We are a Protestant fraternity with members throughout the world.
Autonomous Grand Lodges are found in Scotland, England, the United
States of America, West Africa, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Our name comes from William III, Prince of Orange, and is kept
because his victory over despotic power laid the foundation for
the evolution of Constitutional Democracy in the British Isles.
When the inappropriately named Defenders
attacked Protestant weavers and farmers in Armagh in 1795 the Orange
Order which opposes tyranny and despotism in Church and State was
re-organised. It is relevant today in a world beset by conflicting
systems. In Northern Ireland it faces descendants of the misnamed
defenders, Sinn Fein/I.R.A.
May these pages help you to understand our position better. May
we all discover the Truth which sets us free.
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