Our newest UK Local Secretary is W. Bro. David Stockdale, who was initiated into freemasonry in 2008. He is a PM of Oriental Lodge 9371 and St Gabriel Lodge 2995 in Northumberland Province, and in 2018 became a Founder Member and Secretary of the Provincial Grand Stewards Lodge of Northumberland. Professionally, David is the director of a specialist care provider. He is an avid supporter of Masonic Research and can be contacted at dwstockdale@gmail.com.
Ben Freiberg, a member of Internet Lodge, 9659, is our new Local Secretary for East Africa. Based in Ethiopia, Ben can be contacted at qccc.east.africa@gmail.com or via Mobile / WhatsApp on his cellphone: +251-(0)912-627805. He can also be reached at P.O. Box 24551 / 1000 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
A warm welcome to Jorge Henrique Valle dos Santos, our new Local Secretary for the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Jorge lives in Vitória, the state capital, where he is a judge at the Court of Appeal of the State of Espírito Santo (appointed 2015) and a State Court judge (since 1994).
Masonically, Jorge ia Founder member of two lodges, James Anderson # 100 and Martines de Pasqually # 102, and a Past Master of the Lodge Martines de Pasqually #102 (2014), all under the Grand Lodge of State of Espírito Santo. He is also Secretary for Foreign Relations for the Grand Lodge of State of Espírito Santo. In addition to the Craft, Jorge is a senior member of the Scottish Rite and York Rite, and of numerous side orders and degrees. Jorge can be contacted at jvsantos.gaz@terra.com.br.
Hioman Imperiano is our latest Local Secretary in Brazil. Hioman lives in João Pessoa in the State of Paraíba. He holds a Master’s degree in Law and is currently Judge Instructor of the Court of Justice of the State of Paraíba, Auditor of the Sports Court of Justice in João Pessoa, the State Capital, and a Law Teacher. He is a member of Lodge “Acácia Amarela no. 3383 “, federated to the Grand Orient of Brazil – Paraíba (GOB-PB), and a member of the Ancient and Mystical Rosicrucian Order and the Traditional Martinist Order. Hioman can be contacted at hioman.imperiano@hotmail.com.
The Consecration of Quatuor Coronati Lodge #7, Orient Skopje under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Macedonia is to be held at the Temple of Grand Lodge of Macedonia on 6 April 2019. Congratulations to all of those involved in the formation of the new lodge and our best wishes for the forthcoming ceremony.
Adam Mills, a recent History graduate from the University of Essex, is our newest and youngest Local Secretary. Adam became a Freemason only recently and enjoys ritual, the historical aspects of Freemasonry, and Masonic research. He hopes to bring them all together through QCCC. Adam can be contacted at adamamills31@gmail.com.
We are delighted to report that the Quatuor Coronati Research Lodge for Colombia established last year was formally constituted and recognised by Decree by the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Colombia on 18 February 2019. The first Worshipful Master is Jorge Gaviria Liévano, QCCC’s Local Secretary in Bogotá for the past several years and a past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Colombia. Juan Idrovo is the first Secretary of Quatuor Coronati Colombia.
Welcome to Mike Milner, our new Local Secretary for Berkshire. Mike is involved actively in the promotion of Masonic learning and development in the Province, where he is secretary of the provincial learning and development committee, a member of the education lodge – The Berkshire Lodge of Enlightenment, and a member of the library committee. He is a MM and a member of Apollo University Lodge No.357, Sandhurst Lodge No.8505, and Berkshire Lodge of Enlightenment No.9946. Mike can be contacted at milnermj@yahoo.co.uk.
Nuno Raimundo, a Master Mason and Lodge Organist at Dom Fernando II Lodge No.118 under the jurisdiction of the Grand Legal Lodge of Portugal/Grand Regular Lodge of Portugal, has volunteered to replace our dear departed Bro Luís Cardoso as a key contact and Local Secretary for Portugal.
Nuno was initiated in the Mestre Affonso Domingues Lodge No.5 in 2011 and was subsequently a founder of the O Ganso e a Grelha – Goose and Gridiron – Lodge No.129 in 2017. He holds awards as Master of Honour of the Lodge and Cavalier of the Honorific Order General Gomes Freire de Andrade.
A researcher and author, Nuno writes in the masonic blog Pedra de Buril and A Partir Pedra. His papers have been published on and off-line, including O Malhete, Cerberus Magazine, JB News, Freemason.Pt and Portal Brasil Maçonico.
Nuno works in Lisbon and lives nearby in Loures City. He can be contacted at nunoraimundo.qcccpt@gmail.com.
We would like to extend a warm welcome to two our newest Local Secretaries in the USA: Nathaniel S. Bendel in Rathrum, Idaho; and Bryan Godwin in Los Angeles, California.
Nathan has been a Mason for 13 years, initiated in Bakersfield, CA, at Meudell-Oildale Lodge #695 in 2006. He is currently Chaplain in Rathdrum Lodge #41 in Rathdrum, ID, and is a Scottish Rite Mason in the Valley of Coeur d’Alene, ID. An active researcher, Nathan is a member of the Westwood Historical Society, the Philalethes Society, the Scottish Rite Research Society, as well as QCCC. He can be contacted at nbendel@gmail.com or on (208) 627-6768.
Bryan is a charter member and Master of Anchor Bell Lodge #868, and a member of Culver City-Foshay #467. He is also a member of the Los Angeles Scottish Rite Valley SMJ, Santa Monica Bay Chapter #97, Alpha Council of Cryptic Masons #39, and Santa Monica Bay Commandery of Knights Templar #61. Bryan is similarly an avid Masonic researcher whose articles have been published in the Scottish Rite Research Society’s “Plumbline”, “The Journal” of the Masonic Society, and the “Fraternal Review” of the Southern California Research Lodge, among other journals. Bryan can be reached at bryangodwin@gmail.com.
Welcome both.
