The structure of Freemasonry can seem a little odd, and even confusing at times, which we hope to help with here.

One of the problems is each jurisdiction can, and often does, do things slightly different to another. Some call certain officers by different names, some have officers others don't, some jurisdictions have intermediary governing offices where others don't so on and so forth so we will attempt to provide you with the basic structure of Freemasonry.

To try and aid with making sense of it all we have divided the information into sections, as indicated above by the page links. Firstly we will address the set up of the degree system so often talked about, quoted and mis-interpreted, followed by the structure and working of a standard lodge. This leads on to the governing lodges, Grand Lodges, of each jurisdiction and finally what options are available to Freemasons after they have completed the degrees of Freemasonry.

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