General list of masonic Grand Lodges

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This is a general list of masonic Grand Lodges across the World, whether descending from the United Grand Lodge of England or not, "regular" or not.

A Grand Lodge (or "Grand Orient" as it is called in some jurisdictions) is the governing body that supervises "Craft", or "Blue Lodge", Freemasonry in a particular jurisdiction or geographical area.

Membership numbers are subject to evolutions. Please check the sources which are indicated in the reference section.

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[edit] Claiming world wide jurisdiction

Name Founded Lodges Members International Relations Website
United Grand Lodge of Democratic Republics  ?  ?  ?  ? UGDR
Grand Lodge, Ancient Universal Mysteries 1992 9  ? - GLAUM
The Supreme Grand Lodge Of Nuwaubian World Wide Masonic Lodges  ?  ?  ?  ? SGLNWWML

[edit] Africa

[edit] South Africa

Name Founded Lodges Members International Relations Website
Grand Lodge of South Africa 1961 95[1] 3 300 UGLE[2] GLSA

[edit] Togo

Name Founded Lodges Members International Relations Website
Grande Loge Nationale Togolaise 1972 41 1000 UGLE GLNT

[edit] Americas

[edit] Caribbean

Name Founded Lodges Members International Relations Website
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the Caribbean & Jurisdiction 1993 11 ? Prince Hall PHGLC&J

[edit] Brazil

Name Founded Lodges Members International Relations Website
Grand Lodge of Amazonia 1904 40 6 500 -
Grand Lodge of Bahia 1927 129 6 000 -
Grand Orient of Brazil 1822 1700 100 000 UGLE[2], GLB[3] GOB
Grand Lodge of Ceara 1828 117 11 000 -
Grand Lodge of the State of Mato Grosso d. Sud. 1962 56 2 200 UGLE
Grand Lodge of Minas Gerais 1927 250 7 500 -
Grande Oriente do Paraná 1952 92 2800 COMAB, GLB GOP
Grand Lodge of the state of Rio Grande North 1974 18 500 -
Grand Lodge of the state of Rio Grande South 1928 105 3 500 COMAB, GLB
Grand Lodge of the state of Rio De Janeiro 1944 134 8 500 UGLE
Grande Lodge of São Paulo 1927 434 15 000 UGLE GLESP
Grande Loja Maçonica Mixta do Brasil CLIPSAS[4]
Grande Loja Feminina da Maçonaria Brasileira CLIPSAS

[edit] Canada

Name Founded Lodges Members International relations Website
Grand Lodge of Alberta 1905[1] 141 7 732[5] UGLE[2] GLA
Grand Lodge of British Columbia 1871[1] 164 11 251[5] UGLE GLCB
Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario 1855[1] 641 55 072[5] UGLE GLO
Grand Lodge of Manitoba 1875[1] 72 3 121[5] UGLE GLM
Grand Lodge of Québec 1869[1] 94 4 582[5] UGLE[2] GLQ
Grand Lodge of Newfoundland and Labrador 1997 32 2 191[5] UGLE GLTL
Grand Lodge of New Brunswick 1867[1] 51 4 038[5] UGLE GLNB
Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia 1866[1] 114 5 802[5] UGLE GLNE
Grand Lodge of Prince Edward 1875[1] 16 845[5] UGLE GLPE
Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan 1906[1] 94 3 784[5] UGLE GLS
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ontario 1852 11 UGLE GLPHO
Juridiction canadienne du Droit Humain 1976(80) 6 DH-C
Grande Loge Mixte du Québec 1979 GLMdQ
Grande Loge Nationale du Canada 1985 15 CLIPSAS[4] GLNC
Gran Logia de Lengua Española de Canada 2005 5 GLDLES

[edit] Mexico

Name Founded Lodges Members International relations Website
Grand Lodge Unida Mexicana 1883 100 2500 UGLE CGLREU [6]
Grand Lodge of Mexico 1862 229 12 000 -
Gran Logia del Estado de Baja California 1933 26 UGLE CGLREU GLEBC
Gran Logia Benito Juárez del Estado de Coahuila UGLE CGLREU GLBJEC
Gran Logia del Estado de Chiapas UGLE CGLREU
Gran Logia Cosmos del Estado de Chihuahua 6 UGLE CGLREU GLCEC
Gran Logia del Pacífico UGLE CGLREU GLP
Gran Logia El Potosí UGLE CGLREU
Gran Logia del Estado de Nuevo León UGLE CGLREU GLNL
Gran Logia Occidental Mexicana UGLE CGLREU GLOM
Gran Logia Tamaulipas UGLE CGLREU
Gran Logia Valle de México 330 UGLE CGLREU GLVDM
Gran Oriente de México CLIPSAS
Grand Lodge of Mexico, York Rite 1862 13 250 UGLE CGLREU GLMY

[edit] USA

Name Founded Lodges Members[7] International relations Website
Grand Lodge of Alabama 1821[8] ? 32,297 UGLE[2] GL-AL
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Alabama ? 593[9] 30,822 - ?
Grand Lodge of Alaska 1981 20 2,145 UGLE GL-AK
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Alaska ? 5[9] 170 - ?
Grand Lodge of Arizona 1882[8] ? 10 000 UGLE GL-AZ
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Arizona ? 9 313[9] UGLE GLPH-AZ
Grand Lodge of Arkansas 1820 ? 17,699 UGLE GL-AR
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Arkansas ? 3 200[9] 118 - ?
Grand Lodge of California 1850 350 75 000 UGLE GL-CA
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of California ? 87[9] 5 650 UGLE ?
Grand Lodge of Colorado 1861 133 13,737 UGLE GL-CO
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Colorado ? 17[9] 833 UGLE ?
Grand Lodge of Connecticut 1787[8] 93 15,126 UGLE GL-CT
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Connecticut 1873 13 1 500[9] UGLE GLPH-CT
Grand Lodge of Delaware 1806 ? 5,302 UGLE GL-DE
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Delaware ? 17[9] 800 - ?
Grand Lodge of District of Columbia (Washington DC) 1811 36 ? 4 000[10] UGLE GL-DC
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of District of Columbia (Washington DC) 1848 25 5 100[9] UGLE GLPH-DC
Grand Lodge of Florida 1830[8] ? 51,973 UGLE GL-FL
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Florida ? 199[9] 6 500 - ?
Grand Lodge of Georgia 1786 ? 49,341 UGLE GL-GA
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia ? 194[9] 10 107 - ?
Grand Lodge of Hawaii 1989 ? 1,745 UGLE GL-HI
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Hawaii ? 4 ? UGLE GLPH-HI
Grand Lodge of Idaho 1867 ? 4,688 UGLE GL-ID
Grand Lodge of Illinois 1840 ? 72,793 UGLE GL-IL
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the State of Illinois ? ? ? UGLE GLPH-IL
Grand Lodge of Indiana 1818[8] ? 73,380 UGLE GL-IN
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Indiana ? 37[9] 2 100 UGLE ?
Grand Lodge of Iowa 1844[8] ? 25,697 UGLE GL-IA
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Iowa ? 7[9] ? UGLE -
Grand Lodge of Kansas 1856 263 28,863 UGLE GL-KS
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Kansas ? 42[9] 1 392 UGLE -
Grand Lodge of Kentucky 1800[8] ? 51,437 UGLE GL-KY
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Kentucky ? 67[9] 2 400 - ?
Grand Lodge of Louisiana 1812[8] ? 23,666 UGLE GL-LA
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Louisiana ? 169[9] 7 823 - ?
Grand Lodge of Maine 1820[8] ? 22,849 UGLE GL-ME
Grand Lodge of Maryland 1787[8] ? 18,771 UGLE GL-MD
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Maryland ? 98[9] 4 762 UGLE GLPH-MD
Grand Lodge of Massachusetts 1792[8] ? 39,209 UGLE GL-MA
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts ? 27 1 287 UGLE GLPH-MA
Grand Lodge of Michigan 1844[8] ? 45,780 UGLE GL-MI
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Michigan ? 47[9] 2 900 UGLE -
Grand Lodge of Minnesota 1853[8] ? 17,351 UGLE GL-MN
Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Jurisdiction of Minnesota ? 14[9] 400 UGLE -
Grand Lodge of Mississippi 1818[8] ? 22,418 UGLE GL-MS
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Mississippi ? 357[9] 17 910 - ?
Grand Lodge of Missouri 1821[8] ? 51,873 UGLE GL-MO
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Missouri ? 64[9] 2 549 - ?
Grand Lodge of Montana 1866[8] ? 7,474 UGLE GL-MT
Grand Lodge of Nebraska 1857[8] ? 14,840 UGLE GL-NE
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Nebraska ? 8[9] 286 UGLE -
Grand Lodge of Nevada 1865[8] ? 4,862 UGLE GL-NV
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Nevada ? 6[9] 165 - ?
Grand Lodge of New Hampshire 1790[8] ? 7,660 UGLE GL-NH
Grand Lodge of New Jersey 1786[8] ? 31,169 UGLE GL-NJ
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New Jersey ? 52[9] 3 145 UGLE GLPH-NJ
Grand Lodge of New Mexico 1877[8] ? 6,085 UGLE GL-NM
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New Mexico ? ? ? UGLE GLPH-NM
Grand Lodge of the State of New York 1787[8] ? 52,997 UGLE GL-NY
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New York ? 77[9] 6 500 UGLE -
Hiram Grand Lodge of New York ? ? ? ? HGL-NY
Grand Lodge of North Carolina 1787[8] ? 48,092 UGLE GL-NC
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of North Carolina ? 325[9] 18 000 - ?
Grand Lodge of North Dakota 1889[8] ? 3,560 UGLE GL-ND
Grand Lodge of Ohio 1808[8] ? 120,615 UGLE GL-OH
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio ? 62[9] 4 904 UGLE GLPH-OH
Grand Lodge of Oklahoma 1874? [8] ? 30,735 UGLE GL-OK
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Oklahoma ? 129[9] 6 000 - ?
Grand Lodge of Oregon 1851[8] ? 11,559 UGLE GL-OR
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Oregon ? 8[9] 143 UGLE -
National Grand Lodge ? ? ? ? NGL
Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania 1786[8] ? 125,738 UGLE GL-PA
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania ? 107[9] 7 600 UGLE GLPH-PA
Grand Lodge of Rhode Island 1791[8] ? 4,744 UGLE GL-RI
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Rhode Island ? 5[9] 280 UGLE -
Grand Lodge of South Carolina 1783[8] ? 44,278 UGLE GL-SC
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of South Carolina ? 306[9] 16 000 - ?
Palmetto Grand Lodge ? 55 ? ? PGL
Grand Lodge of South Dakota 1875[8] ? 6,796 UGLE GL-SD
Grand Lodge of Tennessee 1813[8] ? 54,143 UGLE GL-TN
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Tennessee ? 172[9] 6 500 - ?
Grand Lodge of Texas 1837[8] ? 105,434 UGLE GL-TX
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas ? 424[9] 10 400 - ?
Antioch Grand Lodge of Texas ? 2 ? ? AGL-TX
Brighter Light Grand Lodge of Texas 1991 5 ? ? BLGL-TX
Joshua Grand Lodge of Texas ? ? ? ? JGL-TX
Grand Lodge of Utah 1872[8] ? 2,070 UGLE GL-UT
Grand Lodge of Vermont 1794[8] ? 7,342 UGLE GL-VT
Grand Lodge of Virginia 1778[8] ? 41,351 UGLE GL-VA
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Virginia ? 208[9] 10 865 UGLE -
Grand Lodge of Washington 1858[8] ? 18,999 UGLE GL-WA
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Washington ? 60[9] 2 958 UGLE GLPH-WA
Grand Lodge of West Virginia 1865[8] ? 24,047 UGLE GL-WV
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of West Virginia ? 25[9] 592 - ?
Grand Lodge of Wisconsin 1843[8] ? 15,736 UGLE GL-WI
Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Wisconsin ? 11[9] 650 UGLE -
Grand Lodge of Wyoming 1874[8] ? 4,684 UGLE GL-WY

Masonic bodies not related to a particular State of the Union:

Name Founded Lodges Members International relations Website
Le Droit Humain, American federation 1903  ?  ?  ? DH-USA
Honorable Order of American Co-Masonry 1909/1994  ?  ?  ? HOACM
George Washington Union 1976 5  ? GLB[3] CLIPSAS[4], SIMPA GWU
Union Grand Lodge of Florida; Belize, Central America; St. John United States Virgin Island 1865  ?  ? Prince Hall UGLFL

[edit] ASIA

[edit] India

Name Founded Lodges Members International relations Website
Grand Lodge of India[1] 1961 315 14 900 UGLE GLI
Confederation of United Grand Lodges of India 2001  ?  ? GLB[3] GLUI

[edit] Israel

Name Founded Lodges Members International relations Website
Grand Lodge of the State of Israel 1953 56 2000 UGLE GLSI
Le Droit Humain Israeli juridiction 1989  ?  ? DH-Israel

[edit] Japan

Name Founded Lodges Members International relations Website
Grand Lodge of Japan[1] 1957 18 2 500 UGLE GLJ

[edit] Philippines

Name Founded Lodges Members International relations Website
Grand Lodge of Philippines[1] 1917 278 16 500 UGLE GLP

[edit] Taiwan

Name Founded Lodges Members International relations Website
Grand Lodge of China[1] 1949 10 750 UGLE[2]  ?

[edit] AUSTRALIA

[edit] Australia

Name Founded Lodges Members International relations Website
Grand Lodge of South Australia and Northern Territory 1884[1] 149 6 000 UGLE GL of South Australia and Northern Territory
Grand Lodge of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory 1888 488[1] 28 000 UGLE GL of NSW and ACT
United Grand Lodge of Victoria 1889 481[1] 24 000 UGLE GL of Victoria
Grand Lodge of Tasmania 1890 58 ?  ? UGLE GL of Tasmania
Grand Lodge of Western Australia 1900[1] 175 6 000 UGLE[2] GL of Western Australia
Grand Lodge of Queensland 1921[1] 379 16 000 UGLE GL of Queensland

Masonic bodies not related to a particular State of the Commonwealth:

Name Founded Lodges Members International relations Website
Le Droit Humain Australian federation 1911 8  ?  ? DH-Australie

[edit] New Zealand

Name Founded Lodges Members International relations Website
Grand Lodge of New Zealand 1890 175 6 000 UGLE GL of New Zealand

[edit] Europe

[edit] Belgium

Name Founded Lodges Members International relations Website
Fédération belge du Droit Humain / Belgische federatie van Droit Humain 1928 61 6 500 « Les Franc-maçons belges », A.M.I.L., S.I.M.P.A. F.B.D.H. / B.F.D.H.
Grande Loge de Belgique / Grootloge van België 1959 52 2 500 « Les Franc-maçons belges », A.M.I.L., S.I.M.P.A. G.L.B.
Grande Loge féminine de Belgique / Vrouwengrootloge van België  ? 33 1 600 « Les Franc-maçons belges », A.M.I.L., C.L.I.P.S.A.S., C.L.I.M.A.F. G.L.F.B. / V.G.L.B.
Grande Loge Régulière de Belgique / Reguliere Grootloge van België 1979 44 1 500 U.G.L.E. G.L.R.B. / R.G.L.B.
Grand Orient de Belgique 1833 108 9 500 « Les Franc-maçons belges » A.M.I.L., S.I.M.P.A. G.O.B.
Lithos - Confédération de Loges / Lithos - Confederatie van Loges 2006 7 200 - L.C.L.

[edit] Germany

Name Founded Lodges Members International relations Website
Le Droit Humain Deutsche Jurisdiktion  ?  ?  ?  ? Deutsche Jurisdiktion DH
Frauen Grossloge von Deutschland 1949 14 CLIMAF FGLvD
Vereinigten Großlogen von Deutschland 1949 470 14000 UGLE[2] VGLvD

[edit] France

Name Founded Lodges Members International relations Website
Fédération française de l'Ordre maçonnique mixte international le Droit humain 1893 518 15250 « Maçonnerie Française », CLIPSAS, GLB[3] FF-DH
Grande Loge de France 1738 / 1894 753 26 300[11] GLB GLDF
Grande Loge féminine de France 1945 / 1952 360 11700 « Maçonnerie Française », CLIMAF, GLB GLFF
Grande Loge féminine de Memphis-Misraïm 1965  ? 1000 CLIPSAS ,« Maçonnerie Française », GLB GLF-MM
Grande Loge française de Memphis-Misraïm 1960 21 300 [11] CLIPSAS, GLB GLFMM
Grande Loge mixte de France 1982 105 2100 [11] « Maçonnerie Française », GLB GLMF
Grande Loge mixte universelle 1973 57 [11] 1000 « Maçonnerie Française », GLB GLMU
Grande Loge nationale française 1913 1268 31000 UGLE GLNF
Grande Loge Traditionnelle et Symbolique Opéra 1958 168 3000 « Maçonnerie Française », GLB GLTSO
Grande Loge unie de France 1994 12 150 [11] - GLUF
Grand Orient de France 1738 / 1773 1045[12] 45000 « Maçonnerie Française », AMIL, SIMPA, GLB GODF
Loge nationale française 1968 25 300 « Maçonnerie Française », GLB LNF
Ordre initiatique et traditionnel de l'Art royal 1974 75 930 [11] - OITAR

[edit] Great Britain

Name Founded Lodges Members International relations Website
Grand Lodge of Scotland 1736 1800  ? GLUA[2] GMLS
United Grand Lodge of England 1717 / 1813 8644 330 000 UGLE UGLE
Grand Lodge of All England 2005  ?  ?  ? GLAE
Regular Grand Lodge of England 2005  ?  ? Own network RGLE

[edit] Italy

Name Founded Lodges Members International relations Website
Grande Oriente d'Italia 1805 670 19000 GLB[3], GLQ[13] GOdI
Gran Loggia d'Italia 1908 420 9500 CLIPSAS, GLB, SIMPA GLdI degli Alam
Gran Loggia Regolare d'Italia 1993 210 3500 UGLE GLRdI

[edit] Portugal

Name Founded Lodges Members International relations Website
Grande Loja Regular de Portugal 1991 36  ? GLNF GLRP

[edit] Switzerland

Name Founded Lodges Members International relations Website
Grande Loge Suisse Alpina 1844 79[14] 4000 UGLE GLSA
Fédération Suisse du Droit Humain 1896  ?  ?  ? FS-DH
Grand Orient de Suisse 1959 20[15]  ? CLIPSAS , GLB GOS
Grande Loge Féminine de Suisse 1976 17[16] 350 CLIMAF GLFS

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Ref:GLs Information
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Official list on the United Grand Lodge of England website
  3. ^ a b c d e Official list on the Grand Lodge of Belgium website
  4. ^ a b c Official list of CLIPSAS Masonic Bodies
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 2005 statistics:Masonic Service Association of North America accessed 11/28/2007
  6. ^ Confederación de Grandes Logias Regulares de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos.
  7. ^ Unless other mention, reference is: Masonic Service Association statistics for 2005.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an Ref: Paul Bessel's Website
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al Ref: Paul Bessel PH statistics
  10. ^ ref
  11. ^ a b c d e f Quid 2007
  12. ^ Source: GODF
  13. ^ Official list on the Grand Lodge of Quebec website
  14. ^ Source (19/07/2007)
  15. ^ Ref (07/19/2007)
  16. ^ Ref (07/19/2007)
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