District Grand Lodge of Syria-Lebanon
The District Grand Lodge of Syria-Lebanon, under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of New York, was chartered on June 23, 1955, and consecrated on August 22, 1955, by Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New York, Most Worshipful Charles W. Frossel, who flew to Lebanon for that purpose.
The District’s lodges, some of which started working in Lebanon in 1924, have members of all backgrounds, religions, and walks of life. The absolute belief in God and love for country—combined with the principal tenets of Freemasonry—unite them under one common goal, which is to build a better society for a better Lebanon.
Lodges forming and currently working under the District Grand Lodge of Syria-Lebanon and the Grand Lodge of New York are as follows:
Syrio-America Lodge
No. 1901
Consecrated in 1924. Meets 1st Thursday, October – June, in Elissar Temple. Operates in English.
New York Lodge
No. 1902
Consecrated in 1924. Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday, October – June, in Elissar Temple. Operates in Arabic.
Ibrahim El Khalil Lodge
No. 1904
Consecrated in 1927. Dormant since 1967. Used to meet in Damascus, Syria.
Suleyman Lodge
No. 1905
Consecrated in 1927. Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesday, October – June, in Suleyman Temple, in Amyoun. Operates in Arabic.
El Berdawni Lodge
No. 1907
Consecrated in 1933. Meets 1st and 3rd Monday, October – June, in El Berdownie Temple, in Zahle. Operates in Arabic.
El Merj Lodge
No. 1908
Consecrated in 1935. Meets 2nd and 4th Monday, October – June, in Ain el Remmeneh Temple, in Beirut. Operates in Arabic.
Turbol Lodge
No. 1909
Consecrated in 1950. Meets 2nd and 4th Thursday, October – June, in Suleyman Temple, in
Amyoun. Operates in Arabic.
Cilicia Lodge
No. 1915
Consecrated in 2023. Meets 1st and 3rd Monday, October – June, and only 1st Monday from July – September, in Ani Temple, Beirut.
Three Pillars Lodge
No. 1912
Consecrated in 2003. Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday, October – June, in Three Pillars Temple, in Zahle. Operates in Arabic.
Veritas Research Lodge
Consecrated in 1993. Currently dormant. Used to meet in Beirut.