Scottish Rite Bodies

The Consistory Degrees are very different from each other in form and content. The 31° reveals the dynamic relationship that has existed for centuries between human law as a means of achieving justice and divine justice as an ideal. The 32° reviews the degrees of the Lodge of Perfection, the Chapter of Rose Croix and the Council of Kadosh. In it, we learn the very ancient roots of Masonic Truth –
in the East!

“Where Freemasonry flourishes, there will be found the highest type of citizenship and the best standard of living.” – Albert Pike

2023 OFFICERS

MASTER OF KADOSH - WELDON C HARRISON, 32°

PRIOR - JEFFREY T SKLET, 32°

PRECEPTOR - JOHN N DRAGNEFF, 32°

CHANCELLOR - JAMES F CHARREITE, 32°

MINISTER OF STATE - JOHN K BUSH, 32°

TREASURER - MICHAEL R PENDER JR, 33°

GENERAL SECRETARY - SCOTT McALISTER, 33°

ALMONER - CHARLES D WALTER, 32° KCCH

MARSHAL OF CEREMONIES - PERRY D BATSON, 32°

EXPERT - CHARLES A WOLBERT Ill, 32°

ASSISTANT EXPERT - RICHARD R WHITMYER, 32° KCCH

CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD - KENNETH E AMMONS, 32°

PRELATE - RICHARD A. VOGT, 32° KCCH

TILER - ANDRES L MORIN, 32° KCCH

The word “Kadosh” is a Hebrew word meaning Holy. Although Pike identifies the degrees of the Council of Kadosh as chivalric and philosophical, they are all intensely mystical with respect to the lessons conveyed and symbols employed.

“Faith in moral principles, in virtue and in God is as necessary for the guidance of a man as instinct is for the guidance of an animal.”
– Albert Pike

2023 OFFICERS

COMMANDER OF KADOSH - JOHN A BALDWIN, 32° KCCH

1st LT COMMANDER - WILLIAM C KLINKE, 32° KCCH

2nd LT COMMANDER - JOSEPH A SEVERINO, 32°

CHANCELLOR - GARY W GORDON, 32°

ORATOR - RICHARD N LEGER, 32°

MARSHAL OF CEREMONIES - V. KIRK HINOTE, 32°

TURCOPILIER - JACK W HAMPTON JR, 32° KCCH

DRAPER - ROY A. CHATTELLE, 32°

FIRST DEACON - RICHARD D BURTON JR, 32°

SECOND DEACON - GLENN H GUTERMAN, 32°

BEARER OF BEAUSANT - JOHN HEATON, 32°

BEARER OF WHITE STANDARD - MICHAEL R W COCHRAN, 32°

BEARER OF BLACK STANDARD - JOHN D VOGT, 32°

LT OF THE GUARD - ERNESTO HERNANDEZ-SAN MARTIN, 32°

The Chapter of Rose Croix attempts to provide the candidate with a deeper understanding of religion, philosophy, ethics, and history through a variety of complex “historical degrees”. The intellectual challenges presented in these degrees are numerous, and at times overwhelming and can take years to master. A thorough reading of the chapters related to them in
Morals and Dogma
and in
Legenda and Readings
is essential to achieve even a basic comprehension of their true meaning.

2023 OFFICERS

WISE MASTER - ROBERT J DAVIS 32°

SENIOR WARDEN - DONALD W COWART, 32° KCCH

JUNIOR WARDEN - GREGORY L WYNN, 32° KCCH

ORATOR - MICHAELE MANNING, 32°

MASTER OF CEREMONIES - GARY R ROANE, 32°

EXPERT - RUSTY B VALLE, 32°

ASSISTANT EXPERT - JAMAL J REDFURN, 32°

STANDARD BEARER - BILLY D SCOTT ID, 32°

GUARDIAN OF THE TEMPLE - REGINALD J GUIER, 32°

The degrees of the Lodge of Perfection are better known as the “Ineffable Degrees” of Scottish Rite Masonry because their principal purpose is the investigation and contemplation of the ineffable (unspeakable) name of Deity. We provide a brief statement of the moral teachings found within each degree.

2023 OFFICERS

VENERABLE MASTER - RICK WENDLING, 32° KCCH

SENIOR WARDEN - GLEN B BISHOP, 32° KCCH

JUNIOR WARDEN - TOMMY F TYNER, 32° KCCH

ORATOR - CHARLES R BAILEY, 32°

MASTER OF CEREMONIES - JAMES R MCKINEY, 32°

EXPERT - WILLIAM R HUGHES, 32°

ASSISTANT EXPERT - JAMES M BAHM, 32°

CAPTAIN OF THE HOST - NICHOLAS FERRARIO, 32°