International Masonic Union Catena

The International Masonic Union Catena is an international organization of Masonic organizations.

History

The organization was created in 1961 by the Nederlandse grootloge der gemengde vrijmetsalerij, Humanitas – Freimaurergroßloge für Frauen und Männer in Deutschland and Österreichischer Universaler Freimaurerorden - Humanitas. It is only for mixed masonic organizations.

The Catena is open only to lodges that acknowledge a Supreme Being (Great Architect of the Universe).

Members

Present members

• International Masonic Order DELPHI (Greece)
• Humanitas – Freimaurergroßloge für Frauen und Männer in Deutschland (Germany)
• Österreichischer Universaler Freimaurerorden - Humanitas (Austria)
• Order of the Ancient Free Masonry for Men and Women (United Kingdom)
• Grand Loge "Humanitas Bohemia" (Czech Republic)
• Groupement Maçonnique de Loges Mixtes et Indépendantes (France)
• Maçons Lliures Mare Nostrum (Spain)
• Ordine Massonico Tradizionale Italiano (Italy)
• Grand Lodge of Freemasonry for Men & Women of Greece.
• Grand Lodge of Modern Mixed Mason (United Kingdom)

Former members

• Nederlandse grootloge der gemengde vrijmetsalerij
• Jus Humanum Suecia (Sweden)
• Grande Loja Arquitetos de Aquario (Brasil)
• Gran Loggia d' Italia degli ALAM (Italy)

See also

• CLIPSAS
• Grand Orient of Belgium
• Grande Loge Nationale Française
• International Secretariat of the Masonic Adogmatic Powers

Sources

• International Masonic Union Catena
• Henderson, Kent & Pope, Tony: Freemasonry Universal, 2 vols, Global Masonic Publications, Melbourne 1998, 2000, vol 2 p 6.

References