Freemasonry in Venezuela
Freemasonry has been present in Venezuela since 1824 and has included a number of prominent politicians.
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The Gran Logia de la Republica de Venezuela or Grand Lodge of the republic of Venezuela founded in 1824, is based in Caracas. It claims 121 Lodges as of 2006.[1] It is a member of the Confederación Masónica Interamericana and the Confederación Masónica Bolivariana.[2]
After the split between Colombia and Venezuela the Grand Lodge was refounded for Venezuela in 1838. Its first Grand Master was Diego Bautista Urbaneja Sturdy, who had been Vice President.[3]
Grand Masters
- Diego Bautista Urbaneja (1824-1844)
- Ignacio J. Charquet (1844-1847)
- Casimiro Hernández (1846-1851)
- Isidoro Hernández Bello (1851-1854)
- Manuel Felipe Tovar (1854-1856)
- Francisco Conde (1856-1857)
- Luis Delgado Correa (1857-1858)
- Antonio J. Rodríguez (1858-1860)
- Luis Delgado Correa (1860-1861)
- Fernando A. Díaz (1861-1863)
- Francisco Conde (1863-1865)
- Rafael Martínez (1865-1869)
- Fernando Arvelo (1869-1873)
- Juan C. Hurtado (1873-1877)
- Isaac J. Pardo (1877-1881)
- Federico M. Meyer (1881-1883)
- Pedro Madina (1883-1887)
- Agustín Coll Otero (1887-1889)
- Santiago Terrero Atienza (1889-1891)
- Pedro S. Delfino (1891-1893)
- Agustín Coll Otero (1893-1895)
- Wenceslao Carías Pérez (1895-1897)
- Lorenzo Matías López (1897-1899)
- Andrés A. Albor E. (1899-1901)
- José S. Gavazut (1901-1903)
- Francisco Brito L. (1903-1905)
- Joaquín Garrido (1905-1907)
- Domingo A. Coronil (1907-1909)
- Enrique B. Levy (1909-1911)
- Manuel Porras Ortiz (1911-1913)
- César Zumeta (1913-1915)
- Ignacio Larez Ruiz (1915-1917)
- Agustín Beroes (1917-1919)
- Aarón Benchetrit (1919-1921)
- Juan Bautista Ascanio Rodríguez (1921-1923)
- J. A. Valdivieso Montaño (1923-1925)
- Jacobo Bendanhan Ch. (1925-1927)
- Juan Clausel (1927-1929)
- J. P. Reyes Zumeta (1929)
- Adolfo Holmo (1929-1930)
- Jacobo Bendahan Ch (1930-1931)
- Celestino B. Romero (1931-1933)
- Agustín Beroes (1933-1935)
- Carlos E. Lemoine (1935-1937)
- P. A. Ruiz Paz Castillo (1937-1939)
- Fernando Marquiz (1939-1940)
- Juan Masó Benítez (1940-1941)
- L. Arturo Irazabel (1941-1943)
- Juvencio Ochoa (1943-1945)
- Buenaventura Briceño Belisario (1945-1947)
- Carlos Rodríguez Jiménez (1947)
- Agustín Beroes (1947-1948)
- José Tomás Uzcátegui (1948-1953)
- Rafael Ernesto Otero (1953-1954)
- Buenaventura Briceño Belisario (1954-1955)
- Augusto Ascanio Sauce (1955-1957)
- Heriberto González Méndez (1957-1958)
- Ezequiel Rodríguez Álvarez (1958-1959)
- José A. Campos Delgado (1959-1961)
- Balbino González Magallanes (1961-1963)
- Manuel Baptista Nava (1963-1969)
- José David Bohórquez (1969)
- Carlos Ramón Arévalo (1969-1971)
- Eduardo Lira Espejo (1971-1973)
- Julio León Madriz (1973-1975)
- Juan Francisco Lozano (1975-1977)
- Luis Germán Pepper (1977-1979)
- Santo Orlando G. (1979-1981)
- Carlos Ramón Arévalo (1981-1983)
- Pablo Emilio Trujillo Moreno (1983-1985)
- Luis Rafael Hernández Castellini (1985-1989)
- Aurelio Briceño (1989-1991)
- José Núñez Guaimare (1991-1993)
- Efraín Duránd Ramírez (1993-1995)
- Gilberto José Febres Medina (1995-1999)
- José Rafael Martínez Gamboa (1999-2001)
- Luis Porfirio Maíz Pinto (2001-2003)
- Pasquale Nappo Siniscalchi (2003-2005)
- Aurelio Briceño (2005)
- Rafael Delgado Meléndez (2005-2006)
- Reinaldo Díaz Molero (2006-2007)
- Augusto Díaz Pérez (2007-2009)
- Pietro Spadavecchia Stramaglia (2009-2011)
- Luis Pernalette Madrid (2011-2013)
- Mario Múnera Muñoz (2013-2015)
- Abelardo Yanji (2015-2017)
References
- "Respetables Logias de Nuestra Jurisdición 2006". Archived from the original on 2008-07-29. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- "History page of the Gran Logia de la República de Venezuela". Archived from the original on 2007-05-02. Retrieved 2007-04-08.
- "History page of the Gran Logia de la República de Venezuela". Archived from the original on 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
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