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This is a list of all organizations that claim to be a Masonic Grand Lodge. A Masonic "Grand Lodge" (also "Grand Orient") is the governing body that supervises and governs the individual "Lodges" of Freemasons in any particular geographical area or "jurisdiction", (usually corresponding to a national boundary or other major political unit). Some are large, with thousands of members divided into hundreds of subordinate Lodges. Others are tiny, with only a few members in one or two subordinate Lodges. Sometimes there will be only one Grand Lodge in a given area. More often, however, there will be several competing Grand Lodges claiming the same jurisdictional area, or claiming overlapping areas. This leads to debates over legitimacy. Not all Grand Lodges and Grand Orients recognize each other as being legitimate.

The Grand Lodges listed are grouped according to mutual-recognition blocks.

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

"Mainstream" Anglo/US recognition network

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The Grand Lodges listed in this section form the largest recognition network in Freemasonry. All adhere to common membership requirements (such as a belief in Deity, limited to men only, and no discussion of religion or politics, etc.) There is no over-arching supervising body that controls the network or determines who is and is not part of the network. Each Grand Lodge keeps its own list of other Grand Lodges that it recognizes, and while these lists overlap considerably there are differences and disagreements. Thus, while an individual Grand Lodge may not be recognized by every single one of the Grand Lodges within in the network, it is included here if it is recognized by many of them (and significant disagreements are noted).

Jurisdictional area Grand Lodge Name Founded Lodges Members Notes
Benin Grand Loge du Bénin[1] 1995[2] 11[2] 350[2]
Burkina Faso Grand Lodge of Burkina Faso
Cameroon Grand Lodge of Cameroon
Canada (Alberta) Grand Lodge of Alberta 1905[3] 141 7,732[4]
Canada (British Columbia and Yukon) Grand Lodge of British Columbia & the Yukon 1871[3] 164 11,251[4]
Canada (Manitoba) Grand Lodge of Manitoba 1875[3] 72 3,121[4]
Canada (New Brunswick) Grand Lodge of New Brunswick 1867[3] 51 4,038[4]
Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Grand Lodge of Newfoundland and Labrador 1997 32 2,191[4]
Canada, (Nova Scotia) Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia 1866[3] 114 5 802[4]
Canada, (Ontario) Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario 1855[3] 641 55,072[4]
Canada (Prince Edward Island) Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island 1875[3] 16 845[4]
Canada (Québec) Grande Loge du Québec 1869[3] 94 4,582[4]
Canada (Saskatchewan) Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan 1906[3] 94 3,784[4]
Congo, Democratic Republic of Grand Lodge of Congo
Côte d'Ivoire Grand Lodge of the Ivory Coast[1]
Gabon Grande Loge du Gabon[1]
Ghana Grand Lodge of Ghana
Guinea National Grand Lodge of Guinea
Liberia Grand Lodge of the Republic of Liberia
Madagascar National Grand Lodge of Madigascar
Mali National Grand Lodge of Mali
Mauritius Grande Loge de Maurice 2005 8
Mexico (all states) York Grand Lodge of Mexico, F. & A.M [1] 1862 13 250 Also part of the CGLREUM sub-network (see below)
Morocco Regular Grand Lodge of the Kingdom of Morocco
Senegal Grande Loge du Sénégal[1]
South Africa Grand Lodge of South Africa[1] 1961 95[3] 3,300[3]
Togo Grande Loge Nationale Togolaise[1] 1972 41 600[3]
United States (Alabama) Grand Lodge of Alabama [2] 1821[5] 32,297
United States (Alaska) Grand Lodge of Alaska [3] 1981 20[6] 2,145
United States (Arizona) Grand Lodge of Arizona [4] 1882[5] 10,000
United States (Arizona) Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Arizona [5] 9 313[7]
United States (Arkansas) Grand Lodge of Arkansas [6] 1820 17,699

Prince Hall Affiliation (PHA) sub-network

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These Grand Lodges directly trace their descent from from African Lodge no. 459. Membership requirements and landmarks are the same as those in the "Mainstream" Anglo/US network. All of these Grand Lodges recognize each other, and most are recognized by the "Mainstream" network. However, such recognition is not universal and because there are significant disagreements they are listed here separately as a sub-network.

Jurisdictional area Grand Lodge Name Founded Lodges Members Notes
Canada (Ontario) Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ontario 1852 11
United States (Alabama) Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Alabama 1870[8] 593[7] 30,822
United States (Alaska) Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Alaska 1969[9] 5[7] 170
United States (Arkansas) Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Arkansas [7] 1870[8] 118 3,200[7]

Confederación de Grandes Logias Regulares de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos (CGLREUM) sub-network

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These Mexican Grand Lodges all share the same membership requirements and landmarks as the "Mainstream" network. All recognize each other, and they are recognized by most of the "Mainstream" Grand Lodges in the United States and Canada. However, there are significant disagreements when it comes to other Masonic Jurisdictions (most notably the United Grand Lodge of England and the Grand Lodge of Scotland) and so they are listed here separately, as a sub-network.

Jurisdictional area Grand Lodge Name Founded Lodges Members Notes
Mexico (all states) York Grand Lodge of Mexico, F. & A.M [8] 1862 13 250 Recognized by UGLE and GL Scotland, and so is also considered part of the "Mainstream" network (see above)
Mexico (all states) Gran Logia Unida Mexicana 1883 100 2,500
Mexico (all states) York Grand Lodge of Mexico, F. & A.M [9] 1862 13 250
Mexico (all states) Gran Logia Unida Mexicana 1883 100 2,500
Mexico (Baja California) Gran Logia de Estado de Baja California [10] 1933 26
Mexico (Coahuila) Gran Logia Benito Juárez del Estado de Coahuila [11]
Mexico (Chiapas) Gran Logia del Estado de Chiapas
Mexico (Estado de Mexico) Gran Logia "del Estado de Mexico" [12] 1997 18
Mexico (Durango) Gran Logia "Guadalupe Victoria" del Estado de Durango [13] 1923 10 250
Mexico (Chihuahua) Gran Logia Cosmos AC del R. E. A. y A. del Estado de Chihuahua [14] 6
Mexico (Nuevo León) Gran Logia del Estado de Nuevo León [15]
Mexico (Pacifico) Gran Logia del Pacífico [16]
Mexico (Tamaulipas) Gran Logia Tamaulipas

Other networks of Prince Hall style Grand Lodges

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The Grand Lodges in this section maintain the same membership requirements and landmarks as the "Mainstream" network and the Prince Hall Affiliation sub-network, but they are not recognized by any of the Grand Lodges within either network. Some were once part of the Prince Hall Affiliation sub-network, but separated from that network due to internal squabbles and formed their own independent organizations. Others were never part of the PHA network, and can be considered self-created. They are often derided by the PHA network as being "Bogus".

Jurisdictional area Grand Lodge Name Founded Lodges Members Notes

(CLIPSAS) network

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The Grand Lodges in this section are all members of the Centre de Liaison et d'Information des Puissances maçonniques Signataires de l'Appel de Strasbourg, an organization of Continental style Grand Lodges. They share common liberal membership requirements and landmarks (such as admitting atheists and significant involvement in politics). While not universal, many admit women as well as men. While these Grand Lodges recognize the Grand Lodges in the "Mainstream" Anglo/US network, that recognition is not reciprocated. The Grand Lodges in this network are considered "irregular" by the "Mainstream" network.

Jurisdictional area Grand Lodge Name Founded Lodges Members Notes
Benin Grand Bénin de la République du Bénin[10][11] 1967[12]
Cameroon Grand Orient & Loge Unis du Cameroun
Congo, Republic of Grands Orient & Loge Associés du Congo
Congo, Democratic Republic of Grand Orient du Congo
Côte d'Ivoire Le droit Humain - Juridiction de la Côte d'Ivoire
Guinea Le droit Humain - Juridiction de la Guinée Conackry
Madagascar Le droit Humain - Juridiction de Madagascar
Mali Le droit Humain - Juridiction de Mali[1][13] 1
Mauritius Le droit Humain - Juridiction de la Ile Maurice 1
Canada (all Provinces) Grande Loge Nationale du Canada 1985 15
Senegal Le droit Humain - Juridiction de Sénégal
South Africa South African Federation, The International Order of Co-Freemasonry, Le Droit Humain[14] 1912 4
Togo Le droit Humain - Juridiction de Togo

Grand Lodges in the GLFF Network

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Jurisdictional area Grand Lodge Name Founded Lodges Members Notes
Cameroon Grande Loge Féminine du Cameroun 1 member of GLFF
Gabon Grande Loge Féminine du Gabon GLFF
Senegal Grande Loge Féminine du Sénégal GLFF

See also

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Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g World GLs from Paul Bessel's website
  2. ^ a b c GLs Information from Paul Bessel's website
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Reference:GLs Information Cite error: The named reference "Bessel_GLsI" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 2005 statistics:Masonic Service Association of North America accessed 28 November 2007
  5. ^ a b Origins of US Grand Lodges
  6. ^ Grand Lodge of Alaska website
  7. ^ a b c d Ref: Paul Bessel PH statistics
  8. ^ a b Ref: Freemasonry.bcy Prince Hall
  9. ^ Freemasonry.bcy Prince Hall
  10. ^ CLIPSAS at Paul Bessel's website. Accessed 2011-10-21.
  11. ^ Grand Bénin website Accessed 27 December 2013
  12. ^ Grand Bénin de la République du Bénin - Son Histoire 1997, Accessed 27 December 2013
  13. ^ website
  14. ^ SAF- Droit Humain website