CONCORDANT BODIES

A concordant body of Masonry refers to the Masonic organization that confer other Masonic degrees beyond Craft Degrees. In the York Rite there are three concordant bodies: Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons, Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters and Grand Commandery of Knights Templar. To any of these Bodies Grand Lodge conferring craft degrees represent concordant body since these organizations make a “Concordat” (agreement) with the Grand Lodge describing mutual relations and responsabilities in regard to the conferral of the Masonic degrees.

First Councils of Royal and Select Masters founded in Serbia

Novembar 2nd,  2014, Beograd – On the initiative by the members of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Serbia, and in order to enable them to continue their road in York Rite Masonry, a group of Companions from the Prince Hall Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters, led by Right Grand Trice Iliustrious Comp. Kenneth M. Barkley, visited Belgrade and organized degree work of the three cryptic degrees for the qualified Royal Arch Masons from the Grand Chapter of Serbia, after which three Councils of Royal and Select Masters were formed in Belgrade for the work under dispensation. Names of three new Councils are Jerusalem, Zarubabbel, and Alpha.