List of Knights of Columbus

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The following is a list of notable living and deceased members of the Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic family, fraternal, and service organization.

Supreme officers[]

Supreme Knight[1] Deputy Supreme Knight[1] Supreme Chaplain[1]
# Office holder Portrait Term began Term ended Office holder Term Office holder Term
1 James T. Mullen James T. Mullen.jpg February 2, 1882 May 17, 1886 John T. Kerrigan[2] 1882 to 1884 Rev. Patrick P. Lawlor 1882 to 1884
John F. Dowling[3] 1884 to 1886 Rev. Michael J. McGivney[3] 1884 to 1890
2 John J. Phelan[4] John J. Phelan.jpg May 17, 1886 March 2, 1897 William Hassett[4] 1886 to 1887
James C. Roach 1887 to 1895
Rev. Hugh Treanor 1891 to 1899
James E. Hayes 1895 to 1897
3 James E. Hayes James E. Hayes.jpg March 2, 1897 February 8, 1898 John J. Cone[5] 1897 to 1898
4 John J. Cone John J. Cone.jpg March 2, 1898 March 31, 1899 Vacant
5 Edward L. Hearn Edward L. Hearn.jpg April 1, 1899 August 31, 1909 John W. Hogan[6][7] April 1, 1899 to June 3, 1903 Rev. Garrett J. Barry 1899 to 1901
Rev. Patrick J. McGivney[8][9] 1901 to 1928
Patrick L. McArdle[7][10] June 3, 1903[7] to 1905
James A. Flaherty[11] 1905 to 1909
6 James A. Flaherty[9][12] James A. Flaherty.jpg September 1, 1909 August 31, 1927 Martin H. Carmody[9] 1909 to 1927
7 Martin H. Carmody[9][13] September 1, 1927 August 31, 1939 John F. Martin[9][14] 1927 to 1933
Rev. John J. McGivney[9][14] 1928 to 1939
Francis P. Matthews[13] 1933 to 1939
8 Francis P. Matthews[14] Francis P. Matthews.jpg September 2, 1939 October 14, 1945 John E. Swift 1939 to 1945 Rev. Leo M. Finn[14][15] 1939 to 1960
9 John E. Swift[16][17] October 24, 1945 August 31, 1953 Timothy P. Galvin 1945 to 1949
William J. Mulligan[17][18] 1949 to 1960
10 Luke E. Hart Luke E. Hart (cropped).jpg September 1, 1953 February 19, 1964
John W. McDevitt[18][19] 1960 to 1964 Bishop Charles P. Greco[20][15] 1961 to January 20, 1987
11 John W. McDevitt February 22, 1964 January 21, 1977 John H. Griffin, MD[19][21] 1964 to 1966
Charles J. Ducey[22][23] 1966 to April 1976
Ernest J. Wolff[23] 1976 to 1977
12 Virgil C. Dechant January 21, 1977 September 30, 2000 Frederick H. Pelletier[23][24] 1977 to 1981
John M. Murphy 1981 to 1984
Ellis D. Flinn[25] 1984 to February 1, 1997
Bishop Thomas V. Daily[26] February 13, 1987 to April 1, 2005
Robert F. Wade[27] April 1, 1997 to September 30, 2000
13 Carl A. Anderson Carl A. Anderson.jpg October 1, 2000 February 28, 2021 Jean B. Migneault[28] October 1, 2000 to October 27, 2006
Archbishop William E. Lori[29] April 2, 2005 to Present
Dennis A. Savoie[30][31] October 27, 2006 to December 2013
Logan T. Ludwig[32] December 12, 2013 to December 16, 2016
Patrick E. Kelly[32] January 1, 2017 to February 28, 2021
14 Patrick E. Kelly March 1, 2021 Present


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
  • George Clinton Sweeney, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
  • Peter J. Phipps, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

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[33]
  • 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[34]
  • 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[]

State legislators[]

Louisiana[]
  • , member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Iberia and St. Martin parishes, 1972–1996[42]
  • Jeff Arnold, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from New Orleans
  • , former member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from St. Landry Parish[43]
  • , member of the Louisiana House from 1977 to 1984[44]
  • , member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1972–1996[45]
  • , 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[46]
  • Gregory A. Miller, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives[47]
  • , former Louisiana state representative[48]
  • Sam H. Theriot, former Louisiana state representative[49]
Wisconsin[]

State judiciary[]

Other[]

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
  • 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
  • Tom Pendergast, Kansas City political boss

Non-United States[]

Canada[]

Philippines[]

The Church[]

Saints[]

  • One bishop of Mexico and canonized in 2006[50]
    • Saint Rafael Guizar Valencia, Archbishop of Jalapa (bishop) [Feast: October 24]
  • Six priests, Mexican Martyrs, canonized in 2000[51] [Feast: May 21]
    • 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 Magallane (priest)
    • Saint Miguel de la Mora (priest)
  • The Order's founder, a priest, who was beatified in 2020[52]
    • Blessed Michael J. McGivney (priest) [Feast: August 13]
  • Two priests and a layman, also Mexican Martyrs, beatified in 2005[53] [Feast: April 25]
    • Blessed Leonardo Pérez Larios (layman)
    • Blessed José Trinidad Rangel Montaño (priest)
    • Blessed Andrés Sola Molist (Claretian priest)
  • Puerto Rican layman beatified in 2001.[54]
    • Blessed Carlos Manuel Cecilio Rodríguez Santiago (layman) [Feast: May 4]

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 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 Emeritus of Washington
  • Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, former Archbishop of Manila and Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples
  • Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York City
  • Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago

Bishops[]

Priests[]

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.[56]
  • Mike Sweeney, former MLB first baseman and DH
  • Shane Victorino, baseball player[57]
  • Lenny Wilkens, National Basketball Association's second winningest coach
  • Trevor Williams, baseball player[58]
  • Harrison Butker, NFL kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs

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."
  • Gary M. Rose, Captain, United States Army, Medal of Honor recipient, awarded for risking his life to treat 60–70 personnel, despite being wounded multiple times during Operation Tailwind.

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 and poet
  • Jerry Orbach, American actor
  • John Edward "Jack" Reagan, father of President Ronald Reagan
  • Paul D. Scully-Power, NASA astronaut
  • Theodore McCarrick, laicized bishop, former Cardinal-Archbishop of Washington, D.C.[59]

Fictional[]

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  • Kauffman, Christopher J. (1982). Faith and Fraternalism: The History of the Knights of Columbus, 1882–1982. Harper and Row. ISBN 978-0-06-014940-6.
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