Most Excellent Companion Gabriel GHERASIM
HIGH PRIEST OF THE SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER OF ROYAL ARCH MASONS OF ROMANIA
SOVEREIGN MASTER OF THE “EUROPE” COUNCIL OF THE ALLIED MASONIC DEGREES (
AMD )
PAST ILLUSTRIOUS GRAND MASTER (2007 – 2010) OF THE GRAND COUNCIL OF
ROYAL AND SELECT MASONS OF ROMANIA
DATE AND PLACE OF
BIRTH: April
27th 1960, Bucharest
PROFESSIONAL
FORMATION:
Engineer (Faculty of
Automation), Ph.D. in National Security and Defence (National Defence
University)
MARITAL STATUS:
married,
one child
INITIATIONS AND
MASONIC PERFECTION:
2001-2002 –
Degrees of the
Symbolic Masonry (Apprentice, Companion, Master Mason)
R.L.”Demnitatea Romaneasca” no. 103 – Bucharest
April 2004 –
Capitular
Degrees (Mark Master, Past Worshipful Master, Excellent Master, Royal
Arch Mason)-
”Demnitatea Romaneasca” Chapter
no. 17– Bucharest
April 2004 – Cryptic
Degrees (Royal Master, Select Master) – Council „Demnitatea Romaneasca”
no. 14 – Bucharest
December 2004 –
Chivalry Orders (Order of the Red Cross, Order of Malta, Order of the
Temple) - Knights Templar Commandery U.D. no. 1 –
Romania
2005 - Order of the Societas Rosicruciana in Romania
First Order : 1st grade-Zelator, 2nd
grade-Theoricus, 3rd grade-Practicus, 4th grade Philosophus
Second Order
: 5th grade-Adeptus Minor, 6th
grade-Adeptus Major,
7th grade-Adeptus Exemptus
February 2006 – Order of the Allied Masonic Degrees of the USA (AMD) : 1st
grade-Royal Ark Mariner, 2nd grade-Secret Monitor
March 2006 –
Orders of the
Red Cross of Constantine, of Holy Sepulchre and of St. John the
Evangelist - Conclave n. 10 – St. John the Baptist
2006 - Order of
Anointed High Priesthood (Order of the Past High Priests)
2006 - Order of the
Silver Trowel (Order of the Past Illustrious Masters)
February 2008 - Order of the Allied Masonic Degrees of the USA (AMD) : 3rd
grade-Knight of Constantinople, 4th grade-Saint Lawrence the
Martyr
February 2009 - Order of the Allied
Masonic Degrees of the USA (AMD) : 5th grade-Architect, 6th
grade-Superintendent
February 2011 - 8th
Grade-Magister and 9th Grade-Magus of the Order of the Societas
Rosicruciana in Civitatibus Foederatis
February 2011 -
Knight of the
Order of the
Royal Society of Knights Occidental
February 2011 - Order of the Allied Masonic Degrees of the USA (AMD) : 7th
grade-Grand Tilers of Solomon, 8th grade-Master of Tyre, 9th
grade-Excellent Master
May 2011 - Order of the Allied Masonic Degrees of the USA (AMD) : 10th
grade-Installed Sovereign Master
DIGNITIES:
2002-2005 – Expert,
Second Supervisor and First Supervisor -R.L. „Demnitatea Romaneasca” no.
103 – Bucharest
2005-2007 –
Worshipful Master of R.L. „Demnitatea Romaneasca” no. 103 – Bucharest
2005-2006 – High
Priest of „Demnitatea Romaneasca” Chapter no. 17 of Royal Arch Masons-
Bucharest
2005-2006 –
Illustrious Master of „Demnitatea Romaneasca” Council no. 14 of Cryptic
Masons – Bucharest
2005-2006 – Recorder
of Commandery no. 1 “King Ferdinand” of Knights Templar of Romania
2006–2008 – Eminent
Commander of Commandery no. 1 “King Ferdinand” of Knights Templar
of Romania
2005-2007 – Grand
Treasurer of the Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Romania
2005-2007 - Grand
Treasurer of the Supreme Grand Council of Royal and Select Masons of
Romania
2007 – General
Treasurer of Societas Rosicruciana in Romania
2007-2009 – Grand
King of the Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Romania
2007-2010 –
Illustrious Grand Master of the Supreme Grand Council of Royal and
Select Masons of Romania
2009 –
Most Puissant
Sovereign of St. John the Baptist Conclave no. 1,
Masonic and Military Order of the Red Cross of Constantine and of
the Appendant Orders
2009 - Grand
Generalissimo of the Grand Commandery "King Ferdinand I" of Knights
Templar of Romania
September 2010 -
Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery "King Ferdinand I" of Knights
Templar of Romania
February 2011 - Magus
of the Grand Council of the Societas Rosicruciana in Civitatibus
Foederatis
May 2011 – First
Substitute of Societas Rosicruciana in Romania
May 2011 – Sovereign
Master of the “Europe” Council of the Allied Masonic Degrees (AMD)
AWARDS:
March 2007 – Member
of Honour of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Portugal
March 2007 – Member
of Honour of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masons of Portugal
May 2007 – Member of
Honour of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masons of Italy
May 2007 – Member of
Honour of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar
of Italy
June 2007 – Honorific
Diploma of the Romanian York Rite
October 2007 – Member
of Honour of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Ohio, U.S.A.
March 2008 - Honorary
Illustrious Grand Master of the Supreme Grand Council of Royal and
Select Masons in Portugal
March 2008 –
Honorific Diploma of „King Ferdinand I” Commandery of Knights Templar
of Romania
May 2009 – Romanian
Masonic Order in the Degree of Knight
–National Grand Lodge of Romania
June 2009 - Order of
Knight Commander of the Temple – Grand Encampment of Knights Templar,
USA
August 2009 - Order
of the Knight York Cross of Honour – Convent General, USA
August 2009 – Order
of Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests - Grand Encampment of Knights
Templar, USA
February 2011 - Order
of the Knight York Grand Cross of Honour with one Quadrant
– Convent General, USA
March 2011 - Honorary
Illustrious Grand Master of the Supreme Grand Council of Royal and
Select Masons in Portugal
May 2011 – Honorary
Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Italy
February 2012 – Knight York Grand Cross of Honour with Two Quadrants.
February 2013 – Knight York Grand Cross of Honour
with Three Quadrants.
INTERNATIONAL
PARTICIPATIONS:
February 2005 –
Masonic Week – Washington DC – USA
March 2005 – The
Annual Meeting of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, of the Grand
Council of Royal and Select Masons and of the Grand Commandery of
Knights Templar of Portugal – Braganca
May 2005 – The Annual
Meeting of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, of the Grand Council
of Royal and Select Masons and of the Grand Commandery of Knights
Templar of Italy – Rome
October 2005 – The
Triennial of the General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
International and of the General Grand Council of Royal and Select
Masons International – Rapid City – USA
February 2006 –
Masonic Week - Washington DC – USA
March 2006 – The
Annual Meeting of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, of the Grand
Council of Royal and Select Masons and of the Grand Commandery of
Knights Templar of Portugal- Lisbon
May 2006 – The Annual
Meeting of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, of the Grand Council
of Royal and Select Masons and of the Grand Commandery of Knights
Templar of Italy - Rome
March 2007
- The Annual Meeting of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons,
of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masons and of the Grand
Commandery of Knights Templar of Portugal- Lisbon
May 2007 – The Annual
Meeting of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, of the Grand Council
of Royal and Select Masons and of the Grand Commandery of Knights
Templar of Italy - Florence
October 2007 – The
Conclave of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Ohio – Columbus –
USA
February 2008 –
Masonic Week – Alexandria – Virginia – USA
March 2008 – The
Annual Meeting of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, of the Grand
Council of Royal and Select Masons and of the Grand Commandery of
Knights Templar of Portugal- Lisbon
May 2008 – The Annual
Meeting of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, of the Grand Council
of Royal and Select Masons and of the Grand Commandery of Knights
Templar of Italy – Rome
August 2008 – The
Triennial of the General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons
International and of the General Grand Council of Royal and Select
Masons International – Indianapolis – Indiana – USA
October 2008 – The
Annual Meeting of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons and of the
Grand Council of Royal and Select Masons of the Principality of Monaco –
Monte Carlo
February 2009 –
Masonic Week – Alexandria – Virginia – USA
March 2009 – The
Annual Meeting of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, of the Grand
Council of Royal and Select Masons and of the Grand Commandery of
Knights Templar of Portugal- Lisbon
May 2009 – The Annual
Meeting of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, of the Grand Council
of Royal and Select Masons and of the Grand Commandery of Knights
Templar of Italy – Cagliari
August 2009 – The
Triennial of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar - Roanoke, Virginia
– USA
October 2010 – The
Conclave of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Ohio – Columbus –
USA
February 2011 -
Masonic Week - Alexandria - Virginia - USA
March 2011 – The 2nd
Conference of European Department of Knights Templar, Lisbon - Portugal
March 2011 – The
Annual Meeting of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, of the Grand
Council of Royal and Select Masons and the Conclave of the Grand
Commandery of Knights Templar of Portugal – Lisbon
May 2011 - The Annual
Meeting of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, of the Grand Council
of Royal and Select Masons and the Conclave of the Grand Commandery of
Knights Templar of Italy – Cosenza
August 2011 – The 68th Triennial of the General Grand Chapter International of the Royal arch Masons and the 44th Triennial of the General Grand Council International of the Cryptic Masons – USA, Raleigh, NC
February 2012 -
Masonic Week - Alexandria - Virginia - USA
March 2012 – Annual Meeting of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, of the Grand Council of Royal and Selected Master Masons and of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Portugal - Lisbon
May 2012 - Annual Convent of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, of the Grand Council of Royal and Selected Masons and of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Italy - Rome
February 2013 – Masonic Week - Reston, Virginia, USA
March 2013 – Annual Meeting of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Austria - Vienna
Martie 2013 - Annual Meeting of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, of the Grand Council of Royal and Selected Masons and of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Portugal - Lisbon
Mai 2013 - Annual Meeting of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, of the Grand Council of Royal and Selected Masons and of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Italy - Rome
June 2013 – Annual Meeting of the Legal Grand Lodge of Portugal - Coimbra
November 2013 – Conference of the York Rite of Latin America – Guatemala City, Guatemala
February 2014 – Masonic Week - Reston, Virginia, USA
March 2014 - Annual Meeting of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Austria – Vienna
March 2014 - Annual Meeting of the Grand Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons, of the Grand Council of Royal and Selected Masons and
of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Portugal - Lisbon