Consistory (Freemasonry)

A Consistory is an establishment of Freemasonry specifically dedicated to granting the "higher degrees," to higher-ranking Freemasons, anywhere between the 19th and 32nd degrees.[1][2] In some Masonic traditions, the 31st and 32nd degrees are instead awarded by a Grand Consistory.[3][4] Consistories and Grand Consistories are different from most Masonic lodges, such as the Blue Lodge, in that those bodies ususally award the degrees up to the 19th degree. In the 18th Century, a schism occurred in the Scottish Rite when Joseph Cerneau and Albert Pike created the movement known as Cerneauism, which established a Sovereign Grand Consistory.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ "Consistory – Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite". Retrieved 2026-06-21.
  2. ↑ "The Scottish Rite". The Scottish Rite. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
  3. ↑ Co-Freemasonry, Masonic Order of Universal. "GRAND CONSISTORY | Encyclopedia Masonica". Universal Co-Masonry. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
  4. ↑ "Grand Consistory". www.valleyofrochester.com. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
  5. ↑ "What is Cerneauism? | Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, S.J., U.S.A." Retrieved 2026-06-21.
  6. ↑ Croteau, Jeffrey (January 2021). "Joseph Cerneau vs. Emanuel De La Motta: Understanding the Founding of the Scottish Rite's Northern Masonic Jurisdiction in 1813 through the Lens of Religious Intolerance" (PDF). Freemasonry on the Frontier. Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076: 319–339.
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