Table of Precedence for The Commonwealth of The Bahamas

1. Governor-General
2. Prime Minister
3. Chief Justice
4. Deputy Prime Minister and Members of the Cabinet
5. Leader of the Opposition
6. President of the Court of Appeal
7. President of the Senate
8. Speaker of the House of Assembly
9. Former Governors-General
10. Former Prime Ministers
11. Former Chief Justices
12. Justices of the Court of Appeal and Justices of the Supreme Court
13. President of the Bahamas Christian Council
           (a) The Lord Bishop of Nassau and The Bahamas, including the Turks and Caicos Islands
           (b) The Roman Catholic Archbishop of The Bahamas
           (c) The President of the Bahamas Baptist Missionary & Educational Convention
           (d) The President of the Bahamas Conference of the Methodist Church
           (e) the Head of the Methodist Church of the Caribbean and the Americas
           (f) The Head of the Seventh Day Adventist Church
           (g) The Head of the Church of God of Prophecy
           (h) the Head of the Church of God Incorporated
           (i) The Head of the Assemblies of Brethren
           (j) The Head of the Assemblies of God
14. Parliamentary Secretaries
15. Vice-President of the Senate
16. Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly
17. Members of the Senate
18. Members of the House of Assembly
19. Secretary to the Cabinet
20. Ambassadors, High Commissioners, Heads of International Organizations, Special Envoys
21. Financial Secretary and Governor of the Central Bank
22. Commissioner of the Royal Bahamas Police Force
23. Commodore of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force
24. Spouses of former Governors-General and of former Prime Ministers (if not accompanying the principal)
25. Chairman of Commissions established under the Constitution
26. Permanent Secretaries, Director of Legal Affairs, Director of Public Prosecutions, Auditor General, Treasurer, Comptroller of Customs
27. President of the College of The Bahamas
28. Head of the University of the West Indies Bahamas Campus
29. Other Heads of Church Denominations and Members of the Bahamas Christian Council
30. Senior Government Officials and Heads of Department
31. Senior Officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force
32. Senior Officers of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force
33. Senior Quasi-Government Officials
34. Chief Councillors of Local Government Authorities and Chairman of Statutory Boards and Committees
35. Chairmen and Secretaries of Political Parties having representational in Parliament
36. Consuls General and Other Members of the Diplomatic Corps/Consular Missions
37. Heads of Bank and Banking Institutions, Captains of Industry and Presidents of Trade Union
38. Holders of Decorations
39. Principals of Schools
40. Councillors of Local Government & Heads of Community and Youth Organizations