Freemasonry in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia's Masonic history reflects the island's unusual position in Caribbean colonial politics. No other island in the region changed hands between Britain and France as many times as Saint Lucia did, and the successive waves of French and British sovereignty introduced both French and English Masonic influences over more than a century. French Grand Lodge activity was documented in Saint Lucia from at least the late eighteenth century, and the Scottish lodge tradition on the island predates its permanent transfer to British rule: Lodge United Brothers No. 251 SC is recorded as having been active in Saint Lucia before relocating to Port of Spain, Trinidad in 1795, where it became the founding Scottish lodge of that island.
English Constitution Masonry became established after British administration was secured in 1814 and has been maintained under the District Grand Lodge of Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean to the present day. The Prince Hall Grand Lodge of the Caribbean and Jurisdiction, inaugurated in Barbados in 1993 and recognized by UGLE, also maintains a lodge in Saint Lucia, extending the island's Masonic community into the Prince Hall affiliated tradition. Saint Lucia was among the island jurisdictions originally served by the PHA New York 9th District before the formation of the autonomous Caribbean grand lodge.
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