Pennsylvania Scottish Rite

Pennsylvania Scottish Rite and its affiliated Valleys acknowledge and yield allegiance to the Supreme Council, Thirty-third Degree, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite for the Northern  Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America, whose Grand East is in Lexington, Massachusetts and whose Officers are:

Ill. Peter J. Samiec, 33°, Sovereign Grand Commander

Ill. Mark Roth, 33°, Grand Lieutenant Commander

Ill. Richard W. Elliott, 33°, Grand Minister of State

Ill. Douglas R. Policastro, 33° Grand Secretary General 

Ill. Walter F. Wheeler, 33°, Grand Treasurer General

Ill. Robert J. Bateman, 33°, RWPGM, Deputy for Pennsylvania

Ill. Steven Gardner, 33°, Active Member for Pennsylvania

Ill. Thomas R. Labagh, 33°, Active Member for Pennsylvania

Ill. Keith E. Parkinson, 33°, Active Member for Pennsylvania

Ill. Paul  J. Roup, 33°, Active Member for Pennsylvania

Ill. C. DeForrest Trexler, 33°, Active Emeritus

Ill. William L. McCarrier, 33°, Active Emeritus

Ill. Thomas K. Sturgeon, 33°, RWPGM, Active Emeritus

Ill. Russell W. Baker, 33°, Active Emeritus

Ill. George Nakonetschny, 33°, Active Emeritus

The Supreme Council  of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the Thirty-third and Last Degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States is the governing body of the Rite. It is founded upon and governed by the Regulations of 1762, the Constitution of 1786 as modified, and the unwritten principles of Freemasonry. The Supreme Council of the Thirty-third Degree consists of not exceeding sixty-six active members; also Emeritus, Past Active and Honorary Members. Each state in the Jurisdiction is entitled to at least one Active Member. The authority of the Supreme Council for the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction extends over the States of Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin.

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