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Districts and Groups

In addition to the Provinces in England and Wales, United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) has thirty-two active Districts and four Groups that are located overseas. Burma and Pakistan are dormant Districts as Freemasonry is banned in these countries.

A District Grand Lodge is the overseas equivalent of a Provincial Grand Lodge, but is headed by a District Grand Master. A Grand Inspector heads each of the four Groups of Lodges.

UGLE also has eight NUD (not under a District) Lodges spread across the world and these units report direct to London.

With a global membership across five continents, UGLE has approximately 20,000 members belonging to its overseas Lodges.

Information on Districts and Groups for Royal Arch can be found on the website.

Rabaul Lodge No. 4468

Rabaul, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Group of Lodges - South West Pacific

PO Box 1155, Suva, Fiji
Telephone: [679] 330 1372

District Grand Lodge of South Island, New Zealand

48 Quartz Drive, Rolleston , 7614 New Zealand
Telephone: [64] 29 902 0729

District Grand Lodge of North Island, New Zealand

Ellerslie Masonic Centre, 9A Roberts Street, Auckland, 1051 New Zealand
Telephone: [64] (0)22 1303 711

Geraldton Lodge No. 3544

Innisfail, Queensland, Australia

Port Curtis Lodge No. 2235

Gladstone, Queensland, Australia

Plantagenet Lodge No. 1454

Albany, Western Australia, Australia

Combermere Lodge No. 752

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

District Grand Lodge of Trinidad and Tobago

7 Alexandra Street, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Telephone: [1]868 627 0794

District Grand Lodge of South America, Southern Division

Calle Peru 1134, 1068-Buenos Aires, C1068AAN Argentina
Telephone: [54] (0)11 4361 0211

District Grand Lodge of South America, Northern Division

Av. das Americas 5001/239, Barra da Tijuca, 22.631-004, Brazil
Telephone: +55 21 3328 6300

Group of Lodges - Montreal and Halifax

Telephone: +1 514 979 9742

Igualdad Lodge No. 653 - Curaçao

Willemstad, Curaçao

District Grand Lodge of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands

45-47 Barbados Avenue, Kingston 5, Jamaica
Telephone: [1876] 929 4464, [1876] 926 6018, [1876] 754 3961

District Grand Lodge of Guyana

1010 Brookdale Avenue, Kiskadee Square, Meadow Brook Gardens, Georgetown, Guyana
Telephone: +592 223 0476

District Grand Lodge of Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean

Telephone: 284-345-1225

District Grand Lodge of Bahamas and Turks

PO Box N-770, New Providence, Bahamas

District Grand Lodge of Zimbabwe and Malawi

District Grand Lodge of Zambia

PO Box 31838, Lusaka, 10101 Zambia

St Helena Lodge No. 488

Jamestown, St. Helena

District Grand Lodge of South Africa, Western Division

Masonic Centre, 37 Ringwood Drive, 7405 South Africa
Telephone: [27] (0)21 531 6192

District Grand Lodge of South Africa, North

Freemasons' Hall, 8 Park Lane, Johannesburg, 2193 South Africa
Telephone: [27] (0)11 643 3311/2/3

District Grand Lodge of South Africa, Eastern Division

Telephone: 0027 603 750 356

District Grand Lodge of South Africa, Central Division

Masonic Temple, Du Toitspan Road, Kimberley, 8301 South Africa
Telephone: [27] (0)53 832 3712

District Grand Lodge of Sierra Leone and The Gambia

PO Box 401, Freemasons’ Hall, Sierra Leone, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Telephone: (232) (0)88 012350

District Grand Lodge of Orange Free State

Masonic Centre, Van Blerk Avenue, Bloemfontein, 9301 South Africa
Telephone: [27] (0)51 436 2813

District Grand Lodge of Nigeria

St George's Hall, 28 Broad Street, Nigeria
Telephone: [234] (0)704 406 3847

District Grand Lodge of Namibia

District Grand Lodge of KwaZulu-Natal

P.O. Box 114, Hyper by the sea, 4053 South Africa
Telephone: +27 (0)31 573 2254

District Grand Lodge of Ghana

19 Liberia Road, Adjacent to TUC Headquarters, P.O. Box GP 409, Accra, Ghana
Telephone: TEL: [233] (0)302 669250 - FAX: [233] (0)302 674029

District Grand Lodge of East Africa

Freemasons' Hall Nairobi, Nyerere Road Opposite Serena Hotel, PO Box 40828, 00100 GPO, Nairobi, Kenya
Telephone: [254] (0) 733 717356

District Grand Lodge of Sri Lanka

Victoria Masonic Temple, 60 Sir Mohamed Macan Markar Mawatha, Colombo 3, Galle Face, Sri Lanka
Telephone: [94] (0)11 2320752

District Grand Lodge of Madras

Freemasons’ Hall, 14 Ethiraj Salai, 600008 India
Telephone: [91] (0)44 2827 1250

District Grand Lodge of Northern India

9737/C-9, Vasant Kunj, 110070 India
Telephone: +91 9999 009988

District Grand Lodge of Hong Kong and the Far East

Zetland Hall, 1 Kennedy Road, Hong Kong SAR China
Telephone: [852] 2522 4404

District Grand Lodge of Eastern Archipelago

Read Masonic Centre, 1 Jalan 3/155, Kuala Lumpur, 58200 Malaysia
Telephone: [60] (0)3 7773 1287/84

District Grand Lodge of Bombay

Freemasons’ Hall, Damodardas Sukhadwala Road, Fort, 400001 India
Telephone: [91] (0)22 2207 2889

Group of Lodges - Portugal

Casas de Bafureira, Praceta das Avencasb 189 Bloco L - 1° Esq, Parede, 2775-345 Portugal
Telephone: 351 21 467 1396

Group of Lodges - Malta

Vila Nina, Triq IL-Fortizza, Madliena, Swieqi, SWQ 1602 Malta
Telephone: 356 7777 1703

District Grand Lodge of Bengal

Freemasons’ Hall, 19 Mother Teressa Sarani, West Bengal, 700016 India
Telephone: [91] (0)33 2229 1764

District Grand Lodge of Gibraltar

Gibraltar Masonic Institute, 47A Prince Edward’s Road, Gibraltar
Telephone: [350] 200 78430

Star of the East Lodge No. 880

Masonic Hall, 3, Delazari St. GR-291 00 Zakynthos, Greece

District Grand Lodge of Cyprus

4th Floor, No 401, Elladion House, 5 Andrea Kalvou Street, Limassol, 3085 Cyprus
Telephone: [357] (0)25 561 859
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Cyprus

District Grand Lodge of Cyprus
District Grand Master

Michael C. Hadjiconstantas

District Grand Secretary

Petros Droussiotis

Address

4th Floor, No 401
Elladion House, 5 Andrea Kalvou Street
3085 Limassol
Cyprus

Telephone

[357] (0)25 561 859

Website

Gibraltar

District Grand Lodge of Gibraltar
District Grand Master

Derek R. Tilbury

District Grand Secretary

Stephen J. Whatley

Address

Gibraltar Masonic Institute
47A Prince Edward’s Road
Gibraltar

Postal Address

Gibraltar Masonic Institute
PO Box 630
GX11 1AA
Gibraltar

Telephone

[350] 200 78430

Greece

Star of the East Lodge No. 880

Zakinthos, Zante, Greece

Address

Masonic Hall
3, Delazari St. GR-291 00 Zakynthos
Greece

Malta

Group of Lodges - Malta
Grand Inspector

Richard E.P. Jump

Address

Vila Nina
Triq IL-Fortizza, Madliena
Swieqi SWQ 1602
Malta

Postal Address

Triq IL-Fortizza
Madliena
Swieqi SWQ 1602
Malta

Telephone

356 7777 1703

Website

Portugal

Group of Lodges - Portugal
Grand Inspector

Pierre J.F. Caeiro

Address

Casas de Bafureira
Praceta das Avencasb 189 Bloco L - 1° Esq
2775-345 Parede
Portugal

Telephone

351 21 467 1396

Website

Bengal

District Grand Lodge of Bengal
District Grand Master

Devendra L. Thapar

District Grand Secretary

Vasant Subramanyan

Address

Freemasons’ Hall
19 Mother Teressa Sarani
Kolkata, Bengal 700016
West Bengal
India

Telephone

[91] (0)33 2229 1764

Website

Bombay

District Grand Lodge of Bombay
District Grand Master

Percy J. Driver

District Grand Secretary

Jamsheed K. Master

Address

Freemasons’ Hall
Damodardas Sukhadwala Road, Fort
Mumbai 400001
India

Telephone

[91] (0)22 2207 2889

Website

Burma

District Grand Lodge of Burma
District Grand Master

(vacant)

District Grand Secretary

U.T. Myint

Eastern Archipelago

District Grand Lodge of Eastern Archipelago
District Grand Master

Jeyaraj Ratnaswamy

District Grand Secretary

Kia H. Koh

Address

Read Masonic Centre
1 Jalan 3/155
Bukit OUG
58200
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Postal Address

Read Masonic Centre
1 Jalan 3/155
Bukit OUG
58200
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Telephone

[60] (0)3 7773 1287/84

Website

Hong Kong & the Far East

District Grand Lodge of Hong Kong and the Far East
District Grand Master

Michael J. Lintern-Smith

District Grand Secretary

Bryan W. Carter

Address

Zetland Hall
1 Kennedy Road
Hong Kong SAR
Hong Kong SAR China

Telephone

[852] 2522 4404

Northern India

District Grand Lodge of Northern India
District Grand Master

Pokalath V. Kumar

District Grand Secretary

Mohan Rajasekharan

Address

9737/C-9
Vasant Kunj
New Delhi 110070
India

Postal Address

Room No. 204 & 205
General William Masonic Polyclinic Building, Freemasons' Hall
Janpath, New Delhi 110001
India

Telephone

+91 9999 009988

Madras

District Grand Lodge of Madras
District Grand Master

Theophilus A. Devagnanam

District Grand Secretary

George P. Tharayil

Address

Freemasons’ Hall
14 Ethiraj Salai
Chennai 600008
India

Telephone

[91] (0)44 2827 1250

Website

Pakistan

District Grand Lodge of Pakistan
District Grand Master

(vacant)

District Grand Secretary

Brian A. Hildick-Smith

Sri Lanka

District Grand Lodge of Sri Lanka
District Grand Master

Ferhad J. Nilgiria

District Grand Secretary

Daya Ratnayake

Address

Victoria Masonic Temple
60 Sir Mohamed Macan Markar Mawatha
Colombo 3, Galle Face
Sri Lanka

Telephone

[94] (0)11 2320752

East Africa

District Grand Lodge of East Africa
District Grand Master

Dr Virendra K. Talwar

District Grand Secretary

Gurinder Singh Ghataura

Address

Freemasons' Hall Nairobi
Nyerere Road Opposite Serena Hotel, PO Box 40828, 00100 GPO
Nairobi
Kenya

Telephone

[254] (0) 733 717356

Website

Ghana

District Grand Lodge of Ghana
District Grand Master

Isaac O. Hood

District Grand Secretary

Ebenezer A. Sackey

Address

19 Liberia Road
Adjacent to TUC Headquarters, P.O. Box GP 409
Accra
Ghana

Telephone

TEL: [233] (0)302 669250 - FAX: [233] (0)302 674029

KwaZulu-Natal

District Grand Lodge of KwaZulu-Natal
Deputy District Grand Master in Charge

Robin F. Moxham

District Grand Secretary

Joseph P.H. Marot Macquet

Address

P.O. Box 114
Hyper by the sea
KwaZulu-Natal
4053
South Africa

Telephone

+27 (0)31 573 2254

Website

Namibia

District Grand Lodge of Namibia
District Grand Master

Gernot M. Piepmeyer

District Grand Secretary

Derek Brune

Postal Address

PO Box 81774
Olympia, 9000
Windhoek
Namibia

Nigeria

District Grand Lodge of Nigeria
District Grand Master

Dr Onyechi Ikpeazu

District Grand Secretary

Oghale Enuku

Address

St George's Hall
28 Broad Street
Lagos Island
Nigeria

Telephone

[234] (0)704 406 3847

Orange Free State

District Grand Lodge of Orange Free State
Deputy District Grand Master in Charge

Yaw N. Gyasi-Agyei

District Grand Secretary

Louis M. R. Esther

Address

Masonic Centre
Van Blerk Avenue
Spitshop
Bloemfontein
9301
South Africa

Postal Address

PO Box 12945
Brandhof
9324
South Africa

Telephone

[27] (0)51 436 2813

Website

Sierra Leone and The Gambia

District Grand Lodge of Sierra Leone and The Gambia
District Grand Master

Emile M.C. Carr

District Grand Secretary

Winston G. Jonah

Address

PO Box 401, Freemasons’ Hall
Sierra Leone
Freetown
Sierra Leone

Telephone

(232) (0)88 012350

South Africa, Central Division

District Grand Lodge of South Africa, Central Division
District Grand Master

Petrus J.F. Louw

District Grand Secretary

Martin C. Woodbridge

Address

Masonic Temple
Du Toitspan Road
Kimberley
8301
South Africa

Postal Address

PO Box 10411
Beaconsfield
8315
South Africa

Telephone

[27] (0)53 832 3712

South Africa, Eastern Division

District Grand Lodge of South Africa, Eastern Division
District Grand Master

Agostinho G. de Pontes

District Grand Secretary

Richard Poole

Postal Address

PO Box 5386
Walmer
Port Elizabeth
6065
South Africa

Telephone

0027 603 750 356

Website

South Africa, North

District Grand Lodge of South Africa, North
Deputy District Grand Master in Charge

Christopher Van Gaalen

District Grand Secretary

Roland Dunstan

Address

Freemasons' Hall
8 Park Lane
Parktown
Johannesburg
2193
South Africa

Postal Address

PO Box 17037
Hillbrow
2038
South Africa

Telephone

[27] (0)11 643 3311/2/3

Website

South Africa, Western Division

District Grand Lodge of South Africa, Western Division
District Grand Master

Ernest G. Malherbe

District Grand Secretary

Andre J. Botha

Address

Masonic Centre
37 Ringwood Drive
Pinelands
7405
South Africa

Postal Address

PO Box 205
Howard Place
Cape Town
7450
South Africa

Telephone

[27] (0)21 531 6192

Website

Saint Helena

St Helena Lodge No. 488
Address

Jamestown
St. Helena

Zambia

District Grand Lodge of Zambia
District Grand Master

Ganapati N. Pai

District Grand Secretary

Bharat Nayee

Address

PO Box 31838
Lusaka
10101
Zambia

Website

Zimbabwe and Malawi

District Grand Lodge of Zimbabwe and Malawi
District Grand Master

William R. Ferguson

District Grand Secretary

Marinus P. Grau

Postal Address

PO Box BE 291
Belvedere
Harare
Zimbabwe

Bahamas and Turks

District Grand Lodge of Bahamas and Turks
District Grand Master

Robert C. Deal

District Grand Secretary

Andrew Fry

Address

PO Box N-770
New Providence
Bahamas

Website

Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean

District Grand Lodge of Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean
District Grand Master

Clement E.M. Bird

District Grand Secretary

Joseph C. Smith-Abbott

Postal Address

P.O. Box 2369
Road Town
Tortola, VG1110, British Virgin Islands
Barbados

Telephone

284-345-1225

Website

Bermuda

District Grand Lodge of Bermuda
District Grand Master

Michael E. Smith

District Grand Secretary

Christopher A.C. Brown

Address

P.O. Box HM 965
Hamilton HM DX
Bermuda

Telephone

[1441] 232-5212

Website

Guyana

District Grand Lodge of Guyana
District Grand Master

Roysdale A. Forde

District Grand Secretary

John Lewis

Address

1010 Brookdale Avenue
Kiskadee Square, Meadow Brook Gardens
Georgetown
Guyana

Telephone

+592 223 0476

Jamaica and the Cayman Islands

District Grand Lodge of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands
Deputy District Grand Master in Charge

Thomas C. Smith

District Grand Secretary

Frank Whylie

Address

45-47 Barbados Avenue
Kingston 5
West Indies
Jamaica

Telephone

[1876] 929 4464, [1876] 926 6018, [1876] 754 3961

Website

Curaçao

Igualdad Lodge No. 653 - Curaçao
Address

Willemstad
Curaçao

Montreal and Halifax

Group of Lodges - Montreal and Halifax
Grand Inspector

Richard C. Brousseau

Postal Address

19 Rue Picasso
Notre-Dame-de-l’ile-Perrot
QC J7V8X8
Canada

Telephone

+1 514 979 9742

South America, Northern Division

District Grand Lodge of South America, Northern Division
District Grand Master

John C. Woodrow

District Grand Secretary

Marcelo G. Lopes

Address

Av. das Americas 5001/239
Barra da Tijuca, 22.631-004
Rio de Janeiro RJ
Brazil

Telephone

+55 21 3328 6300

South America, Southern Division

District Grand Lodge of South America, Southern Division
District Grand Master

Ricardo Cooper

District Grand Secretary

Martin Wray

Address

Calle Peru 1134
1068-Buenos Aires
C1068AAN
Argentina

Telephone

[54] (0)11 4361 0211

Trinidad and Tobago

District Grand Lodge of Trinidad and Tobago
Deputy District Grand Master in Charge

Gerald E. Mendes

District Grand Secretary

David W. Lumsden

Address

7 Alexandra Street
Port of Spain
Trinidad & Tobago

Telephone

[1]868 627 0794

Australia

Geraldton Lodge No. 3544
Address

Innisfail
QLD
Australia

Port Curtis Lodge No. 2235
Address

Gladstone
QLD
Australia

Plantagenet Lodge No. 1454
Address

Albany
WA
Australia

Combermere Lodge No. 752
Address

Melbourne
VIC
Australia

Website

North Island, New Zealand

District Grand Lodge of North Island, New Zealand
District Grand Master

Warren E. Weir

District Grand Secretary

Russell M. Chilton

Address

Ellerslie Masonic Centre
9A Roberts Street
Ellerslie
Auckland 1051
New Zealand

Postal Address

PO Box 11 081
Ellerslie
Auckland
1542
New Zealand

Telephone

[64] (0)22 1303 711

Website

South Island, New Zealand

District Grand Lodge of South Island, New Zealand
District Grand Master

John Soper

District Grand Secretary

Peter D. B. Stenning

Address

48 Quartz Drive
Rolleston
7614
New Zealand

Telephone

[64] 29 902 0729

Website

South West Pacific

Group of Lodges - South West Pacific
Grand Inspector

Robert B. Smith

Address

PO Box 1155
Suva
Fiji

Telephone

[679] 330 1372

Papua New Guinea

Rabaul Lodge No. 4468
Address

Rabaul
New Britain
Papua New Guinea