Stewart is not the Imperator of AMORC anymore.
Ralph Maxwell Lewis, F.R.C., Imperator 1939 - 1987.Harvey Spencer Lewis, Ph.D., F.R.C., Founder & Imperator 1915 - 1939.He or she is responsible for coordinating and representing the Order worldwide. The highest chief of AMORC is called Imperator. The list is adapted from data gathered from the Official AMORC Web Site. U: United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay.Lucia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovak Republic, South Africa, Spain, Surinam, Sweden, Switzerland P: Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico.N: Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway.M: Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Martinique, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco.G: Gabon, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea.C: Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Czech Republic.B: Barbados, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso.A: Angola, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria.List of countries with AMORC presence ( as of 1999): (according to the US edition of Mastery of Life) The singular is Pronaos, from Ancient Greek, meaning antechamber.Īccording to the number of its members, a Pronaos may become a Chapter or a Lodge.Īll members of AMORC, including the Neophytes, can take part at the Pronaos Convocations. Pronaoi are groups of at least 15 Rosicrucians. (according to the US edition of Mastery of Life)Īttendance of the Chapter Convocations is restricted only to members who have completed the First Temple Degree initiation. The Chapter is a group of at least 30 Rosicrucians. There are no fees for the initiation rituals but an optional donation is usually requested. Only a Lodge may offer the Degree Initiation Rituals. The Lodge is the largest local group and requires at least 50 members. Many local groups offer Open Meetings where non-Rosicrucians may meet members of AMORC and attend a lecture. The attendance is optional, but the member may be asked to pay additional dues if he or she wishes to attend and become a member of a local Rosicrucian group.
Information on these bodies is contained in the US edition of the Mastery of Life, which is available online.ĪMORC members have the privilege of attending an affiliated Lodge, Chapter or Pronaos and participate in organised convocations there. Rosicrucian Order, AMORC is divided, by language, into several jurisdictions, called Grand Lodges.ĪMORC is organised in each country in Lodges, Chapters, and Pronaoi. The Supreme Grand Lodge is responsible for the worldwide coordination of AMORC, the establishment of new administrations, etc. Rosicrucian Order, AMORC is governed by The Supreme Grand Lodge of AMORC. Students and members of AMORC pay dues (which, as of 2002, are about US$215 per year) and a number of them choose to donate more.Īccording to AMORC: " After expenses are covered, all additional funds go back into the organization to further benefit its students, allowing us to expand our services, develop new programs and other projects that will help us accomplish our humanitarian goals." (from the US website)
2.5 Rose-Croix University InternationalĪMORC is organised as an educational charitable non-profit organisation which is classified by the United States Internal Revenue Service under section 501(c)(3).2.1.5 Positio Fraternitatis Rosae Crucis.