THE
ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED
SCOTTISH RITE of FREEMASONRY
OF
CANADA

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ORIGINS of the SCOTTISH RITE



     The Scottish Rite evolved in France and dates 
from about 1754 when a chapter (or college) of
Clermont was founded in Paris with seven degrees.
There is an earlier record of a Rose Croix Chapter 
at Arras, France, said to have been chartered in
1747 by Charles Edward Stuart. By 1758 the
system had become a Rite of twenty-five degrees known 
as the Rite of Perfection, whose Grand Constitutions 
were issued in 1762.

     In 1761 Stephen Morin was designated to introduce
the Rite into the New World. He first established the
Rite in Kingston, Jamaica and in San Domingo. On the 
mainland, Bodies were set up in New Orleans, La. in 
1763, at Albany, NY. in 1767, at Philadelphia, Pa. in
1782, and at Charlston, SC. in 1783.

     In 1786 "Grand Constitutions" were enacted in an
attempt to bring order out of the chaotic condition of
the degrees in Europe. It was these Constitutions which
brought " The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite" into
formal existance, enlarging the number of degrees to
thirty-three, with the 33rd degree as a governing
Supreme Council.

     In 1801 a Supreme Council was opened in Charleston
SC., under the above Constitutions, absorbing the 
previously existing Rite of Perfection. This Supreme 
Council subsequently issued warrants for other Supreme 
Councils. All other regular Supreme Councils of today
are decended, directly or indirectly from this, the
Supreme Council of the Southern Jurisdiction, of 
United States of America.

     In 1874 the Supreme Council of England and Wales
issued a warrant authorizing the formation of the 
Supreme Council of Canada. At that time Scottish Rite 
bodies were already operative in Hamilton, On. (1868);
London, On.(1868); St. John, NB. (1868); Halifax, NS.
(1870); Toronto, On. (1873), and Montreal, Que. (1873).

     The Supreme Council of Canada is in amity with some
32 other Supreme Councils throughout the world, and 
4 National Grand Lodges in the Scandinavian countries.













LONDON LODGE OF PERFECTION
MURRAY W. LEE,32°, T.P.G.M.












Douglas R. Banks,33°
Grand Secretary
Scottish Rite Office
453 Dufferin Ave.,
London, Ontario
N6B 1Z7
Tel./Fax (519) 434-5081






LONDON SOVEREIGN CHAPTER ROSE CROIX
HAROLD S. GINN,32°, M.W.S.




Instituted: July 13 1868







S. JAMES HANNA,33°
Registrar
182 Merlin Cres.,
London, Ontario
N5W 5A3
Tel./Fax. (519) 451-4650










MOORE SOVEREIGN CONSISTORY

Allard B. Loopstra, 33°
Commander-in-Chief





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Roger G. Parliament, 33°
Grand Secretary
Scottish Rite Office
Hamilton, Ontario.
Telephone:905-527-5453
Fax:905-572-1181





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