The Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Queensland, the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of Queensland and Grand Council of Select, Royal, Most Excellent and Super Excellent Masters of Queensland. We Extend a Welcome to All Master Masons Twelve months from the date of your third degree you are eligible to join the Holy Royal Arch to continue your 'Masonic journey' by:
- discovering the genuine secrets;
- deciphering the third tracing board;
- participating in many degrees; and
- gaining the key to join many orders available only to Royal Arch Masons
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Chapter |
No |
Contact Name |
Phone Number |
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PRINCE OF WALES |
1 |
John Shelley |
3202 7535 |
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BRISBANE QLD |
3 |
Allan Verran |
3849 8825 |
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LIMESTONE CALEDONIAN |
4 |
Phil M. Bishop |
0407 124 206 |
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MYLNE |
5 |
Percy Cutmore |
4661 2737 |
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KENNEDY |
6 |
Max Clews |
4942 3083 |
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UNITY |
7 |
Ted Cordell |
4936 3812 |
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CHARTERS TOWERS CATENARIAN |
8 |
Robin Warsop |
4787 3990 |
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MOUNT MORGAN |
9 |
Jim Wyatt |
4938 1350 |
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GYMPIE |
14 |
Will Bauer |
5482 5390 |
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WARATAH-TYRIAN |
15 |
Gordon Rose |
4152 3621 |
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SOUTHERN CROSS |
17 |
Bill Tupou |
4691 2872 |
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CLEVELAND |
18 |
Norm Souter-Smith |
4721 3545 |
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MACKENZIE |
20 |
David Fraser |
4945 1100 |
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GREGORY |
21 |
Duncan Walker |
4054 1034 |
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BARRON |
22 |
Phill Townsend |
4092 2026 |
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CORINTHIAN |
26 |
Brian Flanders |
4152 5963 |
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CAIRNS COMPOSITE |
27 |
Bob Malcolm |
4053 1164 |
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EVERINGHAM |
32 |
Jim Nelson |
4630 3193 |
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WATTLE |
42 |
Doug Cunningham |
4773 4599 |
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EAST BRISBANE (DAYLIGHT) |
43 |
Jim Burrow |
3107 3883 |
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ST MUNGO |
46 |
Campbell Carmichael |
3356 3135 |
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NAMBOUR |
57 |
Bob Hannell |
5492 5568 |
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KELVIN |
66 |
Stuart Lees |
4053 1451 |
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CABOOLTURE |
68 |
Owen Vickers |
5496 7193 |
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BEAUDESERT |
69 |
Nigel Pittaway |
5545 4924 |
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LUTWYCHE |
72 |
Pat Malone |
3264 2285 |
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MURGON |
74 |
Trevor Hindley |
4168 2824 |
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STEPHENS |
78 |
Paul Holland |
3863 2887 |
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TULLY |
82 |
Alf Macdonald |
4068 7903 |
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LORD SALTOUN |
90 |
David Smith |
3208 6230 |
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CHINCHILLA |
91 |
Peter Horn |
4663 1035 |
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LEICHHARDT |
93 |
Daryl Harker |
4939 2476 |
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ROMA-MITCHELL |
94 |
Kim Ruru |
4622 3219 |
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OAKEY |
97 |
Colin Currie |
4634 0394 |
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TOWNSVILLE |
104 |
Col Bartholomew |
4779 0838 |
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INDOOROOPILLY |
109 |
Bob Cuneo |
5463 1347 |
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GLOUCESTER |
110 |
John France |
3314 1120 |
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CROWS NEST |
111 |
Brian Aland |
4697 9192 |
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BILOELA |
114 |
John Rathjen |
4992 1170 |
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MONAL |
118 |
Percy Davies |
4165 1374 |
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RAVENSHOE |
119 |
Grant Bransgrove |
0427 534 880 |
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GRANT |
121 |
Tim Powys |
3389 9248 |
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BEENLEIGH |
125 |
Ian Wylde |
3341 9089 |
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ACACIA |
126 |
Peter Keller |
4124 0414 |
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NEWPORT MEMORIAL |
128 |
Martin Powell |
+675 7272 5352 |
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NEW GUINEA |
129 |
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YEPPOON |
130 |
Jim Edwards |
4939 2187 |
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LAIDLEY |
139 |
John Dann |
3281 4203 |
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MEANDARRA |
144 |
Lloyd Harth |
4626 5410 |
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BURLEIGH HEADS |
148 |
Brian Ling |
5593 4327 |
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SUNSHINE COAST DAY'LGHT |
149 |
Gilbert Neil |
5493 8994 |
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KEDRON DAYLIGHT |
152 |
Alan Robinson |
3300 2386. |
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Chapter |
No |
Location |
Installation |
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1st Tue |
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MURGON |
74 |
Goomeri |
1st Saturday |
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MACKENZIE |
20 |
Bowen & Proserpine |
1st Saturday |
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1st Thursday |
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YEPPOON |
130 |
Yeppoon |
1st Thu Nov |
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BEENLEIGH |
125 |
Beenleigh |
March. |
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1st Friday |
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LORD SALTOUN |
90 |
Brisbane |
1st Fri August |
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KEDRON |
152 |
Kedron |
August |
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WATTLE |
42 |
Townsville |
1st Friday |
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CABOOLTURE |
68 |
Caboolture |
May. |
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STEPHENS |
78 |
Stones Corner |
1st Friday |
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SOUTHERN CROSS (Dec) |
17 |
Toowoomba |
2nd Saturday July. |
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1st Saturday |
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CHART TOWERS |
8 |
Charters Towers |
2nd Sat August. |
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2nd Monday |
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LAIDLEY |
139 |
Rosewood |
4th Saturday |
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2nd Tuesday |
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NEWPORT |
128 |
Papua New Guinea |
2nd Sat February. |
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2nd Wednesday |
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ACACIA |
126 |
Pialba |
2nd Saturday |
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SUNSHINE COAST |
149 |
Maroochydore |
2nd Wednesday |
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NAMBOUR |
57 |
Nambour |
1st Sat October |
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LUTWYCHE |
72 |
Kedron |
2nd Wednesday |
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2nd Thursday |
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CORINTHIAN |
26 |
Bundaberg |
1st Sat October. |
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2nd Friday |
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BEAUDESERT |
69 |
Beaudesert |
2nd Friday |
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GRANT |
121 |
Booval |
2nd Saturday |
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2nd Saturday |
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BARRON |
22 |
Mareeba |
2nd Sat |
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CHINCHILLA |
91 |
Chinchilla |
2nd Sat April |
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3rd Tuesday |
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CAIRNS |
27 |
Freshwater |
September (App Degree), |
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ST MUNGO |
46 |
Stones Corner |
July. |
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NEW GUINEA |
129 |
Papua New Guinea |
3rd Saturday |
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3rd Wednesday |
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TULLY |
82 |
Tully |
2nd Saturday |
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TOWNSVILLE |
104 |
Townsville |
3rd Wednesday |
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3rd Thursday |
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KELVIN |
66 |
Cairns |
October |
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MOUNT MORGAN |
9 |
Mt Morgan |
3rd Saturday |
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EAST BRISBANE |
43 |
Stones Corner |
July. |
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3rd Friday |
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MEANDARRA |
144 |
Meandarra |
July. |
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3rd Saturday |
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ROMA-MITCHELL |
94 |
Roma |
1st Sat March |
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MONAL |
118 |
Monto |
17th October 2015, 3:00 PM |
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4th Monday |
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GLOUCESTER |
110 |
Kedron |
May. |
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4th Tuesday |
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CLEVELAND |
18 |
Townsville |
4th Tuesday |
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CORRAS |
Brisbane |
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4th Wednesday |
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UNITY |
7 |
Rockhampton |
4th Wed in May. |
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WARATAH |
15 |
Bundaberg |
3rd Sat, June |
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INDOOROOPILLY |
109 |
Sinnamon Park |
4th Sat August. |
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GYMPIE |
14 |
Gympie |
3rd Sat October. |
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4th Thursday |
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PRINCE OF WALES |
1 |
Brisbane |
21st February 2015, 9:30 AM |
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LIMESTONE |
4 |
Ipswich |
4th Thu October |
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EVERINGHAM |
32 |
Pittsworth |
Sat, 29th Aug |
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BURLEIGH HEADS |
148 |
Burleigh Heads |
4th Thursday |
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4th Friday |
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OAKEY |
97 |
Oakey |
3rd Saturday |
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CROWS NEST |
111 |
Crows Nest |
2nd Sat |
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BRISBANE QLD |
3 |
Stones Corner |
September |
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RAVENSHOE |
119 |
Ravenshoe |
27th June 2015 |
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SOUTHERN CROSS (Mar, May, Sept) |
17 |
Toowoomba |
2nd Saturday July. |
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4th Saturday |
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BILOELA |
114 |
Biloela |
1st Sat in October |
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Last Wednesday |
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SOUTHERN CROSS |
17 |
Toowoomba |
2nd Saturday July. |
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GREGORY |
21 |
Cairns |
October. |
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Last Thursday |
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KENNEDY |
6 |
Mackay |
June. |
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Last Saturday |
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LEICHHARDT |
93 |
Blackwater |
2nd Saturday June |
The History of the Supreme Grand 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 " traditional Masonic history" which takes as it's allegorical basis, the Biblical accounts of the building of King Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem, is extended in the Royal Arch by using the Biblical history of the destruction of the temple and the enslavement of the Hebrews. Their release and the rebuilding of the Second Temple over the subsequent centuries, is the Royal Arch basis for colourful " parables" to convey it's principals and the tenets to those masons who joined its ranks.
The first Craft Lodge the North Australia Lodge formed in Queensland was constituted in Brisbane on 13th July 1859 under the English Constitution when Queensland was part of the colony of New South Wales. Queensland was not formed until five months later on the 12th of December of that year. The first Royal Arch Chapter, the Prince of Wales was formed on the 21st February 1865, again under English constitution. The second Chapter to be constituted was Brisbane Queensland but this time under the Scottish Grand Chapter. An other early Chapter in Brisbane, was the St. Patrick Chapter in 1867, but this time it was under the Irish Constitution.
From this time on, Royal Arch Freemasonry flourished as did Freemasonry with the expansion of Queensland. There were several moves in the Fraternity to form a Queensland Grand Lodge as the other States had already done by amalgamating all the Lodges in their States, holding Charters from the three Grand Bodies of England, Scotland and Ireland. It was not until 1921, some 20 years after the last of the other States, Western Australia , had done so.
Moves were already afoot in the Royal Arch to follow suit but opposition from some eminent Companions in both the Scottish and English Grand Bodies in Queensland delayed the Constitution of the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Queensland until 29th January 1930.
At the time of the amalgamation there were 57 Chapters in existence spread across the whole of Queensland from the Border out to Charleville and up North to Townsville and Cairns. Currently there are some 54 Chapters throughout Queensland and Papua New Guinea.
The Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Queensland controls within it's jurisdiction the degrees of,
- Mark Master Mason
- Worshipful Mark Master
- Excellent Master Mason
- Royal Arch
- Third Principal
- Second Principal
- First Principal
- Royal Ark Mariner
- Worshipful Commander Noah
- Select Master
- Royal Master
- Most Excellent Master
- Super Excellent Master
- Thrice Illustrious Master
- Knight of the Sword
- Knight of the East
- Knight of the East and West
- Most Excellent Chief
These 18 degrees are all fully performed ceremonies and contain beautiful ritual and traditional histories to connect the whole story. Notwithstanding the importance of the Royal Arch Degrees, membership of the Royal Arch is a prerequisite to being accepted into many other important Orders.
- The Masonic and Military order of the Red Cross of Constantine and the Order of the Holy Sepulchre and St. John the Evangelist - Grand Imperial Conclave of Queensland
- The United, Religious and Military Orders of the Temple and the Order of St John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes and Malta - Knight Templer - Great Priory of Scotland
- The Allied Masonic Degrees
- Knight Templar Priests
- Knight of the York Cross of Honour
- The Worshipful Society of Freemasons (Operatives)
- Grand Council of Knight Masons
- Masonic Order of Athelstan
- Commemorative Order of St Thomas of Acon
- Rite Ecossais Rectifee
The members of the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter are all wholehearted supporters of the great principles of Freemasonry, by being active in their Craft Lodges as well as in the community life in the various towns and cities where they live and promoting, in a most prominent way, charity work for the aged, Widows and Orphans, and underprivileged of our communities where ever they may be.