Grand
York Rite

Grand
Chapter

Grand
Council

Grand
Commandery

While we finalize the new site, our old site is still accessible here.

Congratulations to our 2023-24 Grand Officers!

The Grand Officers were elected and installed in a joint installation ceremony on Saturday March 11, 2023.

Congratulations to the new leaders of our Grand bodies:

Thomas H. Martin Jr.

Most Excellent Grand High Priest

Edward E, Smith, Jr.

Most Illustrious Grand Master

Ted C. Thomas

Right Eminent Grand Commander

Congratulations to the new officers elected into the Grand Lines:

Bobby Joe Albert

Grand Scribe

Terry Stanley Pruitt

Grand Captain of the Guard

William Lee Summerville

Grand Captain General

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South Carolina
Grand York Rite Bodies

These are the four Masonic organizations that make up the American York Rite in South Carolina. They are the governing bodies in this jurisdiction.

Grand Lodge
Ancient Free Masons
Grand Chapter
Royal Arch Masons
Grand Council
Royal & Select Masters
Grand Commandery
Knights Templar

Constituent Bodies

Discover more about the local York Rite Chapters, Councils, and Commanderies throughout South Carolina.

Click the map to access the Constituent Body pages.

Administrative

Information for Members, Secretaries, Recorders, and Treasurers can be found here.

View & download
Petitions
Membership
Information
Charity
Information
Official Visit
Schedule
Committee
Assignments
Annual
Proceedings

Chair & Milestone Degrees

The three Chair Degrees are optional degrees available to be conferred on eligible Elected Heads of each body.

The Knight York Cross of Honor (KYCH) is an invitational body conferred on those York Rite Masons who serve as heads of all foud bodies.

Order of
High Priest
Thrice Illustrious
Master
Knight Crusader
of the Cross
Knight York
Cross of Honor

Appendant Bodies

These are South Carolina’s invitational and honorary Masonic organizations that require membership in one or more York Rite Body. All represent exploration into more light in Masonry, and some acknowledge honorable achievement.

York Rite
College
Knight
Masons
Allied Masonic
Degrees
Red Cross of
Constantine
H.R.A.K.T.P.
S.R.I.C.F.

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