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The following is a partial list of notable living and deceased members of the Knights of Columbus, the world's largest Catholic family, fraternal, and service organization.
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Supreme Knight[1] | Deputy Supreme Knight[1] | Supreme Chaplain[1] | ||||||
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# | Office holder | Portrait | Term began | Term ended | Office holder | Term | Office holder | Term |
1 | James T. Mullen | ![]() | March 29, 1882 | May 17, 1886 | John T. Kerrigan[2] | 1882–1884 | Rev. Patrick P. Lawlor | 1882–1884 |
John F. Dowling[3] | 1884–1886 | Rev. Michael J. McGivney[3] | 1884–1890 | |||||
2 | John J. Phelan[4] | ![]() | May 17, 1886 | March 2, 1897 | William Hassett[4] | 1886–1887 | ||
James C. Roach | 1887–1895 | |||||||
Rev. Hugh Treanor | 1891–1899 | |||||||
James E. Hayes | 1895–1897 | |||||||
3 | James E. Hayes | ![]() | March 2, 1897 | February 8, 1898 | John J. Cone[5] | 1897–1898 | ||
4 | John J. Cone | ![]() | March 2, 1898 | March 31, 1899 | Vacant | |||
5 | Edward L. Hearn | ![]() | April 1, 1899 | August 31, 1909 | John W. Hogan[6][7] | April 1, 1899–June 3, 1903 | Rev. Garrett J. Barry | 1899–1901 |
Rev. Patrick J. McGivney[8][9] | 1901–1928 | |||||||
Patrick L. McArdle[7][10] | June 3, 1903[7]–1905 | |||||||
James A. Flaherty[11] | 1905–1909 | |||||||
6 | James A. Flaherty[9][12] | ![]() | September 1, 1909 | August 31, 1927 | Martin H. Carmody[9] | 1909–1927 | ||
7 | Martin H. Carmody[9][13] | ![]() | September 1, 1927 | August 31, 1939 | John F. Martin[9][14] | 1927–1933 | ||
Rev. John J. McGivney[9][14] | 1928–1939 | |||||||
Francis P. Matthews[13] | 1933–1939 | |||||||
8 | Francis P. Matthews[14] | ![]() | September 2, 1939 | October 14, 1945 | John E. Swift | 1939–1945 | Rev. Leo M. Finn[14][15] | 1939–1960 |
9 | John E. Swift[16][17] | October 24, 1945 | August 31, 1953 | Timothy P. Galvin | 1945–1949 | |||
William J. Mulligan[17][18] | 1949–1960 | |||||||
10 | Luke E. Hart | ![]() | September 1, 1953 | February 19, 1964 | ||||
John W. McDevitt[18][19] | 1960–1964 | Bishop Charles P. Greco[20][15] | 1961–January 20, 1987 | |||||
11 | John W. McDevitt | February 22, 1964 | January 21, 1977 | John H. Griffin, MD[19][21] | 1964–1966 | |||
Charles J. Ducey[22][23] | 1966–April 1976 | |||||||
Ernest J. Wolff[23] | 1976–1977 | |||||||
12 | Virgil C. Dechant | January 21, 1977 | September 30, 2000 | Frederick H. Pelletier[23][24] | 1977–1981 | |||
John M. Murphy | 1981–1984 | |||||||
Ellis D. Flinn[25] | 1984–February 1, 1997 | |||||||
Bishop Thomas V. Daily[26] | February 13, 1987–April 1, 2005 | |||||||
Robert F. Wade[27] | April 1, 1997–September 30, 2000 | |||||||
13 | Carl A. Anderson | ![]() | October 1, 2000 | February 28, 2021 | Jean B. Migneault[28] | October 1, 2000–October 27, 2006 | ||
Archbishop William E. Lori[29] | April 2, 2005–present | |||||||
Dennis A. Savoie[30][31] | October 27, 2006–December 2013 | |||||||
Logan T. Ludwig[32] | December 12, 2013–December 16, 2016 | |||||||
Patrick E. Kelly[32] | January 1, 2017–February 28, 2021 | |||||||
14 | Patrick E. Kelly | March 1, 2021 | present | Paul O'Sullivan[33] | June 9, 2021–July 1, 2023 | |||
Arthur L. Peters[34] | July 1, 2023-present |
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