Robert A. Mitchell
Fr. Robert A. Mitchell (19 January 1926 - 5 October 2006) was an American Jesuit.[1][2] He was born in New York, growing up in the Bronx, and entered the Society of Jesus on July 30, 1943.[1] He subsequently trained in Belgium, where he was ordained in 1956.
His career included appointments as:[1]
- 1959-63: Dean of Le Moyne College
- 1966-72: Provincial of New York
- 1972-1976: First president of the Jesuit Conference of the United States
- 1979-90: President of the University of Detroit, then Chancellor of the merged University of Detroit Mercy (1990-2).
- 1993-2000: 10th president of Le Moyne College.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Mitchell, First Jesuit Conference President, Dies" (PDF). National Jesuit News. November 2006. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Death Notice". New York Times. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
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