External Relations

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EXTERNAL RELATIONS

To the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of Minnesota:

RECOGNITION

During the past year, your committee on External Relations has received the following information or requests for

recognition:

United Grand Lodge of Bulgaria (UGLB)

The United Grand Lodge of Bulgaria (UGLB) was ratified on June 20, 2015. The

UGLB suggests that the resulting grand lodge is composed of 4000 Masons with 119 lodges

practicing regular Masonry. The Commission has re-affirmed in 2023 that this Grand lodge does meet the

standards of recognition. We recommend recognition be GRANTED to this Grand Lodge.

Grand Free Lodge of Columbia “GLLDC”

This Grand Lodge sent a letter in requesting recognition in 2022. The Commission on Information for Recognition

of the North American Conference of Grand Masters has not yet reviewed this Grand Lodge or issued any findings

on its regularity. As such, we do not have sufficient information to grant this request at this time. We recommend

NO ACTION be taken.

Grand Lodge of State Andres Quintana Roo

This Grand Lodge sent a request for recognition sent us a letter in 2021. The Commission on Information for

Recognition of the North American Conference of Grand Masters has reviewed this Grand Lodge and issued

findings on its regularity. We recommend recognition be GRANTED to this Grand Lodge.

Grand Lodge of the F and AM of Lebanon

This Grand Lodge was created in 2018 by the Grand Lodge F&AM of New York and first requested recognition from

us in 2019. The Grande Loge Nationale Française, Grand Lodge of Scotland, and Grand Lodge of the District of

Columbia all raised concerns about the creation of this Grand Lodge with the Commission on Information and

Recognition of the North American Conference of Grand Masters. At its 2022 meeting, the Commission heard from

representatives from each of the Grand Lodges and have since officially ruled that Grand Lodge of Lebanon does

not meet the standards for recognition. We recommend the recognition request from this Grand Lodge be

REJECTED.

Grand Lodge “Benemérito Ejército de Oriente” F. & A. M. of the State of Puebla, Mexico

This Grand Lodge sent a request for recognition sent us a letter in 2022 requesting recognition. The Commission on

Information for Recognition of the North American Conference of Grand Masters has reviewed this Grand Lodge

and has re-affirmed in 2023 that this Grand Lodge does meet the standards of recognition We recommend

recognition be GRANTED to this Grand Lodge

REPRESENTATIVES

M.W. Grand Master Tony Krall has given his consent that the brother listed below be appointed Grand

Representatives of Grand Lodge of Minnesota near the following named Grand Lodges:

  • Bro. Pekka Granroth Grand lodge of Finland

Fraternally submitted,
Andrew Rice, PGM, Chairman
John L. Cook, Jr., PGM
Douglas J. Campbell, Grand Secretary Emeritus
Keith W. Reierson Grand Secretary

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