Degrees

30° - Grand Inspector

Scottish Rite, NMJ 30th Degree: Grand Inspector poster

STORYLINE

The 30th degree focuses on a fourteenth century trial in the English civil court during the reign of Edward II. This degree teaches us to be true to ourselves, stand up for what is right, and be just in our lives.

PHILOSOPHY

Be attentive, impartial, and equitable in judging others.

CORE VALUE

Justice

Find this Degree

See the 30° - Grand Inspector at the Valleys below.

Connecticut

Bridgeport

Secretary:

Bruce R. Bellmore, 33°, MSA

Address

LAFAYETTE CONSISTORY, P.O. BOX 309, STRATFORD, CT, 06615-0309

Phone:

203-375-0064

Fax:

203-386-0828
Ohio

Canton

Secretary:

James G. Fidler, 33°

Address

MASONIC TEMPLE, 836 MARKET AVE N, CANTON, OH, 44702-1021

Phone:

330-455-2321

Fax:

330-455-7370
New Jersey

Central Jersey

Secretary:

Peter W. Saunders, 33°, MSA

Address

100 Barrack Street, Trenton, NJ, 08608

Phone:

609-298-3404
Ohio

Dayton

Secretary:

Jerome R. Clark, 33°

Address

525 W RIVERVIEW AVE, DAYTON, OH, 45405-4702

Phone:

937-222-9103

Fax:

937-496-2244
Indiana

Fort Wayne

Secretary:

Larry L. Chapel, 33°, MSA

Address

5907 STONEY CREEK DR, FORT WAYNE, IN, 46825

Phone:

260-423-2593
Pennsylvania

Harrisburg

Secretary:

John D. Cook, 33°

Address

PO BOX 2423, HARRISBURG, PA, 17105-2423

Phone:

717-238-8867
Wisconsin

Madison

Secretary:

Scott R. Magnusson, 32°, MSA

Address

SCOTTISH RITE BODIES, 301 WISCONSIN AVE, MADISON, WI, 53703-2107

Phone:

608-215-4921
New York

New York City

Secretary:

Chad B. Ploth, 32°, MSA

Address

Attn: C. Ploth, 91 Hamilton Lakes Drive, Hamilton, NJ, 08619

Phone:

917-855-1439
Ohio

Steubenville

Secretary:

Timothy L. Walters, 33°, MSA

Address

227 N 4th Street, Steubenville, OH, 43952

Phone:

740-282-1391

Fax:

740-282-3260
Ohio

Toledo

Secretary:

Michael E. Shobe, 33°

Address

309 W. Sophia St, Maumee, OH, 43537-2169

Phone:

419-893-2942

Fax:

419-893-2962

The Degrees of the Consistory

The Consistory is responsible for conferring the 19th through the 32nd degrees. These degrees demonstrate the challenges of social and moral conflicts, drawing on lessons from the age of chivalry through modern day.

The term "Consistory" comes from the Latin consistere (“stand firm”), which led to the term consistorium (“assembly place”). Historically, the word consistory has referred to either a council of the advisors of Roman emperors or the papal consistory, a meeting of the Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. Within Freemasonry, Consistory refers to an assembly of Scottish Rite officers who, under the auspices of the Supreme Council, grant degrees.

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