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1 PASSAGE TO THE ‘ETERNAL ORIENT’ OF THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS AND MOST PUISSANT BR.: VASSILIOS PATKAS 33 o SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDER AND GRAND MASTER OF THE INTERNATIONAL MASONIC ORDER “DELPHI” 1/11/1946 - 4/9/2012 In Memoriam Brother Vassilios Patkas 33 o was the Most Il- lustrious and Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander, founder and President of the International Masonic Order “DELPHI”. He was also founder and first Grand Master of the National Mixed Lodge of Greece, where he held the title of Honorary Life Grand Master. He was also honoured with the title of Honorary Life Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Greece “ORPHEUS”. He was born in Drama, Eastern Macedonia, Greece, on 1st November 1946. He studied economics at the faculty of Economics in Athens University of Economics and Busi- ness (former ASOEE) and held a post-gradu- ate degree in Business from McGill Universi- ty in Canada. He was married to Ioulia-Helen Halkidou and had three children. He worked as a higher officer for the Hellenic Bank for Industrial Development (ETVA) wherefrom he retired in 1995. His multifarious Masonic career started on 16 December 1968 with his initiation in the Symbolic Lodge ‘Osiris’, which operated un- der the aegis of the of the International Ma- sonic Order “LE DROIT HUMAIN” whose seat was in Paris, France. On 25th May 1970, he participated in the establishment of the Symbolic Lodge ‘Apollo’, of which he was the Worshipful Master between 1978 and 1986. Thereafter, he was the Thrice Potent Master of the Lodge of Perfection ‘Alitheia’ (‘Truth’) between 1986 and 1988 and the Most Wise Master of the Chapter of Rose Croix ‘Phoebus’ between 1988 and 1990. He was the founding Worshipful Master of the Symbolic Lodge ‘Eleusis’, the founder of the Lodge of Perfection ‘Adelfopoiisis’ (‘Frater- nisation’) and the founder of the Chapter of Rose Croix ‘Phaethon’. . tbc. p. 4 BIMONTHLY EDITION / NEWSLETTER No5 / OCTOBER 2012

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ΜΕΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ «ΕΙΣ ΑΙΩΝΙΑΝ ΑΝΑΤΟΛΗΝ»PASSAGE TO THE ‘ETERNAL ORIENT’

OF THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS AND MOST PUISSANT BR.: VASSILIOS PATKAS 33o

SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDER AND GRAND MASTER OF THEINTERNATIONAL MASONIC ORDER “DELPHI”

1/11/1946 - 4/9/2012

In MemoriamBrother Vassilios Patkas 33o was the Most Il-lustrious and Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander, founder and President of the International Masonic Order “DELPHI”. He was also founder and first Grand Master of the National Mixed Lodge of Greece, where he held the title of Honorary Life Grand Master. He was also honoured with the title of Honorary Life Grand Master of the Grand Orient of Greece “ORPHEUS”.He was born in Drama, Eastern Macedonia, Greece, on 1st November 1946. He studied economics at the faculty of Economics in Athens University of Economics and Busi-ness (former ASOEE) and held a post-gradu-ate degree in Business from McGill Universi-ty in Canada. He was married to Ioulia-Helen Halkidou and had three children. He worked as a higher officer for the Hellenic Bank for Industrial Development (ETVA) wherefrom he retired in 1995.

His multifarious Masonic career started on 16 December 1968 with his initiation in the Symbolic Lodge ‘Osiris’, which operated un-der the aegis of the of the International Ma-sonic Order “LE DROIT HUMAIN” whose seat was in Paris, France. On 25th May 1970, he participated in the establishment of the Symbolic Lodge ‘Apollo’, of which he was the Worshipful Master between 1978 and 1986. Thereafter, he was the Thrice Potent Master of the Lodge of Perfection ‘Alitheia’ (‘Truth’) between 1986 and 1988 and the Most Wise Master of the Chapter of Rose Croix ‘Phoebus’ between 1988 and 1990. He was the founding Worshipful Master of the Symbolic Lodge ‘Eleusis’, the founder of the Lodge of Perfection ‘Adelfopoiisis’ (‘Frater-nisation’) and the founder of the Chapter of Rose Croix ‘Phaethon’. . tbc. p. 4

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Thereafter, the following decree was made:– After the official announcement, the Grand Mixed Lodge of Greece, led by the National Grand Master Most Illustrious and Puissant Br.: Panagiotis Moutzourakis 33o, and the Grand Orient of Greece “ORPHEUS”, led by the Grand Master Most Illustrious and Puissant Br.: Stefanos Paipe-tis 33o, as well as all the autonomous organisations made similar decrees.

– Our Brethren in France, in the presence of members of the Council of the Grand Orient of France, performed a ceremony at the Institut Médico-Légal before the remains of the Sovereign

Upon the announcement of the unfortunate event, the Supreme Council of the Order met ex-traordinarily, led by the Deputy Sovereign Grand Commander Most Illustrious and Puissant Br.: Emmanuel Delakis 33o who, in accordance with the regulations, undertook the position of the de-ceased and succeeded him as the Sovereign Grand Commander and President of the International Masonic Order “DELPHI”.

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Grand Commander and Grand Master of the International Masonic Order “DELPHI” Br.: Vassilios Patkas, where a eulogy was given be-fore their transportation to the airport and the return flight to the Greek land.

– All leaders of the Grand Lodges and autono-mous organisations operating under the aegis of the International Masonic Order in Greece and abroad jointly attended the funeral service at the First Cemetery of Athens, together with a large number of brothers and sisters who want-ed to express their condolences to the family of the deceased and bid farewell to their leader, fully paying homage to him as necessary.

– Eulogies were given by:The Sovereign Grand Commander Most Il-• lustrious and Most Puissant Br.: Emmanuel Delakis 33o,The National Grand Master of the National • Mixed Lodge of Greece, Most Illustrious and Puissant Br.: Panagiotis Moutzourakis 33o,The Grand Master of the Grand Orient of • Greece “ORPHEUS”, Most Illustrious and Puissant Br.: Stefanos Paipetis 33o,The Former National Grand Master of the • National Mixed Lodge of Greece, Most Il-lustrious and Puissant Br.: Dimitrios Lym-beris 33o,The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of • Perfection Most Illustrious and Puissant Br.: Panagiotis Papanelopoulos 33o,The Grand Master of the Most Serene • Grand Orient of Greece Most Illustrious and Puissant Br.: Theodoros Kozyris 33o,The Most Illustrious and Puissant Sr.: Ina • Piperaki 33o, President of COMALACEThe son of the deceased, Most Illustrious • Br.: Kimon PatkasThe Worshipful Master Sr.: Margarita • Vortelinou of the Symbolic Lodge ‘Apol-lo’ no 1380Finally, the former Sovereign Grand Com-• mander of Spain, Most Illustrious and Most Puissant Br.: Ramon Salas 33o, who attended the ceremony as a delegate of the Grand Lodge of Spain, of the Grand Master and of the Sovereign Grand Commander of Spain, expressed his condolences and in his brief speech he praised the deceased by highlighting some of his actions that were pivotal both to the Greek and the interna-tional freemasonry.– Furthermore, the following organisations • also expressed their condolences through their delegations at the funeral service:The Grand Lodge of Switzerland,• The Supreme Council of the A.:A.:S.:R.: of • Turkey,The Liberal Grand Lodge of Turkey, • The Grand Lodge of Greece and the Su-• preme Council,The Women’s Grand Lodge of Greece.•

– Telegrams and letters expressing their condo-lences and their participation in our mourning were sent by the following Masonic Powers, brothers and sisters:

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The editorial board of the Newsletter published by the International Masonic Order “DELPHI”

was formed by virtue of the resolution No 5491 dated 11th January 2012.

Members of the board are:Co-ordinator:Br.: Iordanis PoulkourasDeputy Co-ordinator:Sr.: A. VoudouriMember:Br.: Athanasios Pyrgaroussis

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diately after the cease of bombarding. He also engaged actively in the support to the local people during the bombardment of Leba-non and the natural disaster in Haiti.

Our brother Vassilios Patkas was a pioneer in the promotion of international relations between a multitude of Liberal Masonic Powers all over the world, having personally signed a Treaty of Amity and Cooperation with 27 Orders in the International Masonic world. Moreover, and thanks to the successful efforts of himself and his associates on international affairs, the Inter-national Masonic Order “DELPHI” has partici-pated in numerous international organisations and specifically:

– in CLIPSAS– in SIMPA– in UMM – the Mediterranean Masonic Union of which we are a founding member– in RMI – the International Masonic Conference – in the Meetings of Luxembourg– in COMALACE – a gathering of the great est Masonic Orders for the construction of Europe– in Echanges – the European Masonic website– in the International Union of Supreme Councils of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite– in BEPA – the European Commission’s Bureau of European Policy Advisers.

The highest recognition came with his par-ticipation, together with the Grand Masters of

nine important Masonic Orders of Europe, in the meeting with the President of the European Commission Mr Barroso and the President of the European Parliament Mr Petering at the Eu-ropean Union seat in June 2009.

In continuation of the first dialogue, he was again invited, in November 2011, to the seat of the European Union in Brussels by the Presi-dent of the European Commission Mr Barroso together with other officials of the European Philosophical and Non-Confessional Organisa-tions as well as higher executives of the Euro-pean Union to a meeting focusing on: “A Part-nership For Democracy And Shared Prosperity With The Southern Mediterranean”. The meet-ing with Mr Barroso was co-chaired by Messrs Jersy Buzek, President of the European Parlia-ment, and Herman Van Rompuy, Chairman of the European Council.

In early September 2012, he went to Paris, hav-ing been officially invited to the installation of the new Grand Master of the Grand Orient de France and the Sovereign Grand Commander of France. Paris was his favourite destination, as it was the place where his entire successful masonic career started. All his friends and col-leagues were there. And there it was, when the celebrations came to an end, where he chose to set out on his lonely path of the ultimate initia-tion towards the Eternal Orient.

Farewell our Grand Master.We’ll meet again!

On 5th February 1989 he became the President and National Grand Master of the National Council of the Hellenic Federation of Lodges which operated under the aegis of “LE DROIT HUMAIN”. On 24th January 1993, the Su-preme Council of “LE DROIT HUMAIN” conferred upon him the 33rd and last degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.Being a highly dynamic National Grand Mas-ter, he organised the 1st PanHellenic Masonic Conference in Athens in 1994, in which par-ticipated leaders and representatives of other masonic federations, almost concurrently with the establishment of new Lodges in the Balkan countries. His activity was the reason for the disruption of the harmonious relationship with the French Order.Vassilios Patkas’s reaction, as well as the reac-tion of the Hellenic Federation, was the oppor-tune vis-à-vis the historic circumstances at that time.

On 14th December 1996, before all Worship-ful Masters of the Symbolic and Philosophical Lodges, he proposed that the Hellenic Mixed Masonry, which had been consistently and con-tinuously operating since 1926, should become independent and be re-established as a self-governing and independent body. His proposal was triumphantly voted for and he personally undertook the duty to establish the International Masonic Order “DELPHI” and its Supreme Council, taking the title of the Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Commander and the Most Illustrious Grand Master of the International Order. On that same day, the Supreme Council took its first resolution to re-establish the Grand Mixed Lodge of Greece as an independent or-ganisation under the aegis of the International Masonic Order “DELPHI”, which would ad-minister all the matters related to the Symbolic Lodges in the territory of Greece, as well as its property.

Br.: Patkas was the first National Grand Master of the Grand Mixed Lodge of Greece, a posi-tion that he held until December 1999. In 2001, he established the Grand Lodge of Perfection of Greece as an autonomous organisation with the purpose of administering all issues concerning the Lodges of Perfection in Greece. Since 1989, when he became National Grand Master, he endorsed the establishment and proceeded with the Lighting of the Fires of 24 Symbolic and 9 Philosophical Lodges, which account for the 60% of the Order’s current force in Greece and worldwide. We should particularly mention the establish-ment of Lodges in the United States of Ameri-ca, Brazil, and Cyprus, which required his con-tinuous presence despite his health problems at the time.His engagement in charitable activities was considerable. We should especially mention two cases, where his visit had put his life in danger:1. His repeated humanitarian aid towards Al-bania during the years of hardship 1993-1994, and2. The humanitarian aid towards Serbia, imme-