Robert W. Brown
Council of Deliberation
Our Vision
"We will strive to be a fraternity that fulfills
our Masonic obligation to care for our members.”
The Robert W. Brown Council of Deliberation for the State of California is composed
of Thirty Third, and Thirty Second Degree Masons and was organized
October 16, 1967.
Scottish Rite
Scottish Rite Masonry started in California October 19, 1908 when Victoria Consistory No. 25 located in the city of Oakland, and Los Angeles Consistory No. 26 located in Los Angeles, received their respective Charters. Nelson Scott served as Commander-in-Chief of Victoria Consistory No. 25, and Benjamin F. Warner served as Commander-in-Chief of Los Angeles Consistory No. 26 under the direction of the United Supreme Council Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Prince Hall Affiliation Southern Jurisdiction United States of America.
Supreme Council
The United Supreme Council Headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee is the supreme authority of the Rite and has territorial Jurisdiction of the following States and Territories: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Korea, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, and Republic of Liberia.
The System of Degrees
Each Valley has up to four Scottish Rite bodies, and each body confers a set of degrees. In the Southern Masonic Jurusdiction, the bodies are the:
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Lodge of Perfection
Ineffable Degrees (4°–14°)
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Chapter of Rose Croix
Historical and Philosophical Degrees (15°–18°)
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Knight of Kadosh
Tradition and Chivalric Degrees (19°–30°)
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The Consistory
Consistory Degrees (31°–32°)
