Order of Knight Masons

Councils of Knight Masons are individually presided over by an Excellent Chief and the degrees are conferred separately upon candidates.

There are three degrees conferred within the Order of Knight Masons, all concerning the return of the Jewish people from the Babylonian captivity.

[1] The three degrees are: Knight of the Sword, or Babylonian Pass, in which Zerubbabel seeks permission from King Cyrus to return to Jerusalem; Knight of the East, or Jordan Pass, which tells the story of Zerubbabel's return to Persia to seek the help of King Darius; and Knight of the East and West, or Royal Order, which represents the return of Zerubbabel to his countrymen in Jerusalem.

[citation needed] In Ireland the degrees were being conferred within Masonic Knights Templar Preceptories until 1923.

When compared to similar ceremonies, the Irish version of these degrees are very elaborate and exceptionally detailed, and it was decided that they should be given their own governing body and be allowed to practice independently of the Masonic Knights Templars.

In England there are two councils in London (meeting at Mark Masons' Hall), with others in Birmingham, Southend, Gillingham (Kent), Howden (Yorkshire), Gateshead, and Sutton (Surrey).

In November 2008, fifteen brethren, members of the National Grand Lodge of Greece, subscribing Mark Master Masons and Royal Arch Masons, visited Dublin in order to receive the degrees of Knight Masonry, in a meeting of Babylon Council No.

Its members belong to various masonic constitutions, coming from different countries and all meetings will be conducted in English.

Qualification for membership is to have been Initiated, Passed and Raised in the Craft, Exalted into Royal Arch and Advanced to the rank of Mark Master Mason.