Junior Deacon

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The Junior Deacon is a Masonic lodge officer responsible for assisting in ceremonial duties and controlling access to the lodge during meetings.

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Label Occurrences
Junior Deacon canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Masonic lodge officer
Masonic office
appearsInRitual Masonic lodge closing ritual
Masonic lodge opening ritual
associatedWithDegree Entered Apprentice
surface form: Entered Apprentice degree

Fellow Craft degree
Master Mason
surface form: Master Mason degree
ceremonialRole assists in ballot procedures
assists in opening and closing the lodge
assists in receiving visitors
controls inner door of the lodge
cooperatesWith Senior Deacon
etymology “deacon” from Greek “diakonos” meaning servant or attendant
genderTradition male in traditional regular Freemasonry
hasAbbreviation J.D.
hasDuty assists in ceremonial duties
assists in maintaining order within the lodge room
carries messages between the Worshipful Master and the Senior Warden
controls access to the lodge during meetings
escorts candidates during degree ceremonies
guards the inner door of the lodge
transmits orders of the Worshipful Master
hasImplement rod
hasSymbol square and compasses with a moon
isElectedOrAppointed appointed
isPartOf Masonic lodge
isStepInProgression line of lodge officers
languageOfTitle English
locationInLodge seated at the right of the Senior Warden
officeLevel subordinate officer
presentInBodyType craft lodge
presentInJurisdiction Grand Lodge
surface form: Grand Lodge of Ireland

Grand Lodge
surface form: Grand Lodge of Scotland

Grand Lodge
surface form: United Grand Lodge of England

many North American Grand Lodges
rankRelativeTo above Stewards
below Senior Deacon
religiousTradition Freemasons
surface form: Freemasonry
reportsTo Worshipful Master
requiresInstallation formal officer installation ceremony
requiresMembership Master Mason
symbolicMeaning represents service and vigilance
termLength one year in many jurisdictions
worksWithOfficer Tyler
wornJewelry officer’s jewel
wornRegalia officer’s apron

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Masonic lodges hasOfficer Junior Deacon
subject surface form: Masonic lodge
Senior Deacon collaboratesWith Junior Deacon
Senior Deacon hasCounterpart Junior Deacon
Inner Guard isBelowInRank Junior Deacon
Inner Guard worksWith Junior Deacon
Symbolic Lodge hasOfficer Junior Deacon