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A history of the Royal Arch in Cuenca

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Royal Arch

On Saturday, May 20, 2023, in the city of Quito, a Ceremony of Advancement to the Mark Degree is held for Brothers Diego ORMAZA ANDRADE, Diego LOZADA DÍAZ, José ESPINOZA, Nelson ANDRADE TORRES, Liger TAPIA, David PUGA BERMÚDEZ, Fabián SAAVEDRA ABRIL, Alex MORA ARCINIEGAS, Edgar SANCHEZ ENCALADA, Miguel DAVILA SACOTO and Marco FREIRE. On the Same day, Brothers Byron OJEDA OLIVA and Xavier VAZQUEZ DOMINGUEZ receive the Excellent Master Degree.

Finally, on Saturday, July 22, 2023, in the city of Quito, at Eugenio Espejo Masonic House Lodge Hall, Brothers from the Southern District: Miguel DAVILA SACOTO, Diego LOZADA DÍAZ, Xavier VÁZQUEZ DOMINGUEZ, Blasco LEÓN PALOMEQUE, Alex MORA ARCINIEGAS, Daniel TORRES MATUTE, Fabián SAAVEDRA ABRIL and Nelson ANDRADE TORRES are exalted to the Royal Arch as Capitular Fellows.

On Friday, December 1, 2023, in the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, THE SUPREME GRAND ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER OF SCOTLAND, through the Most Excellent First Principals and Office Bearers, authorized and chartered the first Royal Arch Masons Chapter in the history of the city of Cuenca and Southern District (Azuay, Cañar, Loja, Zamora Chinchipe and Morona Santiago), NOAH 911, with the following Brothers established as the First Office Bearers:

  • Xavier VÁZQUEZ DOMÍNGUEZ, P.Z
  • Blasco LEÓN PALOMEQUE, P.H.
  • Miguel DÁVILA SACOTO, P.J.
  • Nelson ANDRADE TORRES, E.E.
  • Álex MORA ARCINIEGAS, E.N.
  • Diego LOZADA DÍAZ, TES.
  • Edgar SÁNCHEZ ENCALADA, 1st M.
  • Fabián SAAVEDRA ABRIL 2nd M.
  • Daniel TORRES MATUTE, 3rd M.
  • David PUGA BERMÚDEZ C.C.
  • Diego ORMAZA ANDRADE M.M.M

Since then, R.A.C. NOAH 911 has been working regularly and seriously on the historical, ritualistic, and esoteric study of the Royal Arch Series, deepening the study of symbolism and increasing the cultural knowledge of its members. Currently, it has three additional Capitular Fellows: David PUGA BERMÚDEZ, Franklin SEGARRA GUEVARA, and Ronald J. Watkins; it has advanced five Master Masons to the Degree of Mark Master Mason; and on Saturday, March 23, 2024, it will hold the Ceremony of advancement for seven Master Masons, bringing the total to twenty-five members.