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Grand Orient of Belgium

April 17, 2024

The Grand Orient of Belgium (French: Grand Orient de Belgique, Dutch: Grootoosten van Belgie; or G.O.B.) is a Belgian cupola of masonic lodges which is only accessible for men, and works in the basic three symbolic degrees of freemasonry.

Seal of the Grand Orient of Belgium

History edit

Main article: History of Freemasonry in Belgium

The Grand Orient of Belgium was founded in 1833, three years after the independence of Belgium. The Grand Orient joins the Grand Orient of France and other Continental jurisdictions in not requiring initiates to believe in a Supreme Being (Great Architect of the Universe). This meant that in the 1870s the Orient broke with the United Grand Lodge of England.

In 1921, the Grand Orient of Belgium was a founding and influential member within the International Masonic Association. It remained a member of this international alliance until 1950. During World War II, members of the Grand Orient of Belgium founded the Lodge Liberté chérie in a Nazi concentration camp and the Lodge l'Obstinée in a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp.

In 1959 five lodges of the Grand Orient of Belgium founded the Grand Lodge of Belgium in order to regain recognition by the United Grand Lodge of England which was lost in 1979. The Grand Orient of Belgium became a founding member of the Centre de Liaison et d'Information des Puissances maçonniques Signataires de l'Appel de Strasbourg (CLIPSAS) in 1961, but left in 1996 with the Grand Orient of France over disputes about the place of religious belief. In 1989 the Grand Orient of Belgium, the Grand Lodge of Belgium, the Women's Grand Lodge Of Belgium and the Belgian Federation of Le Droit Humain signed an agreement of mutual recognition. In 1998, these anti-clerical and atheistic Grand Orients founded the International Secretariat of the Masonic Adogmatic Powers (SIMPA), but by 2008, the Belgium Grand Orient had rejoined CLIPSAS.

Grand Masters edit

  • 1833 - 1835 : Joseph-Marie de Frenne
  • 1835 - 1842 : Goswin de Stassart
  • 1842 - 1854 : Eugène Defacqz
  • 1854 - 1862 : Théodore Verhaegen
  • 1866 - 1868 : Joseph Van Schoor
  • 1869 - 1871 : Pierre Van Humbeek
  • 1871 - 1874 : Auguste Couvreur
  • 1875 - 1877 : Henri Bergé
  • 1877 - 1880 : Auguste Couvreur
  • 1881 - 1883 : Henri Bergé
  • 1896 - 1898 : Henri Bergé
  • 1884 - 1886 : Eugène Goblet d'Alviella
  • 1887 - 1889 : Victor Lynen
  • 1890 - 1892 : Ernest Reisse
  • 1893 - 1895 : Auguste Houzeau de Lehaie
  • 1899 - 1901 : Gustave Royers
  • 1902 - 1904 : Fernand Cocq
  • 1905 - 1907 : Jean-Laurent Hasse
  • 1908 - 1910 : Joseph Descamps
  • 1911 - 1913 : Fernand Cocq
  • 1914 - 1921 : Charles Magnette
  • 1922 - 1924 : Fernand Levêque
  • 1925 - 1927 : Charles Magnette
  • 1928 - 1930 : Raoul Engel
  • 1931 - 1933 : Victor Carpentier
  • 1934 - 1936 : Paul Erculisse
  • 1936 - 1944 : François Bovesse
  • 1944 - 1944 : Jules Hiernaux
  • 1945 - 1947 : Leonce Mardens
  • 1947 - 1950 : Edmond Troch
  • 1950 - 1953 : Walther Bourgeois
  • 1954 - 1957 : Robert Hamaide
  • 1957 - 1959 : Leopold Remouchamps
  • 1960 - 1961 : Georges Beernaerts
  • 1962 - 1962 : Charles Castel
  • 1963 - 1965 : Henri Bonet
  • 1966 - 1968 : Robert Dille
  • 1969 - 1971 : Victor-Gaston Martiny
  • 1971 - 1974 : Pierre Burton
  • 1974 - 1977 : Jaak Nutkievitz
  • 1977 - 1981 : Nicolas Bontyès
  • 1981 - 1984 : André-Louis Mechelynck
  • 1984 - 1987 : Sylvain Loccufier
  • 1987 - 1990 : Guy Vlaeminck
  • 1990 - 1993 : Louis Dengis
  • 1993 - 1996 : Dimitri Sfingopoulos
  • 1996 - 1999 : Pierre Klees
  • 1999 - 2001 : Adolphe Adolphy
  • 2005 - 2008 : Henri Bartholomeeusen
  • 2008 - 2011 : Bertrand Fondu
  • 2011 - 2014 : Jozef Asselbergh
  • 2014 - 2017 : Marc Menschaert
  • 2017 - 2020 : Henry Charpentier
  • 2020 - present : Alain Cornet

Notable members edit

 
Interior of the Les Amis Philanthropes temple in Brussels

Relationship with the Roman Catholic Church edit

The GOB has often had a difficult relationship with the Roman Catholic Church (see Catholicism and Freemasonry). The Grand Orient was seen as the main source of anticlericalism during the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.

See also edit

References edit

  • Hugo De Schampeleire, Els Witte, Fernand V. Borne, Bibliografische bijdrage tot de geschiedenis der Belgische vrijmetselarij, 1798-1855, Brussel 1973
  • Andries Van den Abeele, De Kinderen Van Hiram, Brussel, Roularta, 1991
  • Hervé Hasquin (ed.), Visages de la franc-maçonner ie belge du XVIIIe au XXe siècle, Ed. ULB, Bruxelles, 1983
  • Michel Huysseune, Vrijmetselarij, mythe en realiteit, EPO pub., 1988
  • Jo Gérard [fr], La franc-maçonnerie en Belgique, Bruxelles 1988

External links edit

  • Official website

April 17, 2024
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This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations April 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Grand Orient of Belgium French Grand Orient de Belgique Dutch Grootoosten van Belgie or G O B is a Belgian cupola of masonic lodges which is only accessible for men and works in the basic three symbolic degrees of freemasonry Seal of the Grand Orient of Belgium Contents 1 History 2 Grand Masters 3 Notable members 4 Relationship with the Roman Catholic Church 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editMain article History of Freemasonry in Belgium The Grand Orient of Belgium was founded in 1833 three years after the independence of Belgium The Grand Orient joins the Grand Orient of France and other Continental jurisdictions in not requiring initiates to believe in a Supreme Being Great Architect of the Universe This meant that in the 1870s the Orient broke with the United Grand Lodge of England In 1921 the Grand Orient of Belgium was a founding and influential member within the International Masonic Association It remained a member of this international alliance until 1950 During World War II members of the Grand Orient of Belgium founded the Lodge Liberte cherie in a Nazi concentration camp and the Lodge l Obstinee in a Nazi prisoner of war camp In 1959 five lodges of the Grand Orient of Belgium founded the Grand Lodge of Belgium in order to regain recognition by the United Grand Lodge of England which was lost in 1979 The Grand Orient of Belgium became a founding member of the Centre de Liaison et d Information des Puissances maconniques Signataires de l Appel de Strasbourg CLIPSAS in 1961 but left in 1996 with the Grand Orient of France over disputes about the place of religious belief In 1989 the Grand Orient of Belgium the Grand Lodge of Belgium the Women s Grand Lodge Of Belgium and the Belgian Federation of Le Droit Humain signed an agreement of mutual recognition In 1998 these anti clerical and atheistic Grand Orients founded the International Secretariat of the Masonic Adogmatic Powers SIMPA but by 2008 the Belgium Grand Orient had rejoined CLIPSAS Grand Masters edit1833 1835 Joseph Marie de Frenne 1835 1842 Goswin de Stassart 1842 1854 Eugene Defacqz 1854 1862 Theodore Verhaegen 1866 1868 Joseph Van Schoor 1869 1871 Pierre Van Humbeek 1871 1874 Auguste Couvreur 1875 1877 Henri Berge 1877 1880 Auguste Couvreur 1881 1883 Henri Berge 1896 1898 Henri Berge 1884 1886 Eugene Goblet d Alviella 1887 1889 Victor Lynen 1890 1892 Ernest Reisse 1893 1895 Auguste Houzeau de Lehaie 1899 1901 Gustave Royers 1902 1904 Fernand Cocq 1905 1907 Jean Laurent Hasse 1908 1910 Joseph Descamps 1911 1913 Fernand Cocq 1914 1921 Charles Magnette 1922 1924 Fernand Leveque 1925 1927 Charles Magnette 1928 1930 Raoul Engel 1931 1933 Victor Carpentier 1934 1936 Paul Erculisse 1936 1944 Francois Bovesse 1944 1944 Jules Hiernaux 1945 1947 Leonce Mardens 1947 1950 Edmond Troch 1950 1953 Walther Bourgeois 1954 1957 Robert Hamaide 1957 1959 Leopold Remouchamps 1960 1961 Georges Beernaerts 1962 1962 Charles Castel 1963 1965 Henri Bonet 1966 1968 Robert Dille 1969 1971 Victor Gaston Martiny 1971 1974 Pierre Burton 1974 1977 Jaak Nutkievitz 1977 1981 Nicolas Bontyes 1981 1984 Andre Louis Mechelynck 1984 1987 Sylvain Loccufier 1987 1990 Guy Vlaeminck 1990 1993 Louis Dengis 1993 1996 Dimitri Sfingopoulos 1996 1999 Pierre Klees 1999 2001 Adolphe Adolphy 2005 2008 Henri Bartholomeeusen 2008 2011 Bertrand Fondu 2011 2014 Jozef Asselbergh 2014 2017 Marc Menschaert 2017 2020 Henry Charpentier 2020 present Alain CornetNotable members edit nbsp Interior of the Les Amis Philanthropes temple in BrusselsJules Anspach 1829 1879 Jules Bordet 1870 1961 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1919 Francois Bovesse 1890 1944 Leo Campion 1905 1992 Charles De Coster 1827 1879 Ovide Decroly 1871 1932 Eugene Goblet d Alviella 1846 1925 Victor Horta 1861 1947 Paul Hymans 1865 1941 first President of the League of Nations Henri La Fontaine 1854 1943 Nobel Peace Prize 1913 Charles Joseph de Ligne 1735 1814 Charles Magnette 1863 1937 Constantin Meunier 1831 1905 Edmond Picard 1836 1924 Jean Rey 1902 1983 second President of the European Commission Felicien Rops 1833 1898 Goswin de Stassart 1780 1854 First Grand Master 1833 1841 Emile Vandervelde 1866 1938 Theodore Verhaegen 1796 1862 Grand Master 1854 1862 founder of the Universite Libre de Bruxelles Henri Vieuxtemps 1820 1881 Relationship with the Roman Catholic Church editThe GOB has often had a difficult relationship with the Roman Catholic Church see Catholicism and Freemasonry The Grand Orient was seen as the main source of anticlericalism during the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century See also editFreemasonry in Belgium History of Freemasonry in Belgium International Secretariat of the Masonic Adogmatic Powers Regular Grand Lodge of BelgiumReferences editHugo De Schampeleire Els Witte Fernand V Borne Bibliografische bijdrage tot de geschiedenis der Belgische vrijmetselarij 1798 1855 Brussel 1973 Andries Van den Abeele De Kinderen Van Hiram Brussel Roularta 1991 Herve Hasquin ed Visages de la franc maconner ie belge du XVIIIe au XXe siecle Ed ULB Bruxelles 1983 Michel Huysseune Vrijmetselarij mythe en realiteit EPO pub 1988 Jo Gerard fr La franc maconnerie en Belgique Bruxelles 1988External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grand Orient of Belgium amp oldid 1208230415, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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