MEC Alphonse J. Quenneville
Grand First Principal
Royal Arch Mason, BC and Yukon
2024 – 2025
Most Excellent Companion
Alphonse J. Quenneville
Installed September 15, 2024
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MEC Alphonse J. Quenneville
Grand First Principal
2024 – 2025
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Bio for MEC Alphonse J. Quenneville
2024
MEC Alphonse Quenneville was born on May 3rd, 1953, on Bell Island, Newfoundland. A year later, his family moved to rural Quebec, but you can still detect a trace of that Newfoundland sense of humor in him. As the oldest of six children, Alphonse developed a strong sense of independence at a young age, working from dawn to dusk on a dairy farm in Quebec.
Due to the political strife in Quebec, his family relocated to Galt, Ontario, in 1968. After graduating from Galt Collegiate Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Ontario, in 1973, Alphonse moved to British Columbia. He attended Vancouver Community College and later studied electronics at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).
He began his career in telecommunications as a contractor for Rogers Communications. After a few years, he became a full-time employee and eventually progressed to managing the Engineering Division for Rogers Communications on the West Coast of Canada. After 35 years in the telecommunications industry, Alphonse decided it was time for a change. He pursued his interest in real estate investment, studying at the Sauder School of Business at UBC, and worked in the real estate industry until his retirement in May 2023.
In 1978, Alphonse married Janet, the love of his life. They have two sons: Vincent, who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Psychology from UBC in 2021, and Matthew, who earned his PhD in Astrophysics from Berkeley, California, in 2022.
Alphonse enjoys many activities, including York Rite Masonry, snowshoeing, skiing, hiking, motorcycling, ham radio, and most of all, RVing with Janet.
And of course, he loves the York Rite and all of its bodies.
Masonic Resume
Craft Lodge History
- Raised in Lynn Valley Lodge No. 122 in September 2006.
- Elected Worshipful Master of Lynn Valley Lodge for 2010-2011.
- Elected Secretary for Lynn Valley Lodge for 2011-2012.
- Appointed District Education Officer for 2012-2013.
- Appointed Grand Steward for 2014-2015.
- Appointed DDGM for District 17 for 2015-2016.
- Elected as Financial Reviewer for the Masonic Cemetery in 2017, and elected President of the board in 2019, a position he still holds today.
York Rite Masonry
- Exalted to the Supreme Degree of the Holy Royal Arch on April 24th, 2008, in North Vancouver Chapter No. 16.
- Served as Scribe Ezra in North Vancouver Chapter No. 16 from 2011 to 2012.
- Served as Grand Tyler for the Grand Chapter of BC & Yukon in 2013-2014.
- Installed as the 1st Principal of Joppa Chapter No. 31 in January 2018.
- Appointed Grand Director of Ceremonies for Grand Chapter from 2019 to 2021.
- Elected Grand Principal Sojourner in 2021.
- Served as a trustee on the Royal Arch Bursary Committee from 2014 to 2019.
- Currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Royal Arch Masonic Homes since June 2018, re-elected for another 3-year term in 2023, and is now serving as 1st Vice President.
Knights Templar
- Consecrated as a Knight Templar in Jordan Preceptory No. 76 in 2010.
- Became Presiding Preceptor in Columbia Preceptory No. 34 on January 16, 2014.
- Elected and installed as Grand Constable in the Sovereign Great Priory of Canada in August 2024.
Cryptic Rite Masons of Western Canada
- Affiliated with Zabud Council No. 1 in February 2017.
- Currently serving as Captain of the Guard in Zabud Council No. 1.
Royal Ark Mariner
- Elevated to the Degree of Royal Ark Mariner on November 19, 2012.
Red Cross of Constantine
- Invited to join the Royal City Conclave on February 23, 2013, and remains a member in good standing, currently serving as Viceroy Elect.