The Antient and Accepted Scottish Rite
The
Ancient
and
Accepted
Scottish
Rite
is
a
rite
comprising
33
degrees.
The
first
three
degrees
are
administered
by
"blue
lodges"
or
"symbolic
lodges."
They
are
called
"Blue
degree"
and
not
"Red
degrees".
The
Scottish
rite
is
by
far
the
most
practiced
rite
worldwide.
The
next
thirty
degrees
(from
the
4th
to
the
33rd),
the
high
or
side
degrees
-
a
further
development
and
complement
to
the
first
three
-
are
administered
by
the
Supreme
Councils
of
the
33rd
and
final
degree
of
the
Ancient
and
Accepted
Scottish
Rite.
However,
the
name
can
slightly
vary
depending
on
the
jurisdictions.
In
Australia,
two
examples
of
the
Scottish
Rite
exist
-
namely the Scottish Rite for Scotland and the Scottish Rite for Australia.
The Supreme Council
The Scottish Rite for Australia
The Scottish Rite for Scotland
Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of Queensland
Mark Master Masons of Queensland
The
Grand
Lodge
of
Mark
Master
Masons
of
Queensland
is
the
governing
body
of
Mark
Lodges
in
the
State
of
Queensland,
Australia.
The
Grand
Lodge
is
composed
of
representatives
of
the
Mark
Lodges
under
its
jurisdiction.
The
overall
leader
of
Mark
Masonry
in
Queensland
is
the
Grand
Master,
who
is
elected
by
Grand
Lodge
every
year.
Its
day
to
day
management
is
invested
in
its
Grand
Administrative
Team
(headed
by
the
Grand
Secretary),
and
its
policy
and
direction
is
set
by
the
General
Board
(headed
by
it’s
President.)
The
Grand
Lodge
being
an
incorporated
body,
its
financial
affairs
are
controlled
by
a
Management
Board
(headed
by
a
Chairman,
who
cannot
be
either
the
Grand
Master,
President
of
The
General
Board,
or
the
Grand
Treasurer.)
A detailed outline of our incorporation and structure is contained in the Grand Lodge Structure.
Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Qld.
Royal Arch Chapter of Queensland
Royal
Arch
Freemasonry
is
an
important
part
of
the
overall
Fraternity
of
Masonry.
It
is
a
sovereign
body,
but
at
the
same
time, an integral part of the fabric of what the general public see as Freemasonry. Its history is synonymous with the rise
of
Freemasonry
in
England
during
the
16th
and
17th
centuries,
which
rose
from
the
practices
of
the
operative
masons
when building the great monuments throughout England and Europe.
The
Royal
Arch
is
open
to
any
Brother
in
good
standing
who
has
been
a
Master
Mason
for
more
than
12
months
and
as
in
Craft Masonry, the Royal Arch is open to men of all faiths.
