Structure of the Knights Templar

Three Levels Of The Knights Templar

The Knights Templar operate on a local, state and national level. But their religious activities extend across international borders as well. Nationally, there is The Grand Encampment of Knights Templar. This unit defines the rituals and laws governing state and local level organizations.

The state level is called A Grand Commandery of Knights Templar. This organization represents members of a state or an area of equivalent size.

Finally, the local level unit is called a Commandery of Knights Templar. There are almost 1,600 Commanderies in communities across the United States, Germany, Italy and Mexico, with over 260,000 members. Indiana Grand Commandery is made up of 56 constituent Commanderies, with a total membership of approximately 7,000.

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