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This is a list of all verifiable organizations that claim to be a Masonic Grand Lodge in the Caribbean. A Masonic "Grand Lodge" (or sometimes "Grand Orient") is the governing body that supervises the individual "Lodges of Freemasons" in a particular geographical area, known as its "jurisdiction" (usually corresponding to a sovereign state or other major geopolitical unit).
A Masonic "Grand Lodge" (or sometimes "Grand Orient") is the governing body that supervises the individual "Lodges of Freemasons" in a particular geographical area, known as its "jurisdiction" (usually corresponding to a sovereign state or other major geopolitical unit). Some are large, with thousands of members divided into hundreds of ...
The inaugural Masonic lodge in the Caribbean, Parham Lodge, was established in Antigua on January 31, 1738, under a charter from the Grand Lodge of England. The second island to experience the establishment of Freemasonry was Jamaica in 1739, followed by Barbados in March 1740 with the formation of Saint Michael Lodge.
The District Grand Lodge of Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean is the local masonic authority under the United Grand Lodge of England. It is responsible in Barbados for six Craft lodges, [4] and (through its associated Holy Royal Arch authority) three Royal Arch chapters. Albion Lodge No 196 (see above) is the oldest.
Grande Loja Maçônica do Estado do Acre (Grand Lodge of the State of Acre) (GLEAC) [12] [13] 1973 18 762 [5] CMI, CMSB: Brazil Grande Loja Tradicional Do Brasil [14] 2019 10 [[List of Masonic Grand Lodges) CMSA CGLEM Brazil Alagoas Grande Loja Maçônica do Estado de Alagoas (Grand Lodge of the State of Alagoas) [12] [15] 1959 20 450 [5] CMI ...
The Grand Lodge of the Dominican Republic is a federation of Masonic lodges with jurisdiction in the Dominican Republic. Founded October 24, 1858, [ 1 ] it holds relations with the United Grand Lodge of England and is a member of the Inter-American Masonic Confederation (Confederación Masónica Interamericana).
In 1908, there were eleven recorded Masonic Lodges which included three Grand Lodges, two Craft Lodges, and two Rose Croix Chapters. During slavery, the Lodges were open to all "freeborn" men. According to the Jamaican 1834 census, that potentially included 5,000 free black men and 40,000 free coloureds (mixed-race).
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