The history of Freemasonry in Ghana can be traced to the early nineteenth century when the first

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was consecrated in the country. The practice of Freemasonry was imported to the then

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and other Commonwealth realms by European residents in the nation during the British colonial era. Most of the lodges in Ghana are governed by the

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(UGLE) and

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and the Grand Lodge of Ireland. Similar to their sister organisations worldwide, Ghanaian masonic fraternities are

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, with proceedings of the societies being strictly apolitical and non–religious.

History

Like other lodges in the six million–member global fraternity, Ghanaian Freemasons are expected to believe in the

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of the

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and in a Creator or a

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, sometimes referred to as the

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. Membership is open to all irrespective of ethnicity or social background. The oldest grand lodges were consecrated in

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(1717),

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(1725),

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(1728), the

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(1730) and

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(1736). Membership is either by invitation only or free–will depending on the geographic region. The inspiration for freemasonry is connected to the ancient days of the biblical

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ic Temple, 4000 years ago, through to the craft of stonemasonry in the

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. The craft of Freemasonry is found in the Holy Books (

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), the old charges or old manuscripts and old lodge charters dating to circa 1390, and in Masonic books. In

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and Ottoman territories, each country formed its own Masonic Speculative Lodges and Grand Orient Lodges. There have been records of ancient lodges in

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and

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Principles

Members are taught the principles of fellowship and friendships with emphasis on education, personal integrity, personal responsibility, character, morality, ethics, philanthropy and social/charitable contributions. Historically, the core principles of Ghanaian Freemasonry include brotherly love, relief and truth. Masonic meetings forbid political discussions. While its laws are made public, the internal affairs of Ghanaian Freemasonry are considered private.

District Grand Lodge of Ghana

The records of the first lodges on the Gold Coast indicate that the Torridzonian Lodge No. 621 was consecrated in 1810. In 1833, another lodge, Cape Coast Lodge No. 599 was constituted. By 1863, both lodges had become defunct. In 1859, the United Grand Lodge of England constituted the Gold Coast Lodge, No. 1075 English Constitution, (later numbered 773) which has been active since that period. At the turn of the nineteenth century and the first decade of the twentieth century, several lodges were consecrated under the English Constitution of the UGLE: * Victoria Lodge No. 2393 on 2 December 1891 in

Accra Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...

* Accra Lodge No. 3063 on 2 March 1905, in Accra * Sekondi Lodge No. 3238 on 19 March 1908, in

Sekondi Sekondi-Takoradi is a city in Ghana comprising the twin cities of Sekondi and Takoradi. It is the capital of Sekondi – Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly and the Western Region of Ghana. Sekondi-Takoradi is the region's largest city and an indus ...

* Taquah Lodge No. 3356 on 27 May 1909, in

Tarkwa Tarkwa is a town and is the capital of Tarkwa-Nsuaem Municipal district, a district in the Western Region southwest of South Ghana. Tarkwa has a 2013 settlement population of 34,941 people. Economy Mining Tarkwa is noted as a centre of gold ...

* Ashanti Lodge No. 3717 on 20 March 1914 based in

Kumasi Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is the ...

* St. George’s Lodge No. 3851 on 25 September 1918 based in Sekondi * McCarthy Lodge No. 4132 on 29 January 1921 also based in Kumasi The Grand Lodge of Scotland entered the fray in 1921 when it issued a charter to establish Lodge Progressive No. 1261 on 30 November 1921, in

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. Subsequently, a series of lodges were consecrated under the Scottish constitution: * Lodge St. Andrew No. 1299 on 12 January 1924 in Accra * Lodge Morality No. 1362 on 29 December 1929 in Kumasi * Lodge Unity No. 1466 on 29 December 1951 in Accra * Lodge Fidelity No. 1468 on 26 January 1952 in Takoradi * Lodge Kumasi No. 1472 on 1 November 1952 in Kumasi * Lodge Charity No. 1473 on 3 January 1953 in Accra * Lodge Achimota No. 1522 on 29 December 1956 in Accra As more lodges were erected, a petition by the ten Lodges under the United Grand Lodge of England for a District Grand Lodge was granted. The District Grand Lodge of the Gold Coast under the English Constitution was inaugurated in Accra on 9 May 1931. In January 1953 the seven Gold Coast Lodges under the Grand Lodge of Scotland petitioned for a District Grand Lodge of the Gold Coast under the Scottish Constitution which was inaugurated on 17 January 1953. When Ghana attained its independence from the

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in 1957, the St. Patrick Lodge No. 793, was consecrated on 16 March 1957 and was the sole Lodge in Ghana Warrant granted by the Grand Lodge of Ireland for 14 years. Thus, all three of the ''“Home Grand Lodges''" had representation in Ghana. Beginning in 1971, six new Lodges were consecrated under Warrant granted by the Grand Lodge of Ireland: * Abuakwa Lodge No. 840 on 9 January 1971 in

Akwatia Akwatia is a town in Denkyembour, a district in the Eastern region of south Ghana and west of the Atewa Range in the Birim River basin. Akwatia has a 2013 settlement population of 23,766 people. Akwatia is the main center of diamond extractio ...

* Saltpond Lodge No. 841 on 28 August 1971 in

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* Ahanta Lodge No. 843 on 20 May 1972 in Sekondi * Asante Kotoko Lodge No. 844 on 1 July 1972 in Kumasi * Adanisman Lodge No. 849 on 4 April 1973 in

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* Sekyere Lodge No. 850 on 28 April 1973 in Asante

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The seven Lodges, operating under the Irish constitution petitioned and received approval for a Provincial Grand Lodge of Ghana, formed on 1 September 1973. In early 1994, a lecture titled ''“Let us Have a United Grand Lodge of Ghana”'' was presented at the meeting of Unicorn Lodge No. 8840, English Constitution with proposals made to achieve the unification objective. The Ghanaian quantity surveyor, politician and a Freemason, Harry Sawyerr delivered a speech at the Diamond Jubilee Celebration of Lodge St. Andrew No. 1299 Scottish Constitution, outlining how recognition for the United Grand Lodge of Ghana could be achieved. On 9 June 2003, at an Open Forum held under the aegis of the Concordia Lodge No. 7199, English Constitution, with representatives from all the three Masonic Constitutions in Ghana, the idea of the United Grand Lodge of Ghana was discussed at length. In 2004, the Provincial Grand Master of Ghana Irish Constitution, Nana Herman Mould and the District Grand Master Scottish Constitution, Charles William Stanley–Pierre and District Grand Master of Ghana English Constitution, Kow Abaka Quansah conferred on establishing the Grand Lodge of Ghana. The then Provincial Grand Master–Designate of the Irish Constitution, John Atta–Quayson, attended the meeting. Other Masons who advocated for a joint lodge were Fredua, Mensah, then Provincial Grand Master of the Irish Constitution, D. S. Quarcoopome, then District Grand Master Scottish Constitution and later still Nana Herman A. Mould as Provincial Grand Master, Irish Constitution. The District Grand Lodge of Ghana, English Constitution was not in favour of a Grand Lodge of Ghana and therefore the unified entity was limited to the Scottish District and the Irish Province. Thus none of 57 English Constitution Lodge joined the Grand Lodge of Ghana.

Grand Lodge of Ghana

The Provincial Grand Master, Irish Constitution and District Grand Master, Scottish Constitution, formed a Joint–Committee for rolling out the steps for establishing the Grand Lodge of Ghana. Within three years, the committee produced a draft Constitution and Laws for the Grand Lodge of Ghana, Ritual for Opening and Closing Grand Lodge, Regalia and paraphernalia for Grand Lodge, Provincial Grand Lodges and Subordinate Lodges, as well as miscellaneous Documents, including Warrants, Letters of Commission, Forms and Books of administration. Fundraising activities for the formation of the Grand Lodge were also developed and periodic progress reports issued to the aspiring members. The Joint–Committee transformed into a Steering Committee for the formation of the lodge. For further deliberations, four open for a were held at the: * Freemasons’ Hall, Adjabeng, Accra on 7 May 2008 * Freemasons’ Hall, Ahodwo, Kumasi on 14 May 2008 * Freemasons’ Hall, Windy Ridge, Takoradi on 28 May 2008 * Freemasons’ Hall, Aboom Wells Road, Cape Coast on 28 May 2008 A consultative assembly of accredited lodge members was convened to review and approve the draft constitution and laws on Saturday 7 June 2008. On Saturday 12 July 2008, the Electoral College assembled to elect the first Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ghana. Approximately 49 subordinate Lodges, made up of 21 Irish Lodges and 28 Scottish constitute the foundation lodges under novel warrants granted by the Grand Lodge of Ghana with new numbering based on the date of Consecration/Constitution and grouped into three Provincial Grand Lodges: * Provincial Grand Lodge, South East, located in Accra with 20 Lodges * Provincial Grand Lodge, South West, located in Cape Coast with 17 Lodges * Provincial Grand Lodge, North, located in Kumasi with 12 Lodges The Grand Lodge of Ghana was formally founded on 24 January 2009 as a "Sovereign Masonic Body" under the auspices of the Grand Lodge of Ireland, led by the Grand Master George Dunlop, and Grand Master Mason of Scotland, Charles Iain Robert Wolridge Gordon of Esselmont. The United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE) was the first Grand Lodge to pass a resolution to recognise the newly–constituted Grand Lodge of Ghana. Charles William Stanley–Pierre was installed the first Grand Master. In 2013, he was succeeded by Otwasuom Osae Nyampong VI. The motto of the Grand Lodge of Ghana is ''“That All Shall Be One.”''

Chapters

The following are the chapters of Masonic chapters in Ghana:

Lodges

Lodges established in different cities in Ghana include:

Grand Masters

District Grand Lodge of Ghana

Grand Lodge of Ghana

Sister organisations in Anglophone West Africa

Liberia

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, its traditions are steeped in the

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, the United States Masonic Lodge, predominantly populated by

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men. The Grand Lodge of Liberia is the first independent, self–initiated Masonic lodge in Africa. With 1750 members, 14 out of 19 subordinate lodges were re–activated in 1988 after the Liberian Civil War. The fourth edition of the 1992 Prince Hall Masonic Directory lists 500 members from the 19 lodges before the conflict. The fifth edition of the directory (1997) listed 13 lodges and there was no entry for the sixth edition (2003). In 1999, the United Grand Lodge of England recognised the Grand Lodge of Liberia. In 2000, the

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Gazette noted the death of the Deputy Grand Master of Liberia.

Nigeria

With 51 lodges, the Grand Lodge of Nigeria is based in

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near Cross River and on the coast of southeastern Nigeria. The Masonic society was founded on 3 November 2012 by the Grand Master Mason of Scotland. The pioneer Grand Master of the Nigerian Grand Lodge was consecrated by the Grand Master of Ireland. About 20 lodges of the Irish Provincial Grand Lodge and 31 of the 45 lodges of the Scottish District Grand Lodge came together to form the unified grand lodge. Like its Ghanaian counterpart, the District Grand Lodge of Nigeria, English Constitution, declined to join the new partnership. As such, none of 33 English Constitution lodges became members of the Grand Lodge of Nigeria and are still under the UGLE. The remaining 14 lodges under the Scottish tradition are still members of the District Grand Lodge, Scottish Constitution.

Notable people

Prominent Ghanaian Masons include:

Heads of State

Joseph Arthur Ankrah Joseph Arthur Ankrah Born (18 August 1915 – 25 November 1992) was a Ghanaian army general who was the head of state of Ghana from 1966 to 1969 in the position of Chairman of the National Liberation Council. Before becoming head of state, Ank ...

, military officer and Head of State of Ghana, 1966 –1969 *

Akwasi Afrifa Lieutenant General Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa Born (24 April 1936 – 26 June 1979) was a Ghanaian soldier, farmer, traditional ruler and politician. He was the head of state of Ghana and leader of the military government in 1969 and then chairman o ...

, military officer, farmer and Head of State of Ghana, 1969 –1970 *

John Kufuor John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor (born 8 December 1938) is a Ghanaian politician who served as the President of Ghana from 7 January 2001 to 7 January 2009. He was also Chairperson of the African Union from 2007 to 2008. Kufuor's career has been sp ...

, President of Ghana, 2001–2009; Senior Grand Warden, United Grand Lodge of England

Diplomats

James Aggrey-Orleans James Emmanuel Kwegyir Aggrey-Orleans, (11 October 1937 – 19 November 2018) was a Ghanaian civil servant and diplomat who served as Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ambassador of Ghana to the Republic of Ireland from Octo ...

, diplomat and civil servant, High Commissioner of Ghana to the United Kingdom, 1997 – 2001 *

Edward Asafu-Adjaye Sir Edward Okyere Asafu-Adjaye (1903–1976) was a Ghanaian political figure, lawyer and diplomat. He was the first Ashanti lawyer and Ghana's first High Commissioner in Britain with accreditation to France concurrently. Early life and edu ...

, lawyer, diplomat and politician, first High Commissioner of Ghana to the United Kingdom, 1957 – 1962 * K. B. Asante, diplomat, educator and civil servant * Francis Lodowic Bartels, diplomat and educator, Ambassador of Ghana to West Germany, 1970 – 1972 * William George Mensah Brandful, diplomat

Health services

Charles Odamtten Easmon Charles Odamtten Easmon or C. O. Easmon, popularly known as Charlie Easmon, (22 September 1913 – 19 May 1994) was a medical doctor and academic who became the first Ghanaian to formally qualify as a surgeon specialist and the first Dean of t ...

, first Ghanaian surgeon specialist and the first Dean, University of Ghana Medical School, Deputy District Grandmaster, Masonic District of Ghana *

Ernest James Hayford Ernest James Hayford, (23 April 1858, Anomabu – 6 August 1913, London) was a physician and lawyer in the Gold Coast.Michael R. Doortmont, ''The Pen-Pictures of Modern Africans and African Celebrities by Charles Francis Hutchison: A Collectiv ...

, Gold Coast physician and lawyer

Legislature

* Augustus Molade Akiwumi, lawyer, judge and second Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana, 1958 – 1960 * Jacob Hackenburg Griffiths-Randolph, judge and Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana in the Third Republic, 1979 –1981 * Nii Amaa Ollenu, jurist, judge and Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana in the Second Republic, 1969 – 1972 *

Emmanuel Charles Quist Sir Emmanuel Charles Quist, also known as Paa Quist (21 May 1880, in Christiansborg, Accra – 30 March 1959) was a barrister, educator and judge who served as the first Speaker of the Gold Coast Legislative Assembly and the first Speaker of ...

, barrister, judge and the first African Speaker of the Legislative Council and first Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana, 1949 –1957 * Ebenezer Sekyi-Hughes, lawyer and Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana, 2005 –2009

Judiciary

Isaac Kobina Abban Isaac Kobina Donkor Abban (1933 – 21 April 2001) was the Chief Justice of Ghana between 1995 and 2001. He was the ninth person to hold this position since Ghana became an independent nation. Early life and education Abban was born in 1933 a ...

, Chief Justice of Ghana, 1995 – 2001 *

Vincent Cyril Richard Arthur Charles Crabbe Vincent Cyril Richard Arthur Charles (V.C.R.A.C.) Crabbe (29 October 1923 – 7 September 2018) was a Ghanaian jurist and statesman who served as a judge of the Supreme Court of Ghana in the second Ghanaian republic from 1970 to 1972 and the ...

, jurist and Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana *

Kobina Arku Korsah Sir Kobina Arku Korsah (3 April 1894 – 25 January 1967)''Makers of Modern Africa'', London: Africa Journal Ltd, 1981, pp. 289-90. was the first Chief Justice of Ghana (then the Gold Coast) in 1956. Biography Born in Saltpond, Korsah was e ...

, first Chief Justice of Ghana, 1957 –1963 *

Edward Kwame Wiredu Edward Kwame Wiredu (c. 1936 – 31 January 2008) was the Chief Justice of Ghana between 2001 and 2003. He was the tenth since Ghana became an independent nation. He is noted for introducing the Fast Track High Courts in Ghana as well as Alter ...

, Chief Justice of Ghana, 2001 – 2003

Politics

Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin (born 27 May 1978) is the Member of the Parliament of Ghana for the Effutu constituency, Central Region. He also serves as a member of the committee on Defense and Interior Committee in Ghana Parliament. He is cur ...

, lawyer and politician *

Ebenezer Ako-Adjei Dr. Ebenezer Ako Adjei (17 June 1916 – 14 January 2002) was a Ghanaian statesman, politician, lawyer and journalist. He was a founding member of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC), the first political party of Ghana (then Gold Coast). A ...

, politician and member of the 'Big Six' * Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, academic and politician * J B Danquah, lawyer, politician, scholar and a member of the 'Big Six' * Albert Kan Dapaah, politician and chartered accountant, Assistant Grand Master, Grand Lodge of Ghana * John Henry Martey Newman, lawyer, Chief of Staff under the presidency of

John Atta Mills John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills (21 July 1944 – 24 July 2012) was a Ghanaian politician and legal scholar who served as President of Ghana from 2009 until his death in 2012. He was inaugurated on 7 January 2009, having defeated the governing party ...

Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey Emmanuel Odarkwei Obetsebi-Lamptey (26 April 1902 – 29 January 1963) was a political activist in the British colony of the Gold Coast. He was one of the founding fathers of Ghana and one of the founders and leaders of the United Gold Coast Co ...

, lawyer, politician and a member of the 'Big Six' *

Victor Owusu ''For the rapper with the same birth name, see V.I.C.'' Victor Owusu (26 December 1923 – 16 December 2000) was a Ghanaian politician and lawyer. He has also served as Attorney General and Justice minister as well as foreign minister on two occa ...

, lawyer and politician, former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Leader of the Opposition in the Third Republic,1979 –1981 * Harry Sawyerr, politician and quantity surveyor * John van der Puije, Gold Coast merchant, newspaper publisher, traditional ruler and politician * Henry van Hien, Gold Coast merchant and politician

Traditional rulers or monarchs

* Oyeeman Wereko Ampem II, Gyaasehene of Akuapem and Amanokromhene, 1975 – 2005 * Ofori Atta I,

Okyenhene Okyenhene is the title of the Tribal King of Akyem Abuakwa Akyem Abuakwa is one of the four states of Akyem in 14th century Africa. Currently, it is part of Ghana. Historically, the Akyem were part of the Adansi Kingdom, which was the first nat ...

or King of

Akyem Abuakwa Akyem Abuakwa is one of the four states of Akyem in 14th century Africa. Currently, it is part of Ghana. Historically, the Akyem were part of the Adansi Kingdom, which was the first nation to build buildings out of mud. They were therefore were ...

, 1912 – 1943 *

Daasebre Oti Boateng Daasebre Oti Boateng (1938 – August 2021) was a Ghanaian statistician, academic, and traditional ruler. He was the Omanhene (paramount chief) of New Juaben in the Eastern Region from 1992 until his death in 2021. He served as president of the ...

Omanhene In several Akan nations of Ghana, the Omanhene (''Pl. Amanhene)'' is the title of the supreme traditional ruler ('king') in a region or a larger town. The omanhene is the central figure and institution of the nation. Officially, he has no function i ...

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, 1992 – 2021 *

Azzu Mate Kole II Oklemekuku, Nene Azzu Mate Kole II, , known in private life as Frederick Lawer Mate Kole (January 1910 – 15 March 1990) was a Ghanaian paramount chief and statesman who served as the fourth monarch or king, Konor of the Manya Krobo Traditiona ...

Konor Konor is the title of the monarch or ruler of the Manya Krobo Traditional Area in the Eastern Region of Ghana.Daniel Miles McFarland, ''Historical Dictionary of Ghana'', Scarecrow Press, 1995, p. 120.Roger Gocking, ''The History of Ghana'', Gr ...

of the Manya Krobo Traditional Area, 1939 – 1990 *

Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II Prempeh II (Otumfuo Nana Sir Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II, KBE, – 27 May 1970), was the 14th Asantehene, or king of the Ashanti (Ruler of the Asante), reigning from 22 June 1931 to 27 May 1970. Biography Asantehene Prempeh II of the Ash ...

Asantehene The is the title for the monarch of the historical Ashanti Empire as well as the ceremonial ruler of the Ashanti people today. The Ashanti royal house traces its line to the Oyoko (an ''Abusua'', or "clan") Abohyen Dynasty of Nana Twum and t ...

, 1931 – 1970 * Otumfuo Osei Tutu II,

, 1999 – present, Grand Patron, Grand Lodge of Ghana and Sword Bearer, United Grand Lodge of England

Urban planning and architecture

* Theodore S. Clerk, urban planner and first Ghanaian architect

References

External links

District Grand Lodge of Ghana

Grand Lodge of Ghana

Grand Lodge of Ireland

The Grand Lodge of Antient, Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland

United Grand Lodge of England
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