- the crozier of St Fillan - behind the shield (with the curved head of the Quigrich visible above the shield). The shield is surmounted by a black Geneva bonnet - closely associated with John Knox. Similar to the coat of arms of an archbishop, there are the addition of twenty blue tassels arranged with ten on each side. Order of precedence By virtue of an Order of Precedence established by King Edward VII the Moderator ranks immediately after a sheriff principal in the sheriff principal's own sheriffdom. List of Moderators Since 2010, the following have been elected to the position of Moderator: 2010: John Christie 2011: A. David K. Arnott 2012: Albert Bogle 2013: E. Lorna Hood 2014: Angus Morrison; initially nominated but withdrew on health grounds 2014: John Chalmers 2015: Angus Morrison 2016: Russell Barr 2017: Dr Derek Browning 2018: Susan M. Brown 2019: Colin Sinclair 2020: Martin Fair 2021: The Lord Wallace of Tankerness 2022: Dr Iain Greenshields See also Moderator of the General Assembly References External links Church of Scotland official website Church of Scotland Ecclesiastical titles