About the Scottish Rite

The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry is commonly known as the Scottish Rite. It is one of several appendant groups of the worldwide fraternity known as Freemasonry. Each Valley has up to four Scottish Rite bodies, and each body confers a set of degrees. In the Southern Jurisdiction these are the Lodge of Perfection (4°–14°), Chapter of Rose Croix (15°–18°), Council of Kadosh (19°–30°), and the Consistory (31°–32°). The Supreme Council confers the 33rd Degree of Sovereign Grand Inspector General.

The Scottish Rite is one of the two branches of Freemasonry in which a Master Mason may proceed after he has completed the three degrees of Symbolic or Blue Lodge Masonry. The other branch is known as the York Rite, consisting of Royal Arch Masons, Royal and Select Masters and the Knights Templar.

The Degrees of Scottish Rite (Southern Jurisdiction)

The Lodge of Perfection

• 4 - Secret Master
• 5 - Perfect Master
• 6 - Intimate Secretary
• 7 - Provost and Judge
• 8 - Intendant of the Building
• 9 - Elu of the Nine
• 10 - Elu of the Fifteen
• 11 - Elu of the Twelve
• 12 - Master Architect
• 13 - Royal Arch of Enoch or of Solomon
• 14 - Perfect Elu

The Chapter of Rose Croix

• 15 - Knight of the East or of the Sword
• 16 - Prince of Jerusalem
• 17 - Knight Rose Croix
• 18 - Chapter of Rose Croix

The Council of Kadosh

• 19 - Pontiff
• 20 - Master of the Symbolic Lodge
• 21 - Noachite or Prussian Knight
• 22 - Knight of the Royal Axe or Prince Libanus
• 23 - Chief of the Tabernacle
• 24 - Prince of the Tabernacle
• 25 - Knight of the Brazen Surpent
• 26 - Prince of Mercy
• 27 - Knight Commander of the Temple
• 28 - Knight of the Sun or Prince Adept
• 29 - Scottish Knight of St. Andrew
• 30 - Knight Kadosh

The Consistry

• 31 - Inspector Inquisitor
• 32 - Master of the Royal Secret

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