Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus

The Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus (more simply referred to as the Supreme Knight) is the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of the world's largest Catholic family fraternal service organization, which has more than 1.8 million members[1] and oversees over $77B of life insurance in force, as of 2010[2].

Carl A. Anderson is the current Supreme Knight, a position he has held since 2000.

Past Supreme Knights

Since its founding in 1882, there have been 13 Supreme Knights of the Knights of Columbus.[3]

  1. James T. Mullen, 1882-1886
  2. John J. Phelan, 1886-1897
  3. James E. Hayes, 1897-1898
  4. John J. Cone, 1898-1899
  5. Edward L. Hearn, 1899-1909
  6. James A. Flaherty, 1909-1927
  7. Martin H. Carmody, 1927-1939
  8. Francis P. Matthews, 1939-1945
  9. John E. Swift, 1945-1953
  10. Luke E. Hart, 1953-1964
  11. John W. McDevitt, 1964-1977
  12. Virgil C. Dechant, 1977-2000
  13. Carl A. Anderson, 2000-present

References

  1. ^ "Membership Hits 1.8 Million". Knights of Columbus Supreme Council. http://www.kofc.org/un/en/news/releases/detail/1point8_20100505.html. Retrieved 2011-01-25. 
  2. ^ "Supreme Knight Annual Report - Insurance". Knights of Columbus Supreme Council. http://www.kofc.org/un/en/conv/2010/skreport/insurance.html. Retrieved 2011-01-25. 
  3. ^ "History of the Knights - Supreme Knights". Knights of Columbus Supreme Council. http://www.kofc.org/un/en/about/history/anniversary/historical/supremeknightsgallery. Retrieved 2011-01-25.