, though the general principle restricting dual or multiple Masterships is widespread across Craft Masonry.