The Grand College of America
Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests (HRAKTP)
An Honorary and Invitational Organization
with Membership Limitations

BRIRF DESCRIPTION - HISTORY
The Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests is an honorary and invitational organization with membership limitations and cannot be applied for. Members are selected and extended invitations on the basis of outstanding performance as a Commander of a Commandery of Knights Templar. The order has historic roots in England that trace back to 1786, with references back to 1686, the traditional year of revival. The "Priestly Order" was referred to within the ceremonies of "The High Knights Templar" in Ireland in 1755. There are records of the conferral of this Order in the United States during the 1800's but the authority is unknown. The Grand College of America, Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests was formed in the United States in 1931. The limit of Regular Members in a Tabernacle is 33. The number of Tabernacles in a state is dependent on the number of active Commanderies in each state. Tabernacles by NAME/NUMBER

- VISITORS Since February 10, 2003
UPDATED - April 27, 2009@ 2230 HRS

LINKS to TABERNACLES with Web Sites

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Garden of Gethsemane, No. II, Richmond, VA	www.yorkrite.com/hraktp/2
Holy Grail, No. XI, AR	www.yorkrite.com/hraktp/11
Simon of Cyrene, No. XV, Oshkosh, WI	ww.yorkrite.com/hraktp/15
Redemption, No. XL, Boise, ID	www.idahomasons.org/HRAKTP/hraktpxl.htm
Palestine, No. XLI, NH	www.yorkrite.com/hraktp/XLI
Holy Manger, No. XLVIII, Nashville TN	www.tngrandyorkrite.org/hraktp/index.php
Cana Council No. XLIX, Columbia, South Carolina	www.scgyr.org/hraktpxlix
Jerusalem, No. XXXII, Alabama	www.yorkrite.org/hraktp/32
Northumbria , No. 111, Riverview, NB,CA	www.mfnb.org/tabernacle%20intro.htm
Grand Collège HRAKTP, France	www.glmmmf.org/uk/ctpsar/index.htm

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