Other Orders – Lodge Concord No 134

The diagram below shows those Orders officially allowed to work in the Netherlands, according to the Grand East.

History

Whilst the Dutch Craft degrees ultimately derive from French Masonic ritual, the majority of the Orders shown above come from England.

Orde van het Hoofdkapittel der Hoge Graden (High Grades) – Dutch only
Afdeling van de Meestergraad (Bouwhutten) – Dutch only
Aloude en Aangenomen Schotse Ritus (AASR) – The Scottish Rite has an English-speaking consistory (Thistle and Rose) in Rotterdam
Mark Master Masons – Also, see below.
Royal Order of Scotland – Dutch only Christian order
Order of the Secret Monitor
Societas Rosicruciana in Anglia – Christian order. An English-speaking College is in the process of being set up.
Knights Templar – Christian order with an English-speaking Preceptory in Leiden
Red Cross of Constantine – Christian order with an English-speaking Conclave in Leiden
Royal and Select Masters
Royal Ark Mariners (RAM) – Also, see below.
Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests – Christian order with an English-speaking Tabernacle in Terneuzen

For a more detailed look at the English orders, see “Beyond the Craft” by Keith B. Jackson, now in it’s 6th edition.