Masonic Grand Lodges – Year Founded
The purpose of this webpage is to attempt to list the year of founding of every group that calls itself a Masonic Grand Lodge in the world.
There are some disputes about the dates of founding of some Grand Lodges. I have attempted to use the most well-researched sources for the dates that are listed on this webpage.
It should also be noted that some Grand Lodges did not become widely recognized (at least in the U.S.) until much later than the year in which they were founded. (The Grand Lodge of Sweden is one example of this.)
If anyone has any suggestions for additions or changes on this webpage, please contact Paul M. Bessel at paulb’at’bessel.org
| United Grand Lodge of England | 1717 (“Premier” Grand Lodge) 1751 (Antients Grand Lodge) 1813 (United Grand Lodge of England) |
| Grand Lodge of Ireland | 1725 |
| Grand Lodge of France | 1728, 1894 |
| Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania | 1731 |
| Grand Lodge of Massachusetts | 1733 |
| Grand Lodge of Georgia | 1735 |
| Grand Lodge of Scotland | 1736 |
| Grand Lodge of South Carolina | 1737 |
| Grand Lodge of the Three Globes (Germany) | 1740, 1947 |
| Grand Lodge of Denmark | 1743 |
| Grand East of the Netherlands | 1756 |
| Grand Lodge of Sweden | 1760 |
| Grand Land Lodge of Germany | 1770, 1947 |
| Grand Orient of France | 1773 |
| Grand Lodge of Virginia | 1778 |
| Grand Lodge of New York | 1781 |
| Grand Lodge of New Jersey | 1786 |
| Grand Lodge of Maryland | 1787 |
| Grand Lodge of North Carolina | 1787 |
| Grand Lodge of Connecticut | 1789 |
| Grand Lodge of New Hampshire | 1789 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts | 1791 |
| Grand Lodge of Rhode Island | 1791 |
| Grand Lodge of Vermont | 1794 |
| Grand Lodge of Kentucky | 1800 |
| Grand Lodge of Luxembourg | 1803 |
| Grand Orient of Italy | 1805 |
| Grand Lodge of Delaware | 1806 |
| Grand Lodge of Ohio | 1808 |
| Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia | 1811 |
| Grand Lodge of Greece | 1811 |
| Grand Lodge of Louisiana | 1812 |
| Grand Lodge of Tennessee | 1813 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania | 1815 |
| Grand Lodge of Indiana | 1818 |
| Grand Lodge of Mississippi | 1818 |
| Grand Lodge of Maine | 1820 |
| Grand Lodge of Alabama | 1821 |
| Grand Lodge of Missouri | 1821 |
| Grand Orient of Brazil | 1822 |
| Grand Lodge of Venezuela | 1824 |
| Grand Orient of Haiti | 1824 |
| Grand Lodge of Michigan | 1826 |
| Grand Lodge of Florida | 1830 |
| Grand Orient of Belgium | 1833 |
| Grand Lodge of Texas | 1837 |
| Grand Lodge of Arkansas | 1838 |
| Grand Lodge of Illinois | 1840 |
| Grand Lodge of Wisconsin | 1843 |
| Grand Lodge of Iowa | 1844 |
| Grand Lodge of Alpina of Switzerland | 1844 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Maryland | 1845 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New York | 1845 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia | 1848 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New Jersey | 1848 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Delaware | 1849 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio | 1849 |
| Grand Lodge of California | 1850 |
| Grand Lodge of Oregon | 1851 |
| Grand Lodge of Minnesota | 1853 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of California | 1855 |
| Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario | 1855 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Indiana | 1856 |
| Grand Lodge of Kansas | 1856 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ontario (Canada) | 1856 |
| Grand Lodge of Uruguay | 1856 |
| Grand Lodge of Nebraska | 1857 |
| Grand Lodge of Argentina | 1857 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Rhode Island | 1858 |
| Grand Lodge of Washington | 1858 |
| Grand Lodge of the Dominican Republic | 1858 |
| Grand Lodge of Cuba | 1859 |
| Grand Lodge of Colorado | 1861 |
| Grand Lodge of York (Mexico) | 1862 |
| Grand Lodge of Valley of Mexico | 1862 |
| Grand Lodge of Chile | 1862 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Louisiana | 1863 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Missouri | 1865 |
| Grand Lodge of Nevada | 1865 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Virginia | 1865 |
| Grand Lodge of West Virginia | 1865 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Kentucky | 1866 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Michigan | 1866 |
| Grand Lodge of Montana | 1866 |
| Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia (Canada) | 1866 |
| Grand Lodge of Idaho | 1867 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Illinois | 1867 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Kansas | 1867 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of South Carolina | 1867-1872 |
| Grand Lodge of New Brunswick (Canada) | 1867 |
| Grand Lodge of Liberia | 1867 |
| Grand Lodge of Quebec (Canada) | 1869 |
| Grand Lodge of Paraguay | 1869 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Alabama | 1870 |
| Union Grand Lodge PHA Florida & Belize, Central American | 1870 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia | 1870 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of North Carolina | 1870 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Tennessee | 1870 |
| Grand Lodge of British Columbia (Canada) | 1871 |
| Grand Lodge of Utah | 1872 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Arkansas | 1873 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Connecticut | 1873 |
| Grand Lodge of Oklahoma | 1874 |
| Grand Lodge of Wyoming | 1874 |
| Stringer Grand Lodge Prince Hall Affiliation (Mississippi) | 1875 |
| Grand Lodge of South Dakota | 1875 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas | 1875 |
| Grand Lodge of Manitoba (Canada) | 1875 |
| Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island (Canada) | 1875 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Colorado | 1876 |
| Grand Lodge of New Mexico | 1877 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of West Virginia | 1877 |
| Grand Lodge of Romania | 1880, 1993 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Iowa | 1881 |
| Grand Lodge of Arizona | 1882 |
| Grand Lodge of Peru | 1882 |
| Grand Lodge of Unida Mexicana, Veracruz (Mexico) | 1883 |
| Grand Lodge of Oriental Peninsular, Yucatan (Mexico) | 1883 |
| Grand Lodge of South Australia and the Northern Territory | 1884 |
| Grand Lodge of Campeche (Mexico) | 1885 |
| Grand Lodge of Puerto Rico | 1885 |
| Grand Lodge of Benito Juarez Garcia, Oaxaca (Mexico) | 1886 |
| United Grand Lodge of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) | 1888 |
| Grand Lodge of North Dakota | 1889 |
| Grand Lodge of Victoria (Australia) | 1889 |
| Grand Lodge of Benito Juarez, Coahuila (Mexico) | 1890 |
| Grand Lodge of Tasmania (Australia) | 1890 |
| Grand Lodge of New Zealand | 1890 |
| Grand Lodge of El Potosi, San Luis Potosi (Mexico) | 1891 |
| Grand Lodge of Norway | 1891 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Oklahoma | 1893 |
| Le Droit Humain (mixed – male & female – lodges – in various countries) |
1893 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Minnesota | 1894 |
| Grand Lodge of Costa Rica | 1899 |
| Grand Lodge of Western Australia | 1900 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Washington | 1903 |
| Grand Lodge of Guatemala | 1903 |
| Grand Lodge of Amazonas (Brazil) | 1904 |
| Grand Lodge of Alberta (Canada) | 1905 |
| Grand Lodge of Nuevo Leon (Mexico) | 1905 |
| Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan (Canada) | 1906 |
| Grand Lodge of Nicaragua | 1907 |
| Grand Lodge of Nayarit (Mexico) | 1909 |
| Grand Lodge of Tamaulipas (Mexico) | 1909 |
| Grand Lodge of Turkey | 1909 |
| Grand Lodge of Occidental Mexican, Jalisco (Mexico) | 1912 |
| Grand Lodge of El Salvador (Cuscatlan) | 1912 |
| National Grand Lodge of France | 1913 |
| Grand Lodge of Panama | 1916 |
| Grand Lodge of the Philippines | 1917 |
| Grand Lodge of Colombia (Barranquilla) | 1918 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Nebraska | 1919 |
| Grand Lodge of Austria | 1919 |
| Grand Lodge of the Czech Republic | 1919, 1990 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Arizona | 1920 |
| Grand Lodge of Colombia (Catagena) | 1920 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of New Mexico | 1921 |
| Grand Lodge of Ecuador | 1921 |
| Grand Lodge of Queensland (Australia) | 1921 |
| Grand Lodge of Colombia (Bogota) | 1922 |
| Grand Lodge of Honduras | 1922 |
| Grand Lodge of Sur-Oeste, Calima (Mexico) | 1923 |
| Grand Lodge of Guadalupe Victoria, Durango (Mexico) | 1923 |
| Grand Lodge of Del Pacifico, Sonora (Mexico) | 1923 |
| Grand Lodge of Restauracion, Tabasco (Mexico) | 1923 |
| Grand Lodge of Finland | 1924 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Wisconsin | 1925 |
| Grand Lodge of Bahia (Brazil) | 1927 |
| Grand Lodge of Minas Gerais (Brazil) | 1927 |
| Grand Lodge of Para (Brazil) | 1927 |
| Grand Lodge of Paraiba (Brazil) | 1927 |
| Grand Lodge of Sao Paulo (Brazil) | 1927 |
| Grand Lodge of Ceara (Brazil) | 1928 |
| Grand Lodge of Rio Grande South (Brazil) | 1928 |
| Grand Lodge of Chiapas (Mexico) | 1929 |
| Grand Lodge of Bolivia | 1929 |
| Grand Lodge of Pernambuco (Brazil) | 1932 |
| Grand Lodge of Baja California (Mexico) | 1933 |
| Grand Lodge of Queretaro (Mexico) | 1934 |
| Grand Lodge of Colombia (Cali) | 1935 |
| Grand Lodge of Cosmos, Chihuahua (Mexico) | 1936 |
| Grand Lodge of Hidalgo (Mexico) | 1940 |
| Grand Lodge of Parana (Brazil) | 1941 |
| Grand Lodge of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) | 1944 |
| Grand Lodge of Colombia Francisco de Paula Santander (Cucuta) |
1945 |
| Grand Lodge of Piaui (Brazil) | 1948 |
| Grand Lodge of China (Taiwan) | 1949 |
| Grand Lodge of Goias (Brazil) | 1951 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the Bahamas | 1951 |
| Grand Lodge of Iceland | 1951 |
| Women’s Grand Lodge of France | 1952 |
| Grand Lodge of Israel | 1953 |
| Grand Lodge of Santa Catarina (Brazil) | 1956 |
| Grand Lodge of Japan | 1957 |
| Grand Lodge of Alagoas (Brazil) | 1958 |
| United Grand Lodges (plural) of Germany | 1958 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Oregon | 1960 |
| Grand Lodge of Maranhao (Brazil) | 1960 |
| Grand Lodge of South Africa | 1961 |
| Grand Lodge of India | 1961 |
| Grand Lodge of Mato Grosso South (Brazil) | 1962 |
| American-Canadian Grand Lodge (Germany) | 1962 |
| Grand Lodge of Brasilia (Brazil) | 1963 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Alaska | 1969 |
| United Grand Orient and Grand Lodge of Cameroun | 1969 |
| Grand Lodge of Iran (in exile) | 1969 |
| Grand Lodge of Espirito Santo (Brazil) | 1970 |
| Grand Lodge of the Andes of Colombia (Bucaramanga) | 1972 |
| Grand Lodge of Acre (Brazil) | 1973 |
| Grand Lodge of Rio Grande North (Brazil) | 1974 |
| Grand Lodge of Baja California Sur (Mexico) | 1978 |
| Grand Lodge of Mato Grosso (Brazil) | 1978 |
| Regular Grand Lodge of Belgium | 1979 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Nevada | 1980 |
| Grand Lodge of Alaska | 1981 |
| Grand Lodge of Roraima (Brazil) | 1981 |
| Women’s Grand Lodge of Belgium | 1981 |
| Grand Lodge of Spain | 1982 |
| Grand Lodge of Sergipe (Brazil) | 1983 |
| Grand Lodge of Gabon | 1983 |
| Grand Lodge of Benjamin Herrara of Colombia (Santa Marta) | 1984 |
| Grand Lodge of Rondonia (Brazil) | 1985 |
| Grand Lodge of Greece | 1987 |
| Grand Lodge of Amapa (Brazil) | 1988 |
| Grand Lodge of Hawaii | 1989 |
| Grand Lodge of Tocantins (Brazil) | 1989 |
| Grand Lodge of the Ivory Coast | 1989 |
| Grand Lodge of Hungary | 1989 |
| Grand Lodge of Yugoslavia | 1990 |
| Legal Grand Lodge of Portugal | 1991 |
| Grand Lodge of Poland | 1991 |
| Grand Lodge of Togo | 1992 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the Caribbean (Barbados) | 1993 |
| Grand Lodge of Senegal | 1993 |
| Regular Grand Lodge of Italy | 1993 |
| Grand Lodge of Benin | 1995 |
| Grand Lodge of Russia | 1995 |
| Grand Lodge of Upper India | 1995 |
| Grand Lodge of South India | 1995 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Alberta (Canada) | 1997 |
| Grand Lodge of Newfoundland & Labrador (Canada) | 1997 |
| Grand Lodge of Burkina Faso | 1997 |
| Grand Lodge of Madagascar | 1997 |
| Grand Lodge of Bulgaria | 1997 |
| Grand Lodge of Croatia | 1997 |
| Grand Lodge of Guinea | 1998 |
| Grand Lodge of Mali | 1999 |
| Grand Lodge of Estonia | 1999 |
| Grand Lodge of Slovenia | 1999 |
| Grand Lodge of Morocco | 2000 |
| Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Hawaii | 2001 |
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