Scotisth rite supreme councils
John A. Lawson III
In the Scotish rite supreme councils are there any other officers other
than the Supreme Commanders? their the only officers I hear about.
Raymond A. Grodnicki
Dr. Roger M. Firestone
In article <4ra7lk$p...@chaos.dac.neu.edu>,
John A. Lawson III <jla...@lynx.dac.neu.edu> wrote:
>In the Scotish rite supreme councils are there any other officers other
>than the Supreme Commanders? their the only officers I hear about.
I don't have the complete list of all officers, but there are about 15
officers, including a Grand Secretary General, a Lt. Grand Commander, a
Grand Sword Bearer, a Grand Equerry, and many others. Except for the
SGC, the Lt. GC, the Gr. Secy. General, the Gr. Treasurer, and a few
others, the titles are pretty much honorary; the powers of those who
hold them are really that of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General (top men
in their states), all of whom are essentially equal as members of the
Supreme Council. Some SGIG's have no officer position; the positions,
except for the few with real duties, are generally awarded on the basis
of seniority, and when one retires or dies, the others move up, and the
most senior SGIG without a title gets one at the bottom.
Since they have no duties beyond the ceremonial, you probably won't hear
about them, as you have noted. The _Scottish Rite Journal_ prints the
complete list, called the Tableau, every few months. It used to be
every month some years ago, but they have found better uses for the
space, since the information changes so seldom.
Roger M. Firestone, 32 KCCH
Chancellor, Alexandria Council of Kadosh, AASR (SJ of US)
John A. Lawson III
Dr. Roger M. Firestone (rf...@cais3.cais.com) wrote:
< a great explanation>
Well I don't know about the rest of you. But if I had the power I'd
nominate Roger M. Firestone for 33rd. He does so much for masonry on
here :)
James B Guffey
I do not claim to be an expert, but I will answer as well as I can.
The United States is divided between the Northern and Southern Supreme
Councils. All members of the Supreme Council are 33 degree Masons.
Each Supreme Council is led by a Sovereign Grand Commander.
In the Northern Supreme Council, the Council is composed of other members
from each state who are "Active" members of the Council. One Active member
from each state is a Deputy for the Sovereign Grand Commander. Most 33
degree Masons are "Honorary" 33rd degree Masons. In the Northern
jurisdiction, all of these are Sovereign Grand Inspectors General.
In the Southern Supreme Council, there is only one member from each state,
and he is called the Sovereign Grand Inspector General
Therefore, even though both jurisdictions use some of the same terms, they
can mean different things.
Jim Guffey 32°
> jla...@lynx.dac.neu.edu (John A. Lawson III) wrote in article
<4ra7lk$p...@chaos.dac.neu.edu>...
Joe Pike
"James B Guffey" <jgu...@iquest.net> wrote:
>I do not claim to be an expert, but I will answer as well as I can.
>The United States is divided between the Northern and Southern Supreme
>Councils. All members of the Supreme Council are 33 degree Masons.
>Each Supreme Council is led by a Sovereign Grand Commander.
>In the Northern Supreme Council, the Council is composed of other members
>from each state who are "Active" members of the Council. One Active member
>from each state is a Deputy for the Sovereign Grand Commander. Most 33
>degree Masons are "Honorary" 33rd degree Masons. In the Northern
>jurisdiction, all of these are Sovereign Grand Inspectors General.
>In the Southern Supreme Council, there is only one member from each state,
>and he is called the Sovereign Grand Inspector General
>Therefore, even though both jurisdictions use some of the same terms, they
>can mean different things.
>Jim Guffey 32°
Jim -- Having originally taken my 4-32nd in the Valley of Peoria; but
living and working long enough in Dallas to have been graced with
investiture of KCCH here, I've noted with fascinated interest the
little differences between the two jurisdictions. In the Southern
Jurisdiction, a 33rd is designated 33rd, IGH --or Inspector General
Honorary, not SGI.
Joe Pike