LaPorte York Rite

The LaPorte York Rite in Freemasonry actually refers to three cooperative groups: Chapter, Council, and Commandery.

These three groups confer a total of ten degrees in the United States.

There are:

• Four Royal Arch degrees

• Three Cryptic Mason degrees

• Three Chivalric orders

You must already be a Master Mason before you can join the York Rite.

LaPorte York Rite

Offers additional degrees to Freemasons.

They’re not more important than the three degrees of the Masonic lodge.

They add:

• More knowledge

• Teach more lessons

• Provide more opportunities:

  • For Friendships

  • Participation outside the lodge

The York Rite is made up of three distinct organizations, each with its own local, state, and national structure

• The Royal Arch: The four degrees of the Royal Arch are the first steps within the York Rite

• The Cryptic Rite: The Cryptic Rite presents three degree

• Chivalric Masonry: These orders have little to do with the real orders of knighthood of the same names that have existed throughout history, and no bona fide historical connection exists between the Knights Templar of the Crusades and those in Freemasonry