| Rank |
Color |
| Vice Supreme Master |
Blue Cape and Chapeau |
| Master |
Gold Cape and Chapeau |
| District Marshall |
Green Cape and Chapeau |
| Faithful Navigator |
White Cape and Chapeau |
| Assembly Commander |
Purple Cape and Chapeau |
| Color Corps Members |
Red Cape and White Chapeau |
The Fourth Degree is the highest degree of the order. Members of this degree are addressed as "Sir Knight". The primary purpose of the Fourth Degree is to foster the spirit of patriotism and to encourage active Catholic citizenship. Fewer than 18% of Knights join the Fourth Degree, which is optional.[17] A Knight is eligible to join the Fourth Degree after one year from the date of his First Degree.
Assemblies are distinct from councils and are led by a separate set of elected officers. The Supreme Board of Directors appoints a Supreme Master, currently Joseph P. Schultz, and twenty Vice Supreme Masters to govern the Fourth Degree. Each Vice Supreme Master oversees a Province which is then broken up into Districts. The Supreme Master appoints District Masters to supervise several assemblies.
Each assembly is led by a Navigator. Other elected assembly officers include the Captain, Admiral, Pilot, Scribe, Purser, Comptroller, Sentinels and Trustees. A Friar and Color Corps Commander are appointed by the Navigator. Assembly officers are properly addressed by using the title "faithful" (e.g. Faithful Navigator). Assemblies are numbered in the order in which they chartered into the Order and are named by the local membership.
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Fourth Degree Chapeau
