The Grand Master of the Cuban Lodge, Francisco Javier Alfonso Vidal, stayed in Mexico after traveling to that country to attend an event.
The Masonic Herald reported this Tuesday in an official statement on the "absence of the Grand Master Elect IH. Francisco Javier Alfonso".
On December 15th, the current Grand Master-elect of the Grand Lodge of Cuba I. H. Francisco Javier Alfonso Vidal issued Decree 634 delegating functions to the Grand Master of Ceremonies V.H. Armando Guerra Lozano, for being absent from the national territory in response to an invitation from the Grand Lodge of Veracruz, Mexico.
He added that Alfonso attended the event in Veracruz accompanied by his wife. During the activities, he stopped communicating until "his abandonment of the mission he represented was known when his return to Cuba did not take place on the planned date of December 21."
The Cuban Freemasons' media outlet indicates that "attempts to communicate with the Brother have been unsuccessful, which denotes a tacit resignation from their position."
Alfonso's attitude is considered "a serious total abandonment of his position and entrusted duties". Cuban Freemasons claim they do not know his whereabouts.
The Deputy Grand Master V. H. Fernando González García, who was also outside of Cuba, announced that he is returning to the island on January 5th.
"This situation, despite being an unexpectedly and masonically regrettable act, will not affect the work of the Grand Lodge of Cuba," they stated. They ensure that they have the capacity and determination to continue their work.
Francisco Javier Alfonso Vidal was elected Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Cuba on March 28, 2022. Before assuming that position, he served as Grand Treasurer.
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