Royal Black Institution

This article is about the society. For the CPU register, see RBP register.

The Imperial Grand Black Chapter of the British Commonwealth
Formation1797; 227 years ago (1797)
HeadquartersLoughall, County Armagh
Areas found:
United Kingdom (based mainly in Northern Ireland and Scotland),
Republic of Ireland (almost exclusively in County Donegal),
United States,
Canada,
Australia,
New Zealand
other Commonwealth countries
William Anderson
Imperial Grand Registrar
Robert Dane
Websiteroyalblack.org
Members of the Royal Black Preceptory 241, photographed in 1948
Token from a Canadian lodge of the RBI, with various symbols pertaining to the society
Symbol of the Institution, and logo — In Hoc Signo Vinces

The Imperial Grand Black Chapter of the British Commonwealth, or simply the Royal Black Institution,[1] is a Protestant fraternal society.

In 2016, a theological working group set up by the Church of Ireland was informed by the organisation's leadership that it had a membership of around 17,000, of whom around 16,000 lived in the British Isles.[2]

  1. ^ "Orange Parades to be limited in Glasgow City Centre", BBC News, 9 December 2010
  2. ^ "A Theological Report to the Bishop of Down and Dromore" (PDF). Retrieved 22 May 2023.