List of Masonic Grand Lodges Central and South America

This is a list of all verifiable organizations that claim to be a Masonic Grand Lodge in Central and South America.

Central and South America

Country	State or Other Geographical Area	Grand Lodge Name	Founded	Lodges	Members	External Organizations
Continental		Gran Oriente Latinoamericano (formerly Grande Oriente de Chile no Exílio) [1] [2]	1984			CLIPSAS
Argentina		Gran Logia de la Argentina de Libres y Acceptados Masones (Grand Lodge of Argentina) [3] [4]	1857	208	4,500 [5]	CMI
Belize		Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Belize (Grand Lodge of Belize) [3]	2012	6	65
Bolivia		Gran Logia de Bolivia (GLB) (Grand Lodge of Bolivia) [3] [6]	1929	81	4,600 [5]	CMI, (CMB)
Bolivia		Gran Logia Femenina de Bolivia (GLFB) (Women's Grand Lodge of Bolivia) [7]	2007[ citation needed ]	6[ citation needed ]	1,000[ citation needed ]	CLIPSAS
Brazil		Grande Oriente do Brasil (Grand Orient of Brasil) [3] [8]	1822	2,652	81,277 [9]	CMI
Brazil		Grande Loja Maçonica Mista do Brasil [1] [10]				CLIPSAS
Brazil		Grande Loja Feminina do Brasil (Women's Grand Lodge of Brasil) [1]	2002 [11]			CLIPSAS
Brazil	Acre	Grande Loja Maçônica do Estado do Acre (Grand Lodge of the State of Acre) (GLEAC) [12] [13]	1973	18	762 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil		Grande Loja Tradicional Do Brasil [14]	2019	10		[[List of Masonic Grand Lodges) CMSA CGLEM
Brazil	Alagoas	Grande Loja Maçônica do Estado de Alagoas (Grand Lodge of the State of Alagoas) [12] [15]	1959	20	450 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	Amapá	Grande Loja Maçônica do Amapá (Grand Lodge of the State of Amapa) (GLOMAP) [12] [16]	1988	9	308 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	Amazonas	Grande Loja Maçônica do Amazonas (Grand Lodge of Amazonas) (GLOMAM) [12] [17]	1904	40	4,484 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	Bahia	Grande Loja Maçônica do Estado da Bahia (Grand Lodge of the State of Bahia) [12] [18]	1927	165	6,640 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	Ceará	Grande Loja Maçônica do Estado da Ceará (Grand Lodge of the State of Ceara) [12] [19]	1928	169	5,040 [5]	CMI, UGLE, CMSB
Brazil	Distrito Federal	Grande Loja Maçônica do Distrito Federal (Grand Lodge of the Federal District) [12] [20]	1963	38	1,000 [5]	CMSB
Brazil	Espirito Santo	Grande Loja Maçônica do Estado do Espirito Santo (Grand Lodge of the State of Espirito Santo) (GLMEES) [12] [21]	1970	98	7,511 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	Goiás	Grande Loja Maçônica do Estado de Goiás (Grand Lodge of the State of Goiás) [12] [22]	1951	115	2,936 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	Maranhão	Grande Loja Maçônica do Estado do Maranhão (Grand Lodge of the State of Maranhão) (GLEMA) [12] [23]	1960	46	1,190 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	Mato Grosso	Grande Loja Maçônica do Estado de Mato Grosso (Grand Lodge of the State of Mato Grosso) [12] [24]	1978	84	2,281 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	Mato Grosso do Sul	Grande Loja Maçônica do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul(Grand Lodge of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul) [3] [25]	1962	61	2,475 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	Minas Gerais	Grande Loja Maçônica de Minas Gerais (Grand Lodge of Minas Gerais) [12] [26]	1927	303	9,889 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	Minas Gerais	Grande Oriente de Minas Gerais [27] [28]	1944	196	9,500	COMAB
Brazil	Pará	Grande Loja Maçônica do Pará (Grand Lodge of Pará) [12] [29]	1927	66	2,200 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	Paraíba	Grande Loja Maçônica do Estado da Paraíba (Grand Lodge of Paraíba) [12] [30]	1927	46	1,696 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	Paraná	Grande Loja do Paraná (Grand Lodge of Paraná) [12] [31]	1941	151	4,601 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	Paraná	Grande Loja Unida do Paraná [1] [32]	1981			CLIPSAS
Brazil	Paraná	Grand Orient of Paraná [33] [34]	1952	92	2,800	COMAB
Brazil	Pernambuco	Grande Loja de Pernambuco (Grand Lodge of Pernambuco) [12] [35]	1932	43	1,030 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	Piauí	Grande Loja Maçônica do Piauí (Grand Lodge of Piauí) [12] [36]	1948	44	1,346 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	Rio de Janeiro	Grande Loja Maçônica do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (A.F.& A.M.) [3] [37]	1927	188 [38]	6,100 [5]	CMI, CMSB [39]
Brazil	Rio de Janeiro	Grande Oriente do Rio de Janeiro [33] [40]	1974	65	1000	COMAB CMI
Brazil	Rio Grande do Norte	Grande Loja Maçônica do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (Grand Lodge of the State of North Rio Grand) [12] [41]	1974	25	710 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	Rio Grande do Sul	Grande Loja Maçônica do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul (Grand Lodge of the State of South Rio Grand) [12] [42]	1928	207	7,158 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	Rondônia	Grande Loja Maçônica do Estado de Rondônia (Grand Lodge of the State of Rondônia) (GLOMARON) [12] [43]	1985	37	1,035 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	Roraima	Grande Loja Maçônica do Estado de Roraima (Grand Lodge of the State of Roraima) [12] [44]	1981	11	350 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	Santa Catarina	Grande Loja de Santa Catarina (Grand Lodge of Santa Catarina) (MRGLSC) [12] [45]	1956	106	3,223 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	Santa Catarina	Grande Oriente de Santa Catarina (Grand Orient of Santa Catarina) (GOSC) [12] [46]	1950	120	3,954	CMI, COMAB
Brazil	São Paulo	Grande Loja Maçônica do Estado de São Paulo (Grand Lodge of the State of São Paulo) [3] [47]	1927	663	22,037 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	São Paulo	Grande Oriente de São Paulo (Grand Orient of São Paulo) [48]	1921	350	8,500	CMB
Brazil	São Paulo	Grande Oriente Paulista [49] [50]	1981	360	9,500	CMI, COMAB
Brazil	São Paulo	Grande Oriente Independente de São Paulo [51]	2012	15	225
Brazil	Sergipe	Grande Loja Maçônica do Estado de Sergipe (Grand Lodge of the State of Sergipe) (GLOMES) [12] [52]	1983	14	398 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Brazil	Tocantins	Grande Loja Maçônica do Estado do Tocantins (Grand Lodge of the State of Tocantins) [12] [53]	1989	27	686 [5]	CMI, CMSB
Chile		Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, lodges in Chile	1853	3 [5]		A unit of the GL of MA, [54] CGMNA
Chile		Gran Logia de Chile (Grand Lodge of Chile) [12] [55]	1862	226	11,450 [5]	CMI
Chile		Gran Logia Feminina de Chile [1] [56]				CLIPSAS
Chile		Gran Oriente de Chile (Grand Orient of Chile) [1] [57]	1961			CLIPSAS
Chile		Gran Logia Nacional de Chile (National Grand Lodge of Chile) [58] [59]	2010			#SOGLIA
Colombia	Santander	Gran Logia de Los Andes (Grand Lodge of Los Andes) [12] [60]	1972	9 [5]		CMI, CMC, CMB
Colombia	Barranquilla	Muy Respetable Gran Logia Nacional de Colombia-Barranquillia (National Grand Lodge of Colombia) [12] [61]	1918	10 [5]		CMI, CMC, CMB
Colombia	Bogotá	Gran Logia de Colombia-Bogotá, D.C. (Grand Lodge of Colombia) [12] [62]	1922	48 [5]		CMI, CMC, CMB
Colombia		Gran Logia Escocista de Colombia (Scottish Grand Lodge of Colombia)				CIGLU
Colombia	Occidental	Gran Logia Occidental de Colombia-Cali (Grand Lodge of Western Colombia) [12] [63]	1935	22 [5]		CMI, CMC, CMB
Colombia	Cartagena	Serenisima Gran Logia Nacional de Colombia-Cartagena de Indias (National Grand Lodge of Colombia, Cartagena) [12] [64]	1920	19 [5]	330	CMI, CMC, CMB
Colombia	Oriental	Gran Logia Oriental de Colombia "Francisco de Paula Santander" (Grand Lodge of Eastern Colombia, "Francisco de Paula Santander") [12] [65]	1945	7	115 [5]	CMI, CMC, CMB
Colombia		Gran Oriente de Colombia (Grand Orient of Colombia)	1989			CIMAS, CLIPSAS
Costa Rica		Gran Logia de Costa Rica (Grand Lodge of Costa Rica) [12] [66]	1899	10	220 [5]	CMI, CMCA
Ecuador		Gran Logia Equinoccial del Ecuador-GLEDE	1979	44	1300	CMI
Ecuador		Gran Logia del Ecuador (Grand Lodge of Ecuador) [12] [67]	1921 [5]	28	471 [5]	CMI
Ecuador		Gran Logia Mixta de los Andes Ecuatoriales	2011	8	140	GLMAE / GLMNAC
El Salvador		Gran Logia Cuscatlán [12] [68]	1912	12	265 [5]	CMI / COMACA
El Salvador		Gran Oriente de El Salvador (Grand Orient of El Salvador) [1] [69]	2007	5		CLIPSAS
Guatemala		Gran Logia de Guatemala (Grand Lodge of Guatemala) [12] [70]	1903	29	612 [5]	CMI
Honduras		Gran Logia de Honduras (Grand Lodge of Honduras) [12] [71]	1922	11	250	CMI / COMACA
Nicaragua		Gran Logia Simbólica de Nicaragua (Grand Symbolic Lodge of Nicaragua) [12] [72]	1922	7	134 [5]	CMI / CMCA
Panama		Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, lodges in Panama	1906	4 [5]		A unit of the GL of MA, [54] CGMNA
Panama		Gran Logia de Panamá (Grand Lodge of Panama) [12] [73]	1916	21 [5]	418	CMI
Paraguay		Gran Logia Simbólica del Paraguay (https://www.glsp.org.py/ Symbolic Grand Lodge of Paraguay) [3] [74]	1869	92 [5]	3,120	CMI / UGLE / WCRGL
Paraguay		Gran Logia Simbólica del Paraguay (https://www.glsp.org.py/)	2011	85	2.857
Perú		Gran Logia de la República del Peru (Grand Lodge of the Republic of Peru) [12] [75]	1882	183	4,508 [5]	CMI
Perú		Gran Logia Constitucional del Perú (Grand Constitutional Lodge of Perú) [1] [76]	2005	13	357	CLIPSAS
Uruguay		Gran Logia del Uruguay (Grand Lodge of Uruguay) [12] [77]	1856	108	4,750 [5]	CMI
Venezuela	Puerto Cabello	Gran Logia Soberana de Libres y Aceptados Masones de Venezuela [78] [79]	1918	14	250	CLIPSAS, CIMAS, CCPOMA.
Venezuela		Gran Logia de la Republica de Venezuela (Grand Lodge of Venezuela) [12] [80]	1824	131	2,725 [5]	CMI, CMB

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See also

List of Masonic Grand Lodges