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 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.

Country/Region State or other geographical area Name Founded Lodges Members Notes
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
Formed by Lodges working under the District Grand Lodge of Lebanon (GL of F.&A.M of New York) and received official support and charter from the Grand Lodge of New York on October 24, 2018,

In 2023, the Conference of Grand Masters of North America declared that the Grand Lodge of Lebanon formed by the Grand Lodge of New York is Irregular as its formation is deemed illegal.[28]

Lebanon District Grand Lodge of Lebanon[29][30] 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[31] 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[32] 2010 2 50+ Under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Washington, D.C.
Philippines Rizal Masonic Temple 1316 Cavite St. Tondo, Manila Gran Logia Soberana del Archipielago Filipino A∴&A∴S∴R∴ (Rito Escoces Antiguo y Acceptado) 1887-1926 (under GOE) 1926-Present (Sovereign) 68 500+ The true lineage of Grande Oriente Español.

Website: https://granlogiasoberanaph.com

Philippines Datu Mantawi Hiram Lodge 100 - Cebu

Pitong Lawa Lodge 101 - Batangas

Eastern Visayas Masonic Lodge 102 - Samar

Lodge Mount Madja-as No. 103 - Iloilo

Maharlika Masonic Lodge 104 - Tacloban

Ormoc Bay Masonic Lodge 107 - Ormoc

Pugad Lawin Masonic Lodge 108 - Quezon City

Grande Loge Mixte Océan Indien PH GODF - 1773, GLNF, GLUA-UGLE, GLMOI PH - 2023 8 250 https://www.glmoi.org

https://assoce.fr/waldec/W9R1005731/GRANDE-LOGE-MIXTE-OC-AN-INDIEN

Philippines Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of the Philippines[1][33] 1912 349 22,896 [3]
Philippines Independent Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of the Philippine Islands[34] 2006[35] 14[36]
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

website : www.glnf.ph


Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand District Grand Lodge of the Eastern Archipelago[37] 1858[38]
A unit of the United Grand Lodge of England
Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand Provincial Grand Lodge of South East Asia[39] 2009[40] 8[41] A unit of Grand Lodge of Ireland
Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand District Grand Lodge of the Middle East[42] 1916[43] 22[43] A unit of the Grand Lodge of Scotland

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