March 2014

Tuesday 18 March 2014

Annual Installation Communication of St. Patrick Lodge #27 in Ghana


On 22 March 2014 will take place the Annual Installation Communication of St. Patrick Lodge #27, within the Grand Masonic Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Ghana. The ceremony will be held at the Freemasons Hall in Adjabeng. The Lodge will be tyled at exactly 10:00 AM. Master Elect is Brother William A.


Tuesday 11 March 2014

Grand Masters and Representatives of the Grand Lodges of Gabon, Ivory Coast and Congo (Brazzaville) attended the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Spain


On 8 March 2014, the Grand Masters and Representatives of the Grand Lodges of Gabon, Ivory Coast and Congo (Brazzaville) attended the Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Spain and the Installation Ceremony of Most Worshipful Grand Master Óscar de Alfonso Ortega.


According to the Masonic Press Agency, Alfonso Ortega defeated his opponent with a smashing score of 92%. The Past and current Grand Master of Spain is a visionary and a reformer of the post José Carretero Spanish Freemasonry. Alfonso Ortega also won the elections in 2010. 

The installation ceremony was attended by several Grand Masters and representatives from Europe and Africa (Gabon, Ivory Coast and Congo at Brazzaville), including the Grand Master of France, Jean Pierre Servel (which gave the Grand Master of Spain the highest honor of French Freemasonry) and Gustavo Raffi (Past Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Italy). Also, the Grand Lodge of Spain issued a resolution which expresses loyalty to His Majesty King Juan Carlos I of Spain.


Declaration of Abidjan (Ivory Coast) on South Sudan and Central African Republic


During 4 to 8 February 2014, African Grand Lodges* gathered in Abidjan for their annual meetings (CPMAM & REHFRAM). At the end of the General Assembly they issued the Declaration of Abidjan, reiterating the recommendations that have been accorded regarding the Central African Republic and South Sudan. he Declaration also mentions that peace is essential for development and the maintenance of human dignity.


Considering the importance of the presence of African and European forces to secure the Central African Republic they recognize the crucial role of European forces assisted by African forces to maintain the peace in Central Africa and ask for the transformation of these forces in peacekeeping forces under the auspices of the United Nations.
 
*Considered by the United Grand Lodge of England as "irregular"

Thursday 6 March 2014

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