Sovereign Chapters 4th Degree to 18
Sovereign Council 19 to 33
The Supreme Council for Scotland expressly recognises the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Scotland over the Three Symbolic Degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft, and Master Mason, and, in so far as claimed by the Grand Lodge of Scotland the Degree of Mark Master Mason and the Ceremony of Installed Master. The Supreme Council for Scotland admit none to the Fourth and succeeding Degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite unless previously raised Master Mason in a regularly constituted Lodge holding of the Grand Lodge of Scotland, or of a Grand Lodge of Craft Masonry recognised by the Grand Lodge of Scotland.
Supreme Council for Scotland
Of the Thirty Third and Last Degree
of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Right for Scotland.
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M.P. Sovereign Grand Commander: J M Marcus Humphrey of Dinnet, CBE
Deputy for the Province of the Caribbean South:
Lt Col V Owen Springer, SCM MVO BJH
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The Supreme Council for Scotland of the 33° and Last Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite (A & ASR) was established in the year 1846 with Dr. Charles Morison being its first Supreme Grand Commander. Its motto is Deus Meumque Jus which means, God and my Right.
The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, commonly known as simply the Scottish Rite, is one of several Rites of Freemasonry. A Rite is a progressive series of degrees conferred by various Masonic organizations or bodies, each of which operates under the control of its own central authority.
The Supreme Council for Scotland is in amity with a number of other Scottish, English and Irish Orders practiced in the Caribbean. eg.
The Grand Lodge of Scotland Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter
The Great Priory of Scotland The Grand Imperial Council of Scotland
The Supreme Council for Scotland of the 33° and last degree A & ASR, oversees Thirty Degrees of the Scottish Rite. Today, only five of these degrees are regularly worked, and these are the 18˚ Rose Croix; 30˚ Knight Kadosh, 31˚, 32˚ and 33˚.
The authority of Grand Lodges governing the first three Symbolic Degrees (Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason), are recognized by Supreme Council to the extent that no one is admitted to the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite unless previously made a Master Mason in a regularly constituted Craft Lodge.
The 4th. to 14th. degrees of the A & ASR are termed Lodges of Perfection while the 15th. and 16th. degrees are Councils of Princess of Jerusalem, These degrees are practiced in some jurisdictions. It is not necessary to be a member of these orders, however, before being admitted to the 18th. Degree, lectures on the 1st to 17th Degree are given to the candidates.
The Eighteenth Degree, termed the Rose Croix Degree, emphasizes that life and its strength come from God. The rose signifies the dawn and the cross is a sacred symbol of antiquity in many cultures. One is also taught to be tolerant of other’s errors and faults.
Again the 19th to 29th Degrees are practiced in some jurisdictions and before being admitted to the 30th Degree, lectures on the 19th to 29th. are given to the candidates.
In the 30th. Degree, candidates are created and admitted members of the Sovereign Council of Knights Kadosh. The lesson of this degree is to be true to ourselves, to stand for what is right and to be just in our lives today with a belief in God, country and oneself.
The 31st. to 33rd. Degrees are more specialist degrees, limited in the number of members.
There are currently seven Sovereign Chapters in the Province of the Caribbean South. These are:
Trinidad Kilwinning Rose Croix Chapter No. 5. Established in 1874
Star of Bethlehem Sovereign Chapter No 7. Established 1876
Dormant 1901 to 1992
Victory Sovereign Chapter No. 46. Established in 1925
Barbados Kilwinning Sovereign Chapter No. 129. Established 1961
Dr James A Waterman Sovereign Chapter No. 236 Established 1998
Phoenix Rose Croix Chapter No. 238. Established 1998
Grenada Kilwinning Sovereign Chapter No 248. Established 2015
There are four Sovereign Councils in the Province of the Caribbean South. These are:
Trinidad Kilwinning Sovereign Council No. 5. Established 1875
Victory Sovereign Council No. 29, Established 1965 (Guyana)
Barbados Kilwinning Sovereign Council No. 47 Established 1979
Star of Bethlehem Sovereign Council No. 82. Established 2001
In the year 2004, Very Ill. Bro. J, Arnold Waterman 33° was appointed Deputy for the Caribbean and he served until 2014. He was responsible for Councils and Chapters in the Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Trinidad & Tobago.
The Administrator for the Caribbean is Very Ill Bro. Issa Nicholas 33°.
With the increasing number of Chapters across the Caribbean, and the distance one has to travel to visit the Chapters and Councils, Supreme Council in 2015 split the Province of the Caribbean into two sections, the North and the South.
The Deputy for the Caribbean North is Very Ill Bro Idris Reid 33° and he is responsible for the Bahamas and Jamaica.
The Deputy for the Caribbean South is Very Ill Bro Lt. Col. V Owen Springer 33° and he is responsible for the Province of the Caribbean South
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