Senior Deacon
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The Senior Deacon is a principal officer in a Masonic lodge responsible for escorting candidates and conveying messages and rituals within the lodge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senior Deacon canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Masonic lodge officer
ⓘ
principal officer ⓘ |
| associatedWithDegree |
First Degree
ⓘ
Second Degree ⓘ Third Degree ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | symbolic or blue lodge Freemasonry ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole |
communicating signs and words during degrees
ⓘ
guiding candidates around the lodge room ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Junior Deacon
ⓘ
Junior Warden ⓘ Senior Warden ⓘ |
| existsInJurisdiction |
Prince Hall Freemasonry
ⓘ
Regular Freemasonry ⓘ |
| followsOffice | Junior Deacon in the progressive line (in many lodges) ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart | Junior Deacon ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
assisting in opening and closing the lodge
ⓘ
carrying messages from the Worshipful Master to the Senior Warden ⓘ conducting candidates during degree ceremonies ⓘ maintaining order during processions ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
assisting in Masonic rituals
ⓘ
conveying messages within the lodge ⓘ escorting candidates ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | square and compasses with a sun (in many jurisdictions) ⓘ |
| hasTitleAbbreviation | S.D. ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | developed in English and American Masonic practice ⓘ |
| isElectedOrAppointed | appointed in many jurisdictions ⓘ |
| isPartOf | line of officers in a Masonic lodge ⓘ |
| isSubordinateTo |
Senior Warden in some duties
ⓘ
Worshipful Master ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| officeType | ritual and ceremonial officer ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
Masonic processions
ⓘ
candidate instruction during degrees ⓘ |
| positionInLodge | seated to the right of the Worshipful Master (in many jurisdictions) ⓘ |
| precedesOffice | Junior Warden in the progressive line (in many lodges) ⓘ |
| rankRelativeTo |
higher than Junior Deacon
ⓘ
lower than Junior Warden ⓘ |
| religiousRequirementContext | non-sectarian but requires belief in a Supreme Being (in regular Freemasonry) ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Worshipful Master ⓘ |
| requiresQualification | being a Master Mason ⓘ |
| roleIn | Masonic lodge ⓘ |
| termLength | typically one year in many lodges ⓘ |
| tradition | Anglo-American Freemasonry ⓘ |
| usesImplement | rod or staff ⓘ |
| wearsJewelry | officer’s jewel of a deacon ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Masonic lodge