International Masonic Union Catena

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The International Masonic Union Catena is an international organization of Masonic organizations. The organizations involved are considered irregular by the United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) and most other Anglo-Saxon Grand Lodges.

History

The organization was created in 1961 by the Nederlandse grootloge der gemengde vrijmetsalerij, Humanitas – Freimaurergroßloge für Frauen und Männer in Deutschland and Österreichischer Universaler Freimaurerorden - Humanitas. It is only for mixed masonic organizations.

The Catena is open only to lodges that acknowledge a Supreme Being (Great Architect of the Universe).

Members

Present members

• Humanitas – Freimaurergroßloge für Frauen und Männer in Deutschland (Germany)
• Österreichischer Universaler Freimaurerorden - Humanitas (Austria)
• Jus Humanum Suecia (Sweden)
• Order of the Ancient Free Masonry for Men and Women (United Kingdom)
• Grande Loja Arquitetos de Aquario (Brasil)
• Tsjechischer Universaler Freimaurerorden - Humanitas (Tshechia)
• Groupement Maconnique de Loges Mixtes et Indépendentes (France)

Former members

• Nederlandse grootloge der gemengde vrijmetsalerij

See also

• CLIPSAS
• Grand Orient of Belgium
• Grande Loge Nationale Française
• International Secretariat of the Masonic Adogmatic Powers

Source

• International Masonic Union Catena
• Gemischte Freimaurerlogen (German)
• Henderson, Kent & Pope, Tony: Freemasonry Universal, 2 vols, Global Masonic Publications, Melbourne 1998, 2000, vol 2 p 6.