The Royal Arch ceremonies were actively worked in Jersey during the
early part of the 19th Century and the Chapter of Harmony, which was
established in 1829 has been foremost in this, right up to the present
day. The original documents are no longer in existence, but there was
a Lodge of Harmony formed in 1809 but ceased in 1832. It is most
probable that the Chapter was formed in association with that Lodge and
later attached to the Yarborough Lodge.
There was a Césarée Chapter formed in 1865 which ceased
in 1910 when the charter was returned to Supreme Grand Chapter together
with the minute books and attendance records. Recently these documents
have come to light in the Grand Lodge Library and Museum, and have now
been returned to Jersey. They are currently being reviewed and details
will be added to the chapter page in due course. The Chapter was
reformed in 1969 as La Césarée Chapter
The Royal Sussex Chapter was another early chapter - being formed in
1849 and later taking over the Mechanical Chapter in 1860.
The Mechanical Chapter had been formed in 1817 and was attached to the
Mechanical Lodge now called the Duke of Normandy Lodge. It was reformed
in 1925.
All the other chapters are of much more recent origin, namely the Jersey
Chapter of Unity in 1979, Prince of Wales Chapter in 1982,and the
Jersey Chapter of Installed Principals in 2001.