Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
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The Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus (more simply referred to as the Supreme Knight) is the title of the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Knights of Columbus. The organization comprises approximately 1.9 million members in more than 15,000 councils and operates an insurance company with over $109 billion of life insurance in force, since 2020[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"..[1][2]
Since its founding in 1882, there have been 14 Supreme Knights.[3] Patrick E. Kelly is the Supreme Knight incumbent, holding this position since March 1, 2021.
| Supreme Knight[4] | Deputy Supreme Knight[4] | Supreme Chaplain[4] | ||||||
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| # | Office holder | Portrait | Term began | Term ended | Office holder | Term | Office holder | Term |
| 1 | James T. Mullen | File:James T. Mullen.jpg | March 29, 1882 | May 17, 1886 | John T. KerriganTemplate:Sfn | 1882–1884 | Rev. Patrick P. Lawlor | 1882–1884 |
| John F. DowlingTemplate:Sfn | 1884–1886 | Rev. Michael J. McGivneyTemplate:Sfn | 1884–1890 | |||||
| 2 | John J. PhelanTemplate:Sfn | File:John J. Phelan.jpg | May 17, 1886 | March 2, 1897 | William HassettTemplate:Sfn | 1886–1887 | ||
| James C. Roach | 1887–1895 | |||||||
| Rev. Hugh Treanor | 1891–1899 | |||||||
| James E. Hayes | 1895–1897 | |||||||
| 3 | James E. Hayes | File:James E. Hayes.jpg | March 2, 1897 | February 8, 1898 | John J. ConeTemplate:Sfn | 1897–1898 | ||
| 4 | John J. Cone | File:John J. Cone.jpg | March 2, 1898 | March 31, 1899 | Vacant | |||
| 5 | Edward L. Hearn | File:Edward L. Hearn.jpg | April 1, 1899 | August 31, 1909 | John W. HoganTemplate:Sfn[5] | April 1, 1899–June 3, 1903 | Rev. Garrett J. Barry | 1899–1901 |
| Rev. Patrick J. McGivney[6]Template:Sfn | 1901–1928 | |||||||
| Patrick L. McArdle[5]Template:Sfnm | June 3, 1903[5]–1905 | |||||||
| James A. Flaherty[7] | 1905–1909 | |||||||
| 6 | James A. FlahertyTemplate:Sfn[8] | File:James A. Flaherty.jpg | September 1, 1909 | August 31, 1927 | Martin H. CarmodyTemplate:Sfn | 1909–1927 | ||
| 7 | Martin H. CarmodyTemplate:Sfn[9] | File:Martin H. Carmody, 1933.jpg | September 1, 1927 | August 31, 1939 | John F. MartinTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn | 1927–1933 | ||
| Rev. John J. McGivneyTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn | 1928–1939 | |||||||
| Francis P. Matthews[9] | 1933–1939 | |||||||
| 8 | Francis P. MatthewsTemplate:Sfn | File:Francis P. Matthews.jpg | September 2, 1939 | October 14, 1945 | John E. Swift | 1939–1945 | Rev. Leo M. FinnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn | 1939–1960 |
| 9 | John E. SwiftTemplate:Sfn[10] | October 24, 1945 | August 31, 1953 | Timothy P. Galvin | 1945–1949 | |||
| William J. Mulligan[10][11] | 1949–1960 | |||||||
| 10 | Luke E. Hart | File:Luke E. Hart (cropped).jpg | September 1, 1953 | February 19, 1964 | ||||
| John W. McDevitt[11][12] | 1960–1964 | Bishop Charles P. Greco[13]Template:Sfn | 1961–January 20, 1987 | |||||
| 11 | John W. McDevitt | February 22, 1964 | January 21, 1977 | John H. Griffin, MD[12][14] | 1964–1966 | |||
| Charles J. Ducey[15]Template:Sfn | 1966–April 1976 | |||||||
| Ernest J. WolffTemplate:Sfn | 1976–1977 | |||||||
| 12 | Virgil C. Dechant | January 21, 1977 | September 30, 2000 | Frederick H. PelletierTemplate:Sfn[16] | 1977–1981 | |||
| John M. Murphy | 1981–1984 | |||||||
| Ellis D. Flinn[17] | 1984–February 1, 1997 | |||||||
| Bishop Thomas V. Daily[18] | February 13, 1987–April 1, 2005 | |||||||
| Robert F. Wade[19] | April 1, 1997–September 30, 2000 | |||||||
| 13 | Carl A. Anderson | File:Carl A. Anderson.jpg | October 1, 2000 | February 28, 2021 | Jean B. Migneault[20] | October 1, 2000–October 27, 2006 | ||
| Archbishop William E. Lori[21] | April 2, 2005–present | |||||||
| Dennis A. Savoie[22][23] | October 27, 2006–December 2013 | |||||||
| Logan T. Ludwig[24] | December 12, 2013–December 16, 2016 | |||||||
| Patrick E. Kelly[24] | January 1, 2017–February 28, 2021 | |||||||
| 14 | Patrick E. Kelly | March 1, 2021 | present | Paul O'Sullivan[25] | June 9, 2021–July 1, 2023 | |||
| Arthur L. Peters[26] | July 1, 2023-present | |||||||
References
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- ↑ Annual report 2020
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