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Honor Bodies

Appendant & Concordant Bodies

Invitational orders that complete the Delaware York Rite family for Companions and Sir Knights who have advanced through Chapter, Council, and Commandery.

Beyond the three Grand Bodies, Delaware is home to invitational and honor organizations that deepen fellowship, scholarship, and service. Most require good standing in Lodge and in the York Rite; several are open only by invitation.

These orders are part of the wider Mid-Atlantic York Rite family. Visiting Brethren from Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey often recognize the same national designations, even when local Colleges, Councils, and Conclaves meet under Delaware charters.

Invitational

Jesse Green Priory No. 70

Knights of the York Cross of Honour (KYCH)

An invitation-only honor body. Membership requires that a Brother have completed a full term as presiding officer of Lodge, Chapter, Council, and Commandery.

Chartered September 3, 1983
  • PriorJames R. Hanby, Sr., KYGCH
  • Deputy PriorA. Tony Maxwell, KYGCH
  • WarderRandall C. Mullen, KYGCH
  • RegistrarDavid H. Laucius, KYGCH
  • TreasurerMark E. Irwin, KYGCH
  • PrelateG. Thomas Taylor, KYGCH
  • OratorJay C. Bergstrom, KYGCH
  • HeraldJames G. Horn, KYGCH
Invitational

Delaware Chapter

Sovereign Order of Knights Preceptor

The chair degree for Commandery, the Commandery equivalent of the Past Master's degree. Membership is limited to elected Commanders, sitting Commanders, and Past Commanders of a Commandery of Knights Templar.

Meets once a year on the Friday afternoon of York Rite Weekend, immediately after the Grand Commandery Conclave.

  • PreceptorKnight Preceptor Mark K. Button, PGC
  • Deputy PreceptorKnight Preceptor Randall Mullen, PGC
  • Master of the TempleKnight Preceptor Tony Maxwell, PGC
  • SeneschalKnight Preceptor David Laucius, PGC
  • RecorderKnight Preceptor William F. Lott, PGC-CT
  • TreasurerKnight Preceptor Mark E. Irwin, PGC
  • PrelateRobert Malwitz, PGC-MD
  • MarshalJay Bergstrom, PGC
  • SentinelJoseph Dawson, PGC
Invitational

First State York Rite College No. 45

York Rite Sovereign College of North America

An invitational body devoted to service to the York Rite. Membership requires good standing in Lodge, Chapter, Council, and Commandery. The College meets twice yearly in Dover.

Chartered July 31, 1976
Invitational

Delaware College

Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Foederatis (SRICF)

A Christian Masonic society dedicated to the study of philosophy, metaphysics, and the symbolism of the Rosicrucian tradition.

Chartered December 12, 1955
Invitational

Delaware Council No. 18

Knight Masons

Conferring the Green Degrees of Irish Masonry: Installed Senior Knight, Knight of the Sword, Knight of the East, and Knight of the East and West.

Chartered February 17, 1973
Invitational

Keystone Council & Blue Hen Council

Allied Masonic Degrees (AMD)

Councils of the Allied Masonic Degrees preserve and confer several degrees once worked in early American Masonry, including the Royal Ark Mariner.

Invitational

Delaware Conclave

Red Cross of Constantine (RCC)

The United Grand Imperial Council, Red Cross of Constantine. An invitational Christian order open to Royal Arch and Templar Masons.

National Bodies

York Rite Across America

Delaware's honor bodies stand under these national organizations. Open an emblem to visit that body's website for history, membership requirements, and contacts.

York Rite of Freemasonry, U.S.A.General Grand Chapter, Royal Arch Masons InternationalGeneral Grand Council of Cryptic Masons InternationalGrand Encampment of Knights Templar of the U.S.A.Knights of the York Cross of HonourGrand Council, Allied Masonic Degrees of the U.S.A.Grand Council of Knight Masons U.S.A.York Rite Sovereign College of North AmericaHoly Royal Arch Knight Templar PriestsRoyal Order of ScotlandGrand College of Rites of the U.S.A.Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus FoederatisUnited Grand Imperial Council, Red Cross of ConstantineSovereign Order of Knights Preceptor

Emblems courtesy of the York Rite of the United States of America (yorkrite.org). Each link opens that national organization.

Continue in the York Rite

Many honor bodies require membership in Lodge, Chapter, Council, and Commandery. Begin with the local body nearest you, or ask the Grand Recorder for counsel.

Local Bodies