The Masonic Order of Pilgrim Preceptors
Grand Conclave of the Masonic Order of Pilgrim Preceptors
M Ill Bro. Jonathan C. Roberts, Grand Master
R.Ill.Bro. Nigel Williams, Regional Governor
Tel. 01945 463446
email : Regional Governor
This web site relates to Eastern Counties Region of the Order the counties of Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire. Any enquires relating to matters outside this Region should be made to :-
The Grand Secretary
315 Sarehole Road
Hall Green
BIRMINGHAM
West Midlands
B280AL
Email: grandsecpilgrimpreceptors@gmail.com
REGION OF THE EASTERN COUNTIES
The Order is based on the story of how Freemasonry came from Jerusalem to England.
A full history of the Order is available on our Our Grand Conclave Website (CLICK HERE) or via the ‘LINKS’ page which you can access from the menu on the left.
Candidates are admitted to the degree of Pilgrim, which describes the journey of Freemasonry from Jerusalem to Rome.
The second degree is that of Preceptor, and explains the journey from Rome to England.
The third degree is the Installation into the chair as an Illustrious Preceptor.
The ethos of the Order, and its motto, is “Fraternity, Equality and Liberty”. Membership is by invitation, and members must be subscribing Past First Principals of a regular Royal Arch Chapter and subscribing Past Master of a regular Craft Lodge.
During the late 1920s three Companions conceived the idea of using information they had found, of Irish origin, from the 1860’s in Masonic establishments to develop a Masonic ceremony called “the Pilgrim Preceptors”, but made no attempt to invite others to join them or to see the ceremony performed.
In the 1970s, the son of one of the three Founders initiated five Companions, but nothing more happened throughout the intervening years, when the Order was revived.
Changes to the Order have been made: the title of units has changed from Preceptory to Conclave, the unit which had originally governed the Order became a Sovereign Grand Conclave and a Time Immemorial Conclave was formed to admit new members.
The Order has continued to expand and there are now more than forty Conclaves in England, USA, Greece and Malta.