Freemasonry in Jersey
History of the Province of Jersey
IMPORTANT DATES
- 1765
- First local lodge - Lodge No 1 in Jersey, Union No.1 Lodge warranted
- 10th October 1848
- First Annual Communication of Provincial Grand Lodge of Jersey
- 1858
- First Masonic Library formed by Loge La Cesaree No.590
- 30th November 1862
- First Jersey Masonic Temple Company floated
- 17th December 1862
- Foundation stone of the Jersey Masonic Temple laid
- 25th May 1864
- Jersey Masonic Temple dedicated
- 1864
- First Jersey (and Guernsey) Masonic Calendar published
- 10th March 1865
- First (EC) Mark Lodge (Caesarean No.74) warranted
- 1868
- Concord Conclave No 8 Red Cross of Constantine founded
- 29th September 1869
- Present Provincial Grand Lodge founded
- 27th July 1888
- First Chapter, Rose Croix (de Carteret No.108), warranted
- 28th July 1888
- Provincial Grand Chapter of Jersey constituted
- 1868
- Concord Conclave No 8 Red Cross of Constantine ceased
- 1920
- Original Temple Company wound up
- 1920
- The Jersey Masonic Temple Co (1920) formed
- 25th September 1936
- St Helier Preceptory No. 280 - Knights Templar consecrated
- 27th January 1941
- The Masonic Temple sacked by the Nazis
- 27th January 1941
- Jersey Masonic Temple forcibly liquidated by the Occupying Powers
- 9th May 1945
- Liberation of the Channel Islands
- 19th July 1945
- The Masonic Temple re-possessed
- 16th August 1945
- First post-war Communication of Provincial Grand Lodge held
- 1945
- The Jersey Masonic Temple Co. (1945) Ltd. formed
- 28th April 1971
- Jersey Lodge of Installed Masters No.8383 Consecrated
- 21st September 1985
- Consecration of Caesarean Lodge of Royal Ark Mariners
- 2nd July 1988
- Centenary of Provincial Grand Chapter celebrated
- 11th November 1988
- La Hougue Bie Council No.157 Royal & Select Masters consecrated
- 28th September 1989
- Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of the Channel Islands constituted
- 30th September 1989
- St Helier No.146 Tabernacle of Knight Templar Priests consecrated
- 1st July 1990
- Association of Friends of the Jersey Masonic Library and Museum formed
- 30th January 1991
- Special Meeting of Provincial Grand Lodge to mark the 50th Anniversary of the sacking of the Temple in 1941 and a plaque unveiled dedicated to all who died or suffered as a result of the Occupation of the Channel Islands 1940-1945
- 11th September 1992
- Provincial Grand Lodge of the Channel Islands - Royal Order of Scotland consecrated
- 10th March 1994
- Fidele Amietchi Conclave No.384 of the Order of the Secret Monitor consecrated
- 26th September 1998
- Provincial Grand Conclave of the Channel Islands (Order of the Secret Monitor) constituted
- 20th May 2000
- Andium Council No 164, Allied Masonic Degrees, consecrated
- 21st July 2001
- Jersey Chapter of Installed Principals No.8383 consecrated
- 15th February 2010
- St.Laurent Council No 180 (Allied Masonic Degrees) merged with Andium Council No 164
- 25th March 2010
- Inspectorate of the Channel Islands created - Allied Masonic degrees and Royal & Select Masters