Prince Hall Masonry Recognition Details
Fourty (out of a total of 51 -- 78%) U.S. Grand Lodges listed below have adopted resolutions that say Prince Hall Masonry is "regular." Almost all of them (probably 38 of the 40) have adopted "full recognition," in the same sense they recognize any other Grand Lodge, some have granted recognition to the extent of permitting intervisitation but not dual memberships (this is almost always requested by the Prince Hall Grand Lodges involved), and some have adopted resolutions recognizing a particular Prince Hall Grand Lodge subject to adoption of similar action by the Prince Hall Grand Lodge involved.
It should also be noted that several "predominately white" U.S. Grand Lodges have adopted "blanket" recognition resolutions, saying they automatically recognize every Prince Hall Grand Lodge that has or will be recognized by any of the other "mainstream" (predominately white) U.S. Grand Lodges. See http://bessel.org/masrec/phablanket.htm
There are 41 states (plus Washington DC) in the U.S. that have Prince Hall Grand Lodges (the other 10 states may have Prince Hall lodges, but they are chartered by a Prince Hall Grand Lodge of another state). Of these 41 U.S. states that have Prince Hall Grand Lodges, 29 (71%)have been recognized by the "predominately white" Grand Lodge in that state. These are:
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia (Washington DC)
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Texas (according to an email report December 1, 2006)
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
On the following chart, when no date or citation to the Proceedings is shown, I am not aware of that information and would appreciate any assistance to find out.
Please note that there is a map at http://bessel.org/masrec/phamap.htm that graphically shows which "mainstream" Grand Lodges have recognized Prince Hall Masonry.
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Grand Lodge
Date of Recognition Action & Proceedings Citation
Type of Recognition or Action Leading to Recognition & U.S. PHA Grand Lodges Recognized
1
Connecticut
Oct. 14, 1989 -
1990 Connecticut Proceedings, pages 27-31 and 128-129
reliably reported to be full recognition for all purposes
Connecticut, Arizona, California & Hawaii, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin
2
Nebraska
Feb. 2, 1990 -
1990 Nebraska Proceedings, pages 94, 55, 83-84
reliably reported to be full recognition for all purposes
Nebraska, Alaska, Arizona, California & Hawaii, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, Wisconsin
It is reported that Nebraska has adopted a policy of automatically recognizing all Prince Hall Grand Lodges that are recognized by their corresponding "mainstream" or "predominately-white" Grand Lodge in the same jurisdicction.
3
Washington
June 1990 -
1990 Washington Proceedings, pages 163-167; also 1995/1996 Washington Proceedings, pages 247-249
full recognition for all purposes
Washington, Oregon, Connecticut
4
Wisconsin
June 10, 1990 -
1990 Wisconsin Proceedings, pages 86-87, 88-91
visitation
Wisconsin, Connecticut, Oregon
5
Colorado
Jan. 28, 1991 -
1990 Colorado Proceedings, pages 127-135
visitation
Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas
6
Minnesota
April 13, 1991 & April 8, 1995 -
1991 Minnesota Proceedings, pages 140, 141, 86-87, 75 and 1995 Minnesota Proceedings, pages 210, 111-112, 52
"full recognition...all the rights and privileges that accompany recognition between Regular Grand Lodges"
Minnesota, Connecticut, Oregon, Wisconsin
7
North Dakota
June 14, 1991 -
1991 North Dakota Proceedings, pages 88, 51
to be checked: full recognition is said to have been adopted in June 1998
full recognition
Minnesota (PH lodges in ND are chartered by the PH GL of Minnesota), Oregon, Wisconsin
8
Idaho
Sept. 16, 1993 -
1993 Idaho Proceedings, pages 17-19 (also see 1991 Idaho Proceedings, pages 50-52)
"grant full Masonic Recognition"
Oregon, Washington, Connecticut
(PH lodges in Idaho chartered by PH GL's of Oregon and Nevada)
9
California
Oct. 19, 1994, modified Oct. 9, 1995 -
1994 California Proceedings, pages 388-92, and for 1996 at pages 369-370
1995 California Proceedings, pages 28, and 8-10, 27, 268-271, 426-428
Also see California Proceedings for 1992 at pages 382-6, for 1993 at pages 559-62
full recognition
California & Hawaii, Oregon
10
Massachusetts
March 8,1995 -
1995 Massachusetts Proceedings, pages 31-32
reliably reported to be full recognition for all purposes
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Wisconsin
11
Vermont
June 14, 1995 -
1995 Vermont Proceedings, pages 89, 60-61
"full fraternal relations"
Connecticut, Oregon
12
Wyoming
Aug. 10, 1995 -
1995 Wyoming Proceedings, pages 121-123
"full and complete fraternal recognition"
Colorado
(PH lodges in Wyoming are chartered by the PH GL of Colorado)
13
Ohio
Oct. 20, 1995 -
1995 Ohio Proceedings, page 91, 92, 36-38, 114-115
visitation
Ohio
14
Kansas
1994 Kansas Proceedings, page 108; 1995 Kansas Proceedings, pages 76-77; 1996 Kansas Proceedings, page 83
Reliably reported to be full recognition
Kansas
15
New Mexico
Mar. 15, 1996 -
1996 New Mexico Proceedings, pages 43-44
"full Masonic recognition...including privileges of visitation and affiliation, and all other rights and privileges customarily incident to recognition."
New Mexico
16
Maine
May 8, 1996 -
1996 Maine Proceedings, pages 1584-1586; also see 1998 Maine Proceedings, pages 351-352
appears to be full recognition
Connecticut and Massachusetts
(PH lodge in Maine chartered by PH GL of Massachusetts)
17
New Hampshire
May 18, 1996 -
1997 New Hampshire Proceedings, pages 147-148; and 1996 New Hampshire Proceedings, pages 157, 158
full recognition
Connecticut and Massachusetts
(PH lodge in New Hampshire is chartered by the PH GL of Massachusetts)
At its annual communication on 20 May 2006, the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire voted to automatically offer to grant recognition to any Prince Hall Grand Lodge that has been, or will be, recognized by a recognized Grand Lodge sharing the same geographical area.
18
Arizona
May 21, 1996 -
1996 Arizona Proceedings, pages 139-140, and 135-137
recognition approved, and visitations are permitted, but no dual memberships, or transfers of membership.
on June 8, 2002, the Grand Lodge of Arizona extended recognition to all Prince Hall Grand Lodges which are recognized by their corresponding "mainstream" Grand Lodge. Mutual recognition has been confirmed by the Prince Hall Grand Lodges of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, New York and Oregon-Idaho-Montana
19
South Dakota
June 21, 1996 -
1996 South Dakota Proceedings, pages 69-70, 78-79; also see 1995 South Dakota Proceedings, pages 57-58
no limit mentioned on recognition of PHA, so presumably full recognition for all purposes
Kansas
(the PH lodge in S.D. is chartered by the PH GL of Kansas)
20
Hawaii
Nov. 30, 1996 -
1996 Hawaii Proceedings, Resolutions, R97-2
no limit mentioned on recognition of PHA, so presumably full recognition for all purposes
California & Hawaii, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Oregon, Pennsylvania
One brother reported that on April 29, 2005, the Grand Lodge of Hawaii extended "blanket" recognition to all Prince Hall Grand Lodges already recognized by their corresponding "mainstream" Grand Lodge. However, a high official of this Grand Lodge has told me this is not accurate, so this should not be accepted.
21
Utah
Feb. 3, 1997 -
1997 Utah Proceedings, pages 137 and 103
Colorado
(PH lodges in Utah are chartered by the PH GL's of Texas and Colorado)
22
Alaska
May 10, 1997
full recognition of
all the rights and privileges between Regular Grand Lodges
Alaska
23
Michigan
May 30, 1997 -
1997 Michigan Proceedings, pages 67-68, 129-130
reliably reported to be full recognition
Michigan
24
Pennsylvania
June 4, 1997 -
1997 Pennsylvania Proceedings, pages 12-13
intervisitation
Pennsylvania, Connecticut
25
Oregon
June 6, 1997 -
1997 Oregon Proceedings, pages 147, 109-110, 131-132
no limit mentioned on recognition of PHA, so presumably full recognition for all purposes
Oregon, Washington
26
Illinois
Oct. 10, 1997 -
1997 Illinois Proceedings, pages 71-72, and 31
recognition "same as for any foreign jurisdiction"
Illinois, Connecticut, Indiana, Oregon, Wisconsin
27
Indiana
May 19, 1998 -
1998 Indiana Proceedings, pages 83-86
"full fraternal recognition"
Indiana
28
Rhode Island
Oct. 22, 1998 -
1997-1998 Rhode Island Proceedings, page 140
reliably reported to be full recognition for all purposes
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts
29
District of Columbia
(Washington D.C.)
May 12, 1999, Oct. 23, 1999, Dec. 11, 1999 -
1999 D.C. Grand Lodge Proceedings, pages 15-17, 50, 162
Nov. 4, 2000, Dec. 9, 2000
2000 D.C. Grand Lodge Proceedings, pages 43-45, 65-68, 105-107
Full recognition
District of Columbia, Connecticut, Colorado
On May 12, 2004, the Grand Lodge of Washington DC extended "blanket" recognition to all Prince Hall Grand Lodges already recognized, and those that will be recognized in the future, by the "mainstream" Grand Lodge for their state. See http://bessel.org/masrec/phablanket.htm for details and a complete copy of the resolution and its accompanying explanation.
30
Montana
June 25-26, 1999 -
1999 Montana Proceedings, Pages 50 - 51
Full Masonic Recognition, including the privileges of visitation and affiliation, along with all other rights and privileges customarily granted upon recognition of another Grand Lodge by the Grand Lodge of Montana. This recognition is not intended to extend the jurisdiction of either Grand Lodge to the Lodges of the other, or to the Masons of the other, unless they are dual members.
Oregon (The Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Oregon, Inc., has jurisdiction over Prince Hall Lodges in Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.)
31
Nevada
Nov. 8, 1999 -
1999 Nevada Proceedings, Pages 57-62
"Full and complete Masonic recognition"
Nevada
32
Iowa
September 16, 2000
Full recognition
Iowa
33
New York
May 7, 2001
Full recognition
New York, Connecticut, Colorado
34
Virginia
Nov. 10, 2001 & Nov. 2003
Limited recognition (without visitation) was adopted in 2001. Full recognition, including visitation, was adopted in November 2003.
35
New Jersey
April 25, 2002
Recognition was contingent on PH GL voting similar recognition, and visitation details to be worked out in the future. This was done.
In April 2004, the GL of NJ adopted a "blanket" recognition policy, where it recognizes all Prince Hall Grand Lodges that are recognized by the PH GL of NJ and "mainstream" Grand Lodges in the jurisdiction of those PH GLs.
36
Missouri
September 23, 2002
Recognition voted on by the GL of MO on this date -- Recognition had previously been approved by the PH GL of MO
37
Maryland
May 19, 2003
The Grand Lodge of Maryland, at its Semi-Annual meeting, voted overwhelmingly to recognize the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Maryland.
Sunday, April 10, 2005
At a joint ceremony witnessed by hundreds, the two Grand Masters signed a "Proclamation" certifying the mutual recognition, including intervisitations.
38
Oklahoma
November 8, 2004
The Grand Lodge of Oklahoma voted overwhelmingly to recognize the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Oklahoma, subject to reciprocal action by the PH GL of OK. As of now, no intervisitations.
39
Delaware
At the semi annual communication on March 25, 2006, the Grand Lodge agreed that PH in Delaware was regular and should be recognized, and that a committee would draft a Compact between the 2 GL's. Voting members of Grand Lodge approved the recognition and the formation of the Committee. Recognition discussions between the GL of Delaware and the Prince Hall GL of Delaware have now been completed and passed by their respective Grand Lodges. A public ceremony of the signing of the Compact between these two Grand Lodges will take place on September 16, 2006 on the third floor of the Grand Lodge at 818 Market Street (Grand Opera House) Wilmington, Delaware. The Grand Lodge will open at 10am and then recess to receive the Prince Hall members and visitors for the signing.
40
Texas (?)
It was reported, in an email, that the Grand Lodge of Texas voted on December 1, 2006, to recognize the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas as being "regular." No visitations.
SUMMARY - 40 GL's have voted favorably toward recognition of Prince Hall Grand Lodges (78%)
11 GL's have not yet done so (22%)
Full recognition - 30 (I believe it is actually 37, but do not have documentation to prove that)
Visitation only - 4 (I believe this category no longer exists, but I do not have documentation to prove that)
Recognition without visitation yet - 3 (I believe this is now only 1, but am not certain of that)
The rest are unclear or mixed
The information in this chart was prepared by Paul M. Bessel, Executive Secretary of the Masonic Leadership Center. Please contact me with any additional information, or any comments or suggestions.
For more incredible Masonic info please visit Bro. Bessel's website at http://bessel.org/
It should also be noted that several "predominately white" U.S. Grand Lodges have adopted "blanket" recognition resolutions, saying they automatically recognize every Prince Hall Grand Lodge that has or will be recognized by any of the other "mainstream" (predominately white) U.S. Grand Lodges. See http://bessel.org/masrec/phablanket.htm
There are 41 states (plus Washington DC) in the U.S. that have Prince Hall Grand Lodges (the other 10 states may have Prince Hall lodges, but they are chartered by a Prince Hall Grand Lodge of another state). Of these 41 U.S. states that have Prince Hall Grand Lodges, 29 (71%)have been recognized by the "predominately white" Grand Lodge in that state. These are:
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia (Washington DC)
Hawaii
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Texas (according to an email report December 1, 2006)
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
On the following chart, when no date or citation to the Proceedings is shown, I am not aware of that information and would appreciate any assistance to find out.
Please note that there is a map at http://bessel.org/masrec/phamap.htm that graphically shows which "mainstream" Grand Lodges have recognized Prince Hall Masonry.
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Grand Lodge
Date of Recognition Action & Proceedings Citation
Type of Recognition or Action Leading to Recognition & U.S. PHA Grand Lodges Recognized
1
Connecticut
Oct. 14, 1989 -
1990 Connecticut Proceedings, pages 27-31 and 128-129
reliably reported to be full recognition for all purposes
Connecticut, Arizona, California & Hawaii, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin
2
Nebraska
Feb. 2, 1990 -
1990 Nebraska Proceedings, pages 94, 55, 83-84
reliably reported to be full recognition for all purposes
Nebraska, Alaska, Arizona, California & Hawaii, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, Wisconsin
It is reported that Nebraska has adopted a policy of automatically recognizing all Prince Hall Grand Lodges that are recognized by their corresponding "mainstream" or "predominately-white" Grand Lodge in the same jurisdicction.
3
Washington
June 1990 -
1990 Washington Proceedings, pages 163-167; also 1995/1996 Washington Proceedings, pages 247-249
full recognition for all purposes
Washington, Oregon, Connecticut
4
Wisconsin
June 10, 1990 -
1990 Wisconsin Proceedings, pages 86-87, 88-91
visitation
Wisconsin, Connecticut, Oregon
5
Colorado
Jan. 28, 1991 -
1990 Colorado Proceedings, pages 127-135
visitation
Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas
6
Minnesota
April 13, 1991 & April 8, 1995 -
1991 Minnesota Proceedings, pages 140, 141, 86-87, 75 and 1995 Minnesota Proceedings, pages 210, 111-112, 52
"full recognition...all the rights and privileges that accompany recognition between Regular Grand Lodges"
Minnesota, Connecticut, Oregon, Wisconsin
7
North Dakota
June 14, 1991 -
1991 North Dakota Proceedings, pages 88, 51
to be checked: full recognition is said to have been adopted in June 1998
full recognition
Minnesota (PH lodges in ND are chartered by the PH GL of Minnesota), Oregon, Wisconsin
8
Idaho
Sept. 16, 1993 -
1993 Idaho Proceedings, pages 17-19 (also see 1991 Idaho Proceedings, pages 50-52)
"grant full Masonic Recognition"
Oregon, Washington, Connecticut
(PH lodges in Idaho chartered by PH GL's of Oregon and Nevada)
9
California
Oct. 19, 1994, modified Oct. 9, 1995 -
1994 California Proceedings, pages 388-92, and for 1996 at pages 369-370
1995 California Proceedings, pages 28, and 8-10, 27, 268-271, 426-428
Also see California Proceedings for 1992 at pages 382-6, for 1993 at pages 559-62
full recognition
California & Hawaii, Oregon
10
Massachusetts
March 8,1995 -
1995 Massachusetts Proceedings, pages 31-32
reliably reported to be full recognition for all purposes
Massachusetts, Connecticut, Wisconsin
11
Vermont
June 14, 1995 -
1995 Vermont Proceedings, pages 89, 60-61
"full fraternal relations"
Connecticut, Oregon
12
Wyoming
Aug. 10, 1995 -
1995 Wyoming Proceedings, pages 121-123
"full and complete fraternal recognition"
Colorado
(PH lodges in Wyoming are chartered by the PH GL of Colorado)
13
Ohio
Oct. 20, 1995 -
1995 Ohio Proceedings, page 91, 92, 36-38, 114-115
visitation
Ohio
14
Kansas
1994 Kansas Proceedings, page 108; 1995 Kansas Proceedings, pages 76-77; 1996 Kansas Proceedings, page 83
Reliably reported to be full recognition
Kansas
15
New Mexico
Mar. 15, 1996 -
1996 New Mexico Proceedings, pages 43-44
"full Masonic recognition...including privileges of visitation and affiliation, and all other rights and privileges customarily incident to recognition."
New Mexico
16
Maine
May 8, 1996 -
1996 Maine Proceedings, pages 1584-1586; also see 1998 Maine Proceedings, pages 351-352
appears to be full recognition
Connecticut and Massachusetts
(PH lodge in Maine chartered by PH GL of Massachusetts)
17
New Hampshire
May 18, 1996 -
1997 New Hampshire Proceedings, pages 147-148; and 1996 New Hampshire Proceedings, pages 157, 158
full recognition
Connecticut and Massachusetts
(PH lodge in New Hampshire is chartered by the PH GL of Massachusetts)
At its annual communication on 20 May 2006, the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire voted to automatically offer to grant recognition to any Prince Hall Grand Lodge that has been, or will be, recognized by a recognized Grand Lodge sharing the same geographical area.
18
Arizona
May 21, 1996 -
1996 Arizona Proceedings, pages 139-140, and 135-137
recognition approved, and visitations are permitted, but no dual memberships, or transfers of membership.
on June 8, 2002, the Grand Lodge of Arizona extended recognition to all Prince Hall Grand Lodges which are recognized by their corresponding "mainstream" Grand Lodge. Mutual recognition has been confirmed by the Prince Hall Grand Lodges of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, New York and Oregon-Idaho-Montana
19
South Dakota
June 21, 1996 -
1996 South Dakota Proceedings, pages 69-70, 78-79; also see 1995 South Dakota Proceedings, pages 57-58
no limit mentioned on recognition of PHA, so presumably full recognition for all purposes
Kansas
(the PH lodge in S.D. is chartered by the PH GL of Kansas)
20
Hawaii
Nov. 30, 1996 -
1996 Hawaii Proceedings, Resolutions, R97-2
no limit mentioned on recognition of PHA, so presumably full recognition for all purposes
California & Hawaii, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Oregon, Pennsylvania
One brother reported that on April 29, 2005, the Grand Lodge of Hawaii extended "blanket" recognition to all Prince Hall Grand Lodges already recognized by their corresponding "mainstream" Grand Lodge. However, a high official of this Grand Lodge has told me this is not accurate, so this should not be accepted.
21
Utah
Feb. 3, 1997 -
1997 Utah Proceedings, pages 137 and 103
Colorado
(PH lodges in Utah are chartered by the PH GL's of Texas and Colorado)
22
Alaska
May 10, 1997
full recognition of
all the rights and privileges between Regular Grand Lodges
Alaska
23
Michigan
May 30, 1997 -
1997 Michigan Proceedings, pages 67-68, 129-130
reliably reported to be full recognition
Michigan
24
Pennsylvania
June 4, 1997 -
1997 Pennsylvania Proceedings, pages 12-13
intervisitation
Pennsylvania, Connecticut
25
Oregon
June 6, 1997 -
1997 Oregon Proceedings, pages 147, 109-110, 131-132
no limit mentioned on recognition of PHA, so presumably full recognition for all purposes
Oregon, Washington
26
Illinois
Oct. 10, 1997 -
1997 Illinois Proceedings, pages 71-72, and 31
recognition "same as for any foreign jurisdiction"
Illinois, Connecticut, Indiana, Oregon, Wisconsin
27
Indiana
May 19, 1998 -
1998 Indiana Proceedings, pages 83-86
"full fraternal recognition"
Indiana
28
Rhode Island
Oct. 22, 1998 -
1997-1998 Rhode Island Proceedings, page 140
reliably reported to be full recognition for all purposes
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts
29
District of Columbia
(Washington D.C.)
May 12, 1999, Oct. 23, 1999, Dec. 11, 1999 -
1999 D.C. Grand Lodge Proceedings, pages 15-17, 50, 162
Nov. 4, 2000, Dec. 9, 2000
2000 D.C. Grand Lodge Proceedings, pages 43-45, 65-68, 105-107
Full recognition
District of Columbia, Connecticut, Colorado
On May 12, 2004, the Grand Lodge of Washington DC extended "blanket" recognition to all Prince Hall Grand Lodges already recognized, and those that will be recognized in the future, by the "mainstream" Grand Lodge for their state. See http://bessel.org/masrec/phablanket.htm for details and a complete copy of the resolution and its accompanying explanation.
30
Montana
June 25-26, 1999 -
1999 Montana Proceedings, Pages 50 - 51
Full Masonic Recognition, including the privileges of visitation and affiliation, along with all other rights and privileges customarily granted upon recognition of another Grand Lodge by the Grand Lodge of Montana. This recognition is not intended to extend the jurisdiction of either Grand Lodge to the Lodges of the other, or to the Masons of the other, unless they are dual members.
Oregon (The Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Oregon, Inc., has jurisdiction over Prince Hall Lodges in Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.)
31
Nevada
Nov. 8, 1999 -
1999 Nevada Proceedings, Pages 57-62
"Full and complete Masonic recognition"
Nevada
32
Iowa
September 16, 2000
Full recognition
Iowa
33
New York
May 7, 2001
Full recognition
New York, Connecticut, Colorado
34
Virginia
Nov. 10, 2001 & Nov. 2003
Limited recognition (without visitation) was adopted in 2001. Full recognition, including visitation, was adopted in November 2003.
35
New Jersey
April 25, 2002
Recognition was contingent on PH GL voting similar recognition, and visitation details to be worked out in the future. This was done.
In April 2004, the GL of NJ adopted a "blanket" recognition policy, where it recognizes all Prince Hall Grand Lodges that are recognized by the PH GL of NJ and "mainstream" Grand Lodges in the jurisdiction of those PH GLs.
36
Missouri
September 23, 2002
Recognition voted on by the GL of MO on this date -- Recognition had previously been approved by the PH GL of MO
37
Maryland
May 19, 2003
The Grand Lodge of Maryland, at its Semi-Annual meeting, voted overwhelmingly to recognize the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Maryland.
Sunday, April 10, 2005
At a joint ceremony witnessed by hundreds, the two Grand Masters signed a "Proclamation" certifying the mutual recognition, including intervisitations.
38
Oklahoma
November 8, 2004
The Grand Lodge of Oklahoma voted overwhelmingly to recognize the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Oklahoma, subject to reciprocal action by the PH GL of OK. As of now, no intervisitations.
39
Delaware
At the semi annual communication on March 25, 2006, the Grand Lodge agreed that PH in Delaware was regular and should be recognized, and that a committee would draft a Compact between the 2 GL's. Voting members of Grand Lodge approved the recognition and the formation of the Committee. Recognition discussions between the GL of Delaware and the Prince Hall GL of Delaware have now been completed and passed by their respective Grand Lodges. A public ceremony of the signing of the Compact between these two Grand Lodges will take place on September 16, 2006 on the third floor of the Grand Lodge at 818 Market Street (Grand Opera House) Wilmington, Delaware. The Grand Lodge will open at 10am and then recess to receive the Prince Hall members and visitors for the signing.
40
Texas (?)
It was reported, in an email, that the Grand Lodge of Texas voted on December 1, 2006, to recognize the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas as being "regular." No visitations.
SUMMARY - 40 GL's have voted favorably toward recognition of Prince Hall Grand Lodges (78%)
11 GL's have not yet done so (22%)
Full recognition - 30 (I believe it is actually 37, but do not have documentation to prove that)
Visitation only - 4 (I believe this category no longer exists, but I do not have documentation to prove that)
Recognition without visitation yet - 3 (I believe this is now only 1, but am not certain of that)
The rest are unclear or mixed
The information in this chart was prepared by Paul M. Bessel, Executive Secretary of the Masonic Leadership Center. Please contact me with any additional information, or any comments or suggestions.
For more incredible Masonic info please visit Bro. Bessel's website at http://bessel.org/