List of Knights of Columbus
The following is a list of notable living and deceased members of the Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic family, fraternal, service organization.
Supreme officers
Term of office | Supreme Knight | Prior office | Deputy Supreme Knight | Supreme Chaplain | ||||
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1 | February 2, 1882 to May 17, 1886 | James T. Mullen | 1882[1] to | John T. Kerrigan | ||||
April 29, 1884[2] to | John Dowling | 1884[2] to 1890 | Michael J. McGivney | |||||
2 | May 17, 1886[3]to 1897 | John J. Phelan | May 17, 1886[3] to | William Hassett | ||||
3 | March 2, 1897 to February 8, 1898 | James E. Hayes | First State Deputy of Massachusetts | 1897 to February 8, 1898 | John J. Cone[4] | |||
4 | February 8, 1898 to 1899 | John J. Cone | First New Jersey State Deputy, Deputy Supreme Knight |
Vacant | ||||
Vacant | ||||||||
5 | April 1, 1899 to August 31, 1909 | Edward L. Hearn | State Deputy of Massachusetts | April 1, 1899[5] to June 3, 1903[6] | John W. Hogan | |||
1901[7] to 1928[8] | Patrick McGivney | |||||||
June 3, 1903[6] to | Patrick T. McArdle[9] | |||||||
James A. Flaherty[10] | ||||||||
6 | September 1, 1909 to August 31, 1927 | James A. Flaherty | Deputy Supreme Knight | 1909[8] to 1927[11] | Martin H. Carmody[8] | |||
7 | September 1, 1927 to August 31, 1939 | Martin H. Carmody | Deputy Supreme Knight, Michigan State Deputy |
1927[8] to 1933[12] | John F. Martin | |||
1928[8] to 1938[13] | John J. McGivney | |||||||
1933[12] to 1939 | Francis P. Matthews | |||||||
1938[13] to 1960[14] | Leo M. Finn | |||||||
8 | 1939 to 1945 | Francis P. Matthews | Deputy Supreme Knight[13] | 1939 to 1945 | John E. Swift | |||
9 | 1945 to 1953 | John E. Swift | Deputy Supreme Knight[15] Massachusetts State Deputy[16] |
1945[17] to 1949[18] | Timothy Galvin | |||
1949[18] to 1960[19] | William J. Mulligan | |||||||
10 | September 1, 1953 to February 19, 1964 | Luke E. Hart | Supreme Advocate | |||||
1960[19] to 1964[20] | John W. McDevitt[20] | 1961 to 1987 | Charles Pasquale Greco[21][14] | |||||
11 | 1964 to 1977 | John W. McDevitt | Deputy Supreme Knight | 1964 to 1966 | John H. Griffin[20][22] | |||
1966[23] to April 1976[24] | Charles J. Ducey | |||||||
1976 to 1978 | Ernest J. Wolff[24] | |||||||
12 | January 21, 1977 to September 30, 2000 | Virgil C. Dechant | Supreme Secretary, Supreme Master | |||||
1978[24] to | Frederick H. Pelletier[25] | |||||||
1984 to 1997 | Ellis Flynn[26] | |||||||
1987 to 2005 | Thomas V. Daily[27] | |||||||
1997 to 2000 | Robert F. Wade[28] | |||||||
13 | October 1, 2000 to present | Carl A. Anderson | Supreme Secretary, Vice President for Public Policy |
2000 to 2006 | Jean Migneault[29] | |||
2005 to present | William Lori[30] | |||||||
2006 to 2013 | Dennis Savoie[31][32] | |||||||
2013 to 2017 | Logan T. Ludwig[33] | |||||||
January 1, 2017 to present | Patrick E. Kelly[33] |
Politics and public service
Judicial branch
- Samuel Alito, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
- Timothy T. Cronin, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
- Kevin Patrick Yeary, judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, lawyer in San Antonio
Executive branch
- Carl A. Anderson, former Special Assistant to the President Ronald Reagan (1983–1987) and Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
- Martin Patrick Durkin, Former U.S. Secretary of Labor
- Raymond Flynn, former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See and former Democratic Mayor of Boston
- John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States
- Manuel Lujan Jr., Former U.S. Secretary of the Interior
- Sargent Shriver, former U.S. ambassador to France and first director of the Peace Corps
- John Volpe, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and former Governor of Massachusetts (1961–1963 & 1965–1969)
Legislative branch
- John Boehner, former Speaker of the House of Representatives
- Hale Boggs, former U.S. House Majority Leader
- Richard E. Connell, former U.S. Representative from New York[34]
- John Dingell, United States Democratic Representative from Michigan
- Bob Dornan, pro-life advocate, actor, and former California Republican congressman
- Bernard J. Dwyer, former U.S. Representative from New Jersey
- Mike Fitzpatrick United States Republican congressman from Pennsylvania
- Phil Gingrey, U.S.Republican Congressman from Georgia
- Andrew P. Harris, U.S. Republican congressman from Maryland.
- Joe Heck, U.S. Republican congressman from Nevada.
- Henry Hyde, U.S. Republican congressman from Illinois[35]
- Jeff Landry, United States Republican congressman from Louisiana
- Joe Manchin, United States Senator from West Virginia
- Alex X. Mooney, United States representative from West Virginia
- John McCormack, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Bruce Poliquin, United States Republican representative from Maine
- Edward R. Roybal, former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
- Todd Rokita Republican congressman from Indiana
- Rick Santorum, former Republican United States Senator for Pennsylvania
- John G. Schmitz, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Orange County, California
State governments
Governor and Lt. Governor
- Terry Branstad, Republican Governor of Iowa
- Jeb Bush, former Republican Governor of Florida
- Felix Perez Camacho, Governor of Guam
- Hugh Carey, former Democratic Governor of New York
- Thomas Donovan Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, 1933-1937
- John Engler, former Republican Governor of Michigan
- T. John Lesinski, former Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
- Mike Rounds, United States senator and former Republican Governor of South Dakota
- Al Smith, former Democratic governor of New York, Democratic nominee for President in 1928
- J. Emile Verret, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, 1944–1948
- Malcolm Wilson, former governor of New York
- John Bel Edwards, Governor of Louisiana
State legislators
- Dan Huberty, member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County, Texas[36]
- Joe Ihm, member of the Missouri House of Representatives
- Frank Mazzei, member of Pennsylvania Senate.[37]
- Pat Boyd, Connecticut State Representative[38]
- Paul McMurtry, Representative in the Massachusetts General Court
- Robert F. McPartlin, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1960 to 1976.[39]
- Dennis Paul, member of the Texas House from Harris County[40]
- Thomas P. Sinnett, member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1924 to 1938. Party Floor Leader from 1933 to 1934.[41]
- Louis Tobacco, New York State Assembly Member 62nd District
- Carlos Truan, member of both houses of the Texas Legislature[42]
- Caesar Trunzo Former Republican state senator from New York.
- Carl M. Vogel, member of both houses of the Missouri State Legislature from Jefferson City
Louisiana
- Bo Ackal, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Iberia and St. Martin parishes, 1972–1996[43]
- Jeff Arnold, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from New Orleans
- Armand Brinkhaus, former member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from St. Landry Parish[44]
- Edward S. Bopp, member of the Louisiana House from 1977 to 1984[45]
- Dennis Paul Hebert, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1972–1996[46]
- Eddie J. Lambert, outgoing member of the Louisiana House of Representative; incoming state senator from Prairieville, Louisiana[47]
- Sam A. LeBlanc III, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1972 to 1980 for Orleans and Jefferson parishes; resident of St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish
- Samuel A. LeBlanc I, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1912 to 1916; state court judge from 1920 to 1954[48]
- Gregory A. Miller, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives[49]
- Ricky Templet, former Louisiana state representative[50]
- Sam H. Theriot, former Louisiana state representative[51]
Wisconsin
- William P. Atkinson, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- William Banach, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Charles A. Barnard, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Gregor J. Bock, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Everett E. Bolle, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- John P. Dobyns, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- John L. McEwen, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Gary R. Goyke, member of the Wisconsin State Senate
- Raymond F. Heinzen, member of the Wisconsin State Senate
- Robert T. Huber, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- David E. Hutchison, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Henry J. Janssen, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Eugene S. Kaufman, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Stanley J. Lato, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- James Lynn, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Thomas A. Manning, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Dale McKenna, member of the Wisconsin State Senate
- David Mogilka, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Richard C. Nowakowski, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- David D. O'Malley, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Thomas D. Ourada, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Bruce Peloquin, member of the Wisconsin State Senate
- Randall J. Radtke, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Valentine P. Rath, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- James A. Rutkowski, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Mark Ryan, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Thomas M. Schaus, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Charles J. Schmidt, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and the Wisconsin State Senate
- William A. Schmidt, member of the Wisconsin State Senate
- Edward Stack, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- William T. Sullivan, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Lary J. Swoboda, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Raymond J. Tobiasz, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- William W. Ward, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- Arthur L. Zimny, member of the Wisconsin State Senate
State judiciary
- W. Patrick Donlin, Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals
Other
- Donald G. Bollinger, American shipbuilder and state chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party from 1986 to 1988
- Etienne J. Caire, Louisiana businessman, banker, Republican candidate for governor in 1928 against Huey Long
- Ken Cuccinelli, Former Attorney General of Virginia, Republican candidate for Governor in 2013
- James E. Finnegan, former Attorney General of Wisconsin
- John W. Griffin, politician from Ohio
- Vincent B. Murphy, former New York State Comptroller
Local government
- Richard J. Daley, second longest-serving mayor of Chicago
- Roman Denissen, former mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Tom Galligan, former mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana
- Howard B. Gist Jr., former city attorney of Alexandria, Louisiana
- Alvan Lafargue, mayor of Sulphut, Louisiana
- George B. Mowad, former mayor of Oakdale, Louisiana
- Dominic Olejniczak, former mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin
- John F. Shelley, mayor of San Francisco, California (1964–1968)
Other politics and public service
- John Moran Bailey, chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 1961 to 1968
- Alan Keyes, political activist, author and former diplomat
- Alvan Lafargue, physician and mayor of Sulphur, Louisiana, from 1926 to 1938
- Tom Pendergast, Kansas City political boss
Non-United States
Canada
- Leo Bernier, former cabinet minister in the Ontario provincial government
- François-Philippe Brais, Canadian lawyer and politician
- Denis Coderre, Canadian Member of Parliament (Canada)
- Michael Copps Costello, former mayor of Calgary, Alberta
- Chris d'Entremont, Canadian Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Nova Scotia provincial government, former Minister of Health and Acadian Affairs
- Laurent Desjardins, former cabinet minister in the Manitoba provincial government
- Bernard Grandmaître, former cabinet minister in the Ontario provincial government
- James John Edmund Guerin, Canadian Member of Parliament, Mayor of Montreal
- Rob Nicholson, Canadian Member of Parliament, Minister of Justice and Attorney General
- Steven Point, Canadian Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
- Pablo Rodríguez, Canadian Member of Parliament (Canada)
- Alfred-Valère Roy, Canadian politician
- Gerry St. Germain, Canadian Senator
- Roger Teillet, former Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs
- Stephen Woodworth, Canadian Member of Parliament
Philippines
- Hilario Davide Jr., 20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Church
Saints
- One bishop of Mexico and canonized in 2006.
- Saint Rafael Guizar Valencia, Archbishop of Jalapa (bishop)
- Six priests, Mexican Martyrs, canonized in 2000[52]
- Saint Miguel de la Mora de la Mora (priest)
- Saint Pedro de Jesus Maldonado Lucero (priest)
- Saint Jose Maria Robles Hurtado (priest)
- Saint Rodrigo Aguilar Alemán (priest)
- Saint Luis Batiz Sainz (priest)
- Saint Mateo Correa Magallanes (priest)
- Two priests and a layman, also Mexican Martyrs, beatified in 2005[52]
- Puerto Rican layman beatified in 2001.
Cardinals
- Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston
- Cardinal John Patrick Foley, former Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, and former President of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications
- Cardinal Francis George, former Archbishop of Chicago
- Cardinal William Joseph Levada, former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and Archbishop Emeritus of San Francisco
- Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, D.C.
- Cardinal Seán Patrick O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston
- Cardinal Justin Rigali, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia
- Cardinal Gaudencio Rosales, Archbishop Emeritus of Manila
- Cardinal Jaime Sin, former Archbishop of Manila
- Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington
- Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Archbishop of Manila
- Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York City
Bishops
- Most Rev. Dennis J. Sullivan, Bishop of Camden, New Jersey
- Most Rev. Martin John Amos, Bishop of Davenport, Iowa
- Most Rev. Robert Joseph Baker, Bishop of Birmingham in Alabama
- Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Philadelphia
- Most Rev. Robert Joseph Cunningham, Bishop of Syracuse, New York
- Most Rev. John Francis Donoghue, former Archbishop of Atlanta
- Most Rev. Robert William Finn, Bishop emeritus of Kansas City-St. Joseph
- Most Rev. Joseph Fiorenza, Archbishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston
- Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Titular Archbishop of Newport, Wales, TV personality
- Most Rev. Gustavo Garcia-Siller, Archbishop of San Antonio
- Most Rev. Emilius Goulet, former Archbishop of St. Boniface
- Most Rev. Charles Pasquale Greco, former Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana, and first Supreme Chaplain of the Knights
- Most Rev. Wilton Daniel Gregory, Archbishop of Atlanta
- Most Rev. Michael Owen Jackels, Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa
- Most Rev. Joseph Edward Kurtz, Archbishop of Louisville and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Most Rev. Albert LeGatt, Archdiocese of St. Boniface
- Most Rev. William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore and Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus
- Most Rev. Patrick Joseph McGrath, Bishop of San Jose, California
- Most Rev. R. Walker Nickless, Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa
- Most Rev. Richard Pates, Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa
Priests
- Rev. James Coyle, Alabama priest who was murdered on August 11, 1921. Member of Mobile Council 666.[53]
- Rev. John B. DeValles, U.S. Army chaplain
- Rev. John Anthony Kaiser, MHM, a missionary priest martyred while serving in Kenya.
- Venerable Servant of God Rev. Michael Joseph McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus
- Rev. George J. Willmann
Sports and athletics
- Lou Albano, Professional wrestler and actor
- James J. Braddock, "The Cinderella Man", former heavyweight boxing champion
- James Connolly, first Olympic Gold Medal champion in modern times
- Mike Ditka, former Chicago Bears coach
- Chris Godfrey, former right guard for the New York Giants and founder of Life Athletes
- Ron Guidry, pitcher who helped lead the New York Yankees to a World Series championship
- Gil Hodges, Major League baseball player and former manager who led the 1969 New York Mets to an improbable World Series win
- Tom Kelly, first baseman and former manager of the Minnesota Twins
- Vince Lombardi, former coach of the Green Bay Packers (The Vincent T. Lombardi Council, No. 6552, Knights of Columbus, in Middletown, New Jersey, is named for him.)
- Connie Mack, baseball player, manager, and team owner
- Bob O'Neil, former NFL Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Titans, CFL Calgary Stampeders, and Montreal Alouettes professional football player
- Floyd Patterson, former heavyweight boxing champion
- Babe Ruth, baseball player for the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Boston Braves
- Jim Sorgi, former Indianapolis Colts quarterback.[54]
- Shane Victorino, Boston Red Sox baseball player[55]
- Lenny Wilkens, National Basketball Association's second winningest coach
Military
- Frank Castellano, Commander, US Navy, commanding officer of the USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) during the Maersk Alabama hijacking.
- Daniel Daly, Gunnery Sergeant, United States Marine Corps, two-time Medal of Honor recipient once described by the commandant of the Marine Corps as "the most outstanding Marine of all time."
Media
- Steve Doocy, Journalist and anchor for Fox and Friends
- Paul A. Fisher, American author, journalist and U.S. Army veteran
- Joyce Kilmer, famous journalist and poet
- Eduardo Verástegui, prominent Mexican actor
Others
- Nick Bruno, president of University of Louisiana at Monroe
- Jason O'Toole, vocalist, Life's Blood
- Jerry Orbach, American actor
- John Edward "Jack" Reagan, father of President Ronald Reagan
- Paul D. Scully-Power, NASA astronaut
Fictional
- Frank Costanza – George Costanza's father on Seinfeld
- Silvio Dante's father – The Sopranos
- Doyle Lonnegan – The Sting
- John Kelly – NYPD Blue
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