List of Masonic Grand Lodges Asia
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This is a list of all verifiable organizations that claim to be a Masonic Grand Lodge in North Asia.
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 subordinate lodges, while others are tiny, with only a few members split between a handful of local lodges. Sometimes there will only be one Grand Lodge in a given area, but the majority of the time there will be at least two. More often, there will be several competing Grand Lodges claiming the same jurisdictional area, or claiming overlapping areas. This fact leads to debates over legitimacy: Not all Grand Lodges and Grand Orients recognize each other as being legitimate. However, such recognition is not relevant to this list, yet recognition is foundational within the fraternal order. Inclusion in this list only requires the establishment of a physical (as opposed to a virtual, or online) presence, and lodges (regular, unrecognized or clandestine) which acknowledge their governance.
Membership numbers are subject to change; for current figures, check the sources which are indicated in the reference section.
Asia
Country/Region | State or other geographical area | Name | Founded | Lodges | Members | Notes |
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China (Republic of) | Grand Lodge of China, F. & A.M.[1][2] | 1949 | 13 | 567 [3] | ||
Hong Kong | District Grand Lodge of Hong Kong and the Far East [4][5] | 1846 | 20 | A unit of the United Grand Lodge of England[4] | ||
Hong Kong | Provincial Grand Lodge of the Far East [5][6] | 1899[7] | 7[7] | A unit of the Grand Lodge of Ireland[6] | ||
Hong Kong | Japan, Korea, and the Philippines | District Grand Lodge of the Far East [5][8] | 11[9] | A unit of the Grand Lodge of Scotland[8] | ||
India | Provincial Grand Lodge of Ireland In India[10][11] | 1754 | A unit of the Grand Lodge of Ireland | |||
India | Grand Lodge of India A.F.& A.M.[1][12] | 1961 | 360 | 19,205 [3] | ||
India | District Grand Lodge of India[13][14] | 1842 | A unit of Grand Lodge of Scotland | |||
India | Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala | District Grand Lodge of Madras[4][15] | 1767 | 18 | A unit of the United Grand Lodge of England[4] | |
India | Bombay | District Grand Lodge of Bombay[4][16] | A unit of the United Grand Lodge of England[4] | |||
India | Bengal | District Grand Lodge of Bengal[4][17] | A unit of the United Grand Lodge of England[4] | |||
India | Northern India | District Grand Lodge of Northern India[4][18] | A unit of the United Grand Lodge of England[4] | |||
India | Maharashtra | Freemasonry in Mumbai[4][19] | A unit of the United Grand Lodge of England[4] | |||
Israel | Grand Lodge of the State of Israel A.F. & A.M.[1][20] | 1953 | 52 [3] | 2,000 [21] | ||
Israel | The Grand Lodge Jerusalem of Freemasons in Israel.[22][23] | 2013 | 8 | |||
Israel | Le Droit Humain – Israeli Jurisdiction[24][25] | 1989 | DH | |||
Japan | Grand Lodge of Japan[1][26] | 1957 | 16 | 1,753 [3] | ||
Kazakhstan | Grand Lodge of Kazakhstan[27] | 2016 | 4 | 50 | Formed with support of Grand Lodge of Russia from their lodges in Kazakhstan | |
Lebanon | Grand Lodge of F.&A.M of Lebanon | 2018 | ![]() | |||
Lebanon | District Grand Lodge of Lebanon[28][29] | 1860 | 10 | 250+ | Under the Jurisdiction of The Grand Lodge of Antient, Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland | |
Lebanon | District Grand Lodge of Syria & Lebanon[30] | 1912 | 12 | 350+ | Under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of New York | |
Lebanon | The Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia – 2 Active Lodges in Lebanon[31] | 2010 | 2 | 50+ | Under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Washington, D.C. | |
Philippines | Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of the Philippines[1][32] | 1912 | 349 | 22,896 [3] | ||
Philippines | Independent Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of the Philippine Islands[33] | 2006[34] | 14[35] | |||
Philippines | Gran Logia Nacional de Filipinas / Supremo Consejo 33 para Filipinas | 1919 Grande Oriente Español – July 4, 1924 Gran Logia Nacional de Filipinas https://glnf.ph/historia/ | 12 | 1000+ | International Confederation of the United Grand Lodges / Confederation Internationale Des Grandes Unies www.acaciamagazine.org/html/icucgl | |
Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand | District Grand Lodge of the Eastern Archipelago[36] | 1858[37] | A unit of the United Grand Lodge of England | |||
Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand | Provincial Grand Lodge of South East Asia[38] | 2009[39] | 8[40] | A unit of Grand Lodge of Ireland | ||
Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand | District Grand Lodge of the Middle East[41] | 1916[42] | 22[42] | A unit of the Grand Lodge of Scotland |
References
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- ^ GL China website, accessed 17 July 2014
- ^ a b c d e LaBounty, Lars, ed. (2013). 2013 List of Lodges. Springfield, Illinois: Pantagraph Printing and Stationery Co.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l UGLE Districts Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 8 January 2014
- ^ a b c Zetland Hall Website of Masonic Centre, accessed 17 January 2014
- ^ a b Provincial Grand Lodge of the Far East, accessed 15 July 2014
- ^ a b "PGLFE Lodges". PGLFE.org. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ a b Grand Lodge of Scotland, District Grand Lodge of the Far East Archived 17 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 15 July 2014
- ^ "The Grand Lodge of Scotland". www.GrandLodgeScotland.com. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "260 years of Irish Freemasonry in India, 1754–2014 by V. W. Bro. Aniruddha Pradhan". Irish Masonic History and the Jewels of Irish Freemasonry. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ "Provincial Grand Lodges". Grand Lodge of Ireland. Retrieved August 5, 2022.
- ^ GL AFAM India website Archived 16 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 18 January 2014
- ^ "The Grand Lodge of Scotland".
- ^ "District Grand Lodge of India".
- ^ DGL Madras website Archived 21 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine accessed 17 January 2014
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- ^ DGL Bombay, Lodge Leslie Wilson, Installation Meeting Archived 19 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine, attendance of representatives of DGL Northern India, accessed 16 July 2014
- ^ The Silvery Dawn Lodge, Lodge Light Of Asia No.7700EC was consecrated on 05/05/1960.
- ^ GL of the State of Israel website Accessed 17 January 2014
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- ^ Grand Lodge Jerusalem website Accessed 2 April 2014
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- ^ "The Official Website of Grand Lodge of Japan". Archived from the original on 20 August 2017.
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- ^ "IGLPI Home". Independent Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippine Islands. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "Independent Grand Lodge, F & A.M. of the Philippine Islands". Independent Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the Philippine Islands. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
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