Prince Hall Masonry Recognition details
Non-U.S. Jurisdictions
The information in this chart was prepared by Paul M. Bessel,
Executive Secretary of the Masonic Leadership Center. Please contact me with any additional information, or any comments or
suggestions. My email address is paul@bessel.org
Canada
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The following information is from Peter Renzland:
There is a "mainstream" GL in each of
the 10 provinces.
There are UGLE lodges in QC and NS, and there are GLS
lodges in NL
There are PHA GL's in AB and ON, and there are PHA lodges
in
BC (PHGLWA), AB (PHGLAB), MB (PHGLMN), ON (PHGLON), QC (PHGLON).
AB: The GLAB recognizes PHGL of CT(1997)
The GLAB voted "All PHA Regular" 1992-06-13
The PHGLAB (formed 1997-06-07) has 4 lodges in AB
BC: The GLBC recognizes PHGL of WA,CT(1996) OR(1998) ON(2001)
The PHGLWA has 1 lodge in BC (True Resolution Lodge No. 16
F.&A.M.).
MB: The GLMB recognizes PHGL of CT(1995) OR(1998) MN(1999)
The GLMB voted "All PHA Regular" 1992-06-16
The PHGLMN has 1 lodge in MB (Regent Lodge No. 5).
NB: The GLNB recognizes PHGL of ON(1992-05-08) CT(1994-05-13)
NL: The GLNL recognizes no PHGL!
The 31 (formerly UGLE and GLS) lodges repudiated their previous
PHA
recognition by (leaving the UGLE and GLS and) forming the GLNL
1997-11-01.
The 11 (GLS-DGL-NL) lodges recognize PHGL of MA(1996-11-07)
CT(2000-11-02)
NS: The GLNS recognizes PHGL of ON(1994-06-03) CT(1996-06-07)
The GLNS voted "All PHA Regular" 1993-06-04
ON: The GLCPO recognizes no PHGL!
The GLCPO voted "acknowledge legitimacy of origin of PHA"
1992-07-15
GLCPO ignored PH recognition offers: ON(1900) ON(1991-08-13)
CT(1994-10-29)
The PHGLON&J (formed 1856-08-25) has 9 lodges in ON (1 4 9 20 25
26 27
29 32).
The PHGLON&J offered intervisitation recognition to all Canadian
GL's
1991-08-13
The PHGLON&J recognizes MSGL of NB QC NS BC. Intervisitation:
PE
PE: The GLPE recognizes PHGL of MA,CT(2001)
The GLPE voted "All PHA Regular" "for visitation purposes"
1992-06-20
QC: The GLQC recognizes PHGL of ON(1992-06-04) CT(1994-06-02)
OR(1998-06-24)
The PHGLON&J has 2 lodges in QC (Mount Moria No.24, King David
No.30).
The GLQC ratified "All PHA Regular" 1992-06-04
SK: The GLSK recognizes PHGL of CT(1995-06) CO(1999-09)
"Will recognize PHA GL's on request, if UGLE-recognized."
(1999-03-20
Dixon)
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| Prince Hall Grand Lodges or Prince Hall Masonry in
general have also been recognized by the following 8 (out of 10) Grand Lodges in Canada: |
British Columbia recognizes the following Prince Hall Grand Lodges:
Washington, Connecticut, Oregon, Ontario |
Alberta recognizes the
following Prince Hall Grand Lodges:
Connecticut - status concerning the PH GL of Alberta is unclear |
| Saskatchewan
recognized
the Prince Hall Grand Lodges of Colorado and Connecticut in September of
1999 |
Manitoba recognizes the following Prince Hall Grand Lodges:
Minnesota, Connecticut, Oregon |
Quebec recognizes the following Prince Hall Grand Lodges:
Ontario, Connecticut, Oregon - possibly Massachusetts |
New Brunswick recognized the following Prince Hall Grand Lodges:
Ontario |
Nova Scotia, June 6-7, 1996, in 1996 Nova Scotia Proceedings at page 90 -
recognizes the following Prince Hall Grand Lodges
Ontario, Connecticut |
Prince Edward Island recognized the following Prince Hall Grand Lodge:
Ontario |
Europe
| United Grand Lodge of England |
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Massachusetts (Dec. 14, 1994)
Michigan |
Minnesota
Nebraska
New Mexico
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Washington
Wisconsin
Liberia |
| Grand Lodge of France |
since the 1950's |
| Ireland |
(I don't have details about when this was done,
but Ireland is said to recognize the Prince Hall Grand Lodges of
Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, Ohio, Illinois) |
| Scotland |
Recognized the Prince Hall Grand Lodges of
Massachusetts, Connecticut |
| Netherlands (Grand Orient) |
June 1995 (said to recognize Prince Hall Grand
Lodges of Massachusetts and Connecticut) |
| Belgium (Regular Grand Lodge) |
March 1996 (said to recognize Prince Hall Grand
Lodges of Massachusetts, Oregon, Wisconsin) |
| United Grand Lodges of Germany |
April 1997 (said to recognize Prince Hall Grand
Lodges of Connecticut, Massachusetts) |
| Austria |
February 1999 for PH GL of Massachusetts
and October 1999 for the Ph GL of Indiana |
Asia
| Philippines |
November 1997 (recognized PH GL of Washington) |
| Japan |
May 1998 (recognized PH GL of Washington) |
Australia & New Zealand
| New South Wales & ACT (Australian Capital Territory) |
Colorado, Illinois and Indiana PH GLs (and has sought to establish fraternal relations with 12
others) |
| Queensland |
Indiana, Oregon and Washington PH GLs (said to have sought to establish relations with all other PH GLs) |
| South Australia & Northern Territory |
Massachusetts & Connecticut PH GLs |
| Tasmania |
Massachusetts, Connecticut, California & Hawaii, Washington and Wisconsin PH GLs |
| Victoria |
Connecticut and Indiana PH GLs |
| Western Australia |
either recognizes, or said to want to recognize, the following Prince Hall GLs - California-Hawaii, Colorado, Connecticut, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington, Wisconsin, Liberia
(based on a letter from the Grand Secretary of Western Australia, May 16,
2001) |
| New Zealand |
Massachusetts and Connecticut PH GLs |
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