The Americas
Freemasonry in the Americas
The definitive English-language reference for recognized Masonic grand lodges across North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. Every jurisdiction covered is verified against the UGLE recognition list.
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About This Resource
American Freemasons is a geographic reference website covering recognized Masonic grand lodges across the Americas — the United States, Canada, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. The site is organized around places rather than organizations: each page covers the Masonic landscape of a state, province, or country as a whole, including both mainstream and Prince Hall grand lodges where both exist.
Every grand lodge listed on this site is verified against the United Grand Lodge of England's published recognition list and cross-referenced with COGMNA (Conference of Grand Masters of Masons in North America) amity data. The site does not cover irregular or clandestine bodies. It is an independent reference resource — not affiliated with any grand lodge, Masonic body, or recognition authority.
Explore by Region
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United States
Home to 51 mainstream grand lodges and 44 recognized Prince Hall grand lodges — more recognized jurisdictions than any other country in the world. Freemasonry arrived in the American colonies in the 1730s and played a visible role in the founding era.
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Canada
Ten provincial grand lodges, each independent, all UGLE recognized. Canada has its own Supreme Council for the Scottish Rite — separate from both the US Northern and Southern Jurisdictions.
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Caribbean
24 jurisdictions spanning independent grand lodges, UGLE overseas districts, and French Constitution lodges. The Caribbean has one of the most structurally varied Masonic landscapes in the Americas.
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Earliest Record
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Central America
Eight countries with independent UGLE-recognized grand lodges. Most Central American jurisdictions were constituted in the late 19th century, often with founding connections to lodges in Mexico or the US.
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South America
12 countries with recognized Masonic bodies, including Brazil's unusually complex multi-body structure of 30+ UGLE-recognized grand lodges and Colombia's six recognized jurisdictions.
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Provinces
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Languages
A Note on Recognition
For readers who are new to Freemasonry, two terms used throughout this site carry specific meaning in the Masonic world.
Regular Freemasonry
A Masonic grand lodge is considered "regular" when it traces its authority through an unbroken chain of legitimate charters and follows the Ancient Landmarks — the foundational principles of the Craft. This site covers only regular grand lodges. Irregular or clandestine bodies are not included.
UGLE Recognition
The United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE), founded in 1717, maintains a published list of grand lodges it formally recognizes as regular. UGLE recognition is the most widely used benchmark of regularity in the English-speaking Masonic world, and it is the standard this site uses to verify every jurisdiction it covers.
Language & Coverage
This site is currently published in English. Spanish, Portuguese, and French translations of country and territory pages are planned for Phase 2 via WPML. All editorial content on Latin American and Caribbean pages is written with non-English-speaking jurisdictions in mind.
Featured Pages
South America
Brazil Freemasonry
Brazil’s uniquely complex Masonic structure: 30+ UGLE-recognized grand lodges across a federated system rooted in the independence era.
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago Freemasonry
Three Masonic constitutions operate across these islands — one of the Caribbean’s most structurally distinctive Masonic landscapes.
USA
Texas Freemasonry
Two UGLE-recognized grand lodges, a Masonic tradition predating statehood, and one of the largest lodge networks in North America.