List of Knights of Columbus

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

Politics and public service

Judicial branch

Samuel Alito, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
Kevin Patrick Yeary, judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, lawyer in San Antonio

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
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^[1]
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

Terry Branstad, Republican Governor of Iowa
Jeb Bush, former Republican Governor of Florida
Felix Perez Camacho, Governor of Guam
Hugh Carey, former Democratic Governor of New York
John Engler, former Republican Governor of Michigan
T. John Lesinski, former Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
Mike Rounds, United States senator and former Republican Governor of South Dakota
Al Smith, former Democratic governor of New York, Democratic nominee for President in 1928
J. Emile Verret, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, 1944–1948
Malcolm Wilson, former governor of New York

State legislators

Dan Huberty, member of the Texas House of Representatives from Harris County, Texas^[2]
Frank Mazzei, member of Pennsylvania Senate.^[3]
Pat Boyd, Connecticut State Representative^[4]
Paul McMurtry, Representative in the Massachusetts General Court
Robert F. McPartlin, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1960 to 1976.^[5]
Dennis Paul, member of the Texas House from Harris County^[6]
Louis Tobacco, New York State Assembly Member 62nd District
Carlos Truan, member of both houses of the Texas Legislature^[7]
Caesar Trunzo Former Republican state senator from New York.
Carl M. Vogel, member of both houses of the Missouri State Legislature from Jefferson City

Louisiana

Bo Ackal, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for Iberia and St. Martin parishes, 1972–1996^[8]
Jeff Arnold, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from New Orleans
Armand Brinkhaus, former member of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature from St. Landry Parish^[9]
Edward S. Bopp, member of the Louisiana House from 1977 to 1984^[10]
Dennis Paul Hebert, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1972–1996^[11]
Eddie J. Lambert, outgoing member of the Louisiana House of Representative; incoming state senator from Prairieville, Louisiana^[12]
Sam A. LeBlanc III, 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^[13]
Gregory A. Miller, member of the Louisiana House of Representatives^[14]
Ricky Templet, former Louisiana state representative^[15]
Sam H. Theriot, former Louisiana state representative^[16]

Wisconsin

William P. Atkinson, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
William Banach, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Charles A. Barnard, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Gregor J. Bock, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Everett E. Bolle, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
John P. Dobyns, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
John L. McEwen, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Gary R. Goyke, member of the Wisconsin State Senate
Raymond F. Heinzen, member of the Wisconsin State Senate
Robert T. Huber, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
David E. Hutchison, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Henry J. Janssen, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Eugene S. Kaufman, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Stanley J. Lato, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
James Lynn, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Thomas A. Manning, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Dale McKenna, member of the Wisconsin State Senate
Richard C. Nowakowski, former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
David D. O'Malley, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Thomas D. Ourada, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Bruce Peloquin, member of the Wisconsin State Senate
Randall J. Radtke, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Valentine P. Rath, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
James A. Rutkowski, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Mark Ryan, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Thomas M. Schaus, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Edward Stack, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
William T. Sullivan, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Lary J. Swoboda, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Raymond J. Tobiasz, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
Arthur L. Zimny, member of the Wisconsin State Senate

State judiciary

W. Patrick Donlin, Judge of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Other

Donald G. Bollinger, American shipbuilder and state chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party from 1986 to 1988
Etienne J. Caire, Louisiana businessman, banker, Republican candidate for governor in 1928 against Huey Long
Ken Cuccinelli, Former Attorney General of Virginia, Republican candidate for Governor in 2013
James E. Finnegan, former Attorney General of Wisconsin
John W. Griffin, politician from Ohio
Vincent B. Murphy, former New York State Comptroller

Local government

Walter Ruehlig, President and Trustee, Antioch Unified School District Antioch, California
Christopher Heller, Lincoln County Board of Supervisors Merrill, Wisconsin
Richard J. Daley, second longest-serving mayor of Chicago
Tom Galligan, former mayor of Jeffersonville, Indiana
Howard B. Gist Jr., former city attorney of Alexandria, Louisiana
Alvan Lafargue, mayor of Sulphut, Louisiana
Robert MacDonald, Mayor of Lewiston, Maine
George B. Mowad, former mayor of Oakdale, Louisiana
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
Alvan Lafargue, physician and mayor of Sulphur, Louisiana, from 1926 to 1938

Non-United States

Canada

Leo Bernier, former cabinet minister in the Ontario provincial government
François-Philippe Brais, Canadian lawyer and politician
Denis Coderre, Canadian Member of Parliament (Canada)
Michael Copps Costello, former mayor of Calgary, Alberta
Chris d'Entremont, Canadian Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Nova Scotia provincial government, former Minister of Health and Acadian Affairs
Laurent Desjardins, former cabinet minister in the Manitoba provincial government
Bernard Grandmaître, former cabinet minister in the Ontario provincial government
Rob Nicholson, Canadian Member of Parliament, Minister of Justice and Attorney General
Steven Point, Canadian Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
Pablo Rodríguez, Canadian Member of Parliament (Canada)
Alfred-Valère Roy, Canadian politician
Gerry St. Germain, Canadian Senator
Roger Teillet, former Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs
Stephen Woodworth, Canadian Member of Parliament

Philippines

Hilario Davide Jr., 20th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Lauro J. Pangilinan, Cabanatuan City Engineer Cabanatuan City Local Government, Philippines
Marc Angelo Carpio, Electronics Engineer Cabanatuan City Local Government, Philippines

The Church

Saints

One bishop of Mexico and canonized in 2006.
- Saint Rafael Guizar Valencia, Archbishop of Jalapa (bishop)
Six priests, Mexican Martyrs, canonized in 2000^[17]
- Saint Miguel de la Mora de la Mora (priest)
- 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 Magallanes (priest)
Two priests and a layman, also Mexican Martyrs, beatified in 2005^[17]
- Blessed Jose Trinidad Rangel Montaño (priest)
- Blessed Andres Sola Molist (priest)
- Blessed Leonardo Pérez (layman)
Puerto Rican layman beatified in 2001.
- Blessed Carlos Manuel Cecilio Rodríguez Santiago (layman)

Cardinals

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, Archbishop Emeritus 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 Theodore McCarrick, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington, D.C.
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 of Washington
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Archbishop of Manila
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York City

Bishops

Most Rev. Martin John Amos, Bishop of Davenport, Iowa
Most Rev. Robert Joseph Baker, Bishop of Birmingham in Alabama
Most Rev. Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Philadelphia
Most Rev. Robert Joseph Cunningham, Bishop of Syracuse, New York
Most Rev. John Francis Donoghue, former Archbishop of Atlanta
Most Rev. Robert William Finn, Bishop emeritus of Kansas City-St. Joseph
Most Rev. Joseph Fiorenza, Archbishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston
Venerable Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, Titular Archbishop of Newport, Wales, TV personality
Most Rev. Gustavo Garcia-Siller, Archbishop of San Antonio
Most Rev. Emilius Goulet, former Archbishop of St. Boniface
Most Rev. Charles Pasquale Greco, former Bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana, and first Supreme Chaplain of the Knights
Most Rev. Wilton Daniel Gregory, Archbishop of Atlanta
Most Rev. Michael Owen Jackels, Archbishop of Dubuque, Iowa
Most Rev. Joseph Edward Kurtz, Archbishop of Louisville and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Most Rev. Albert LeGatt, Archdiocese of St. Boniface
Most Rev. William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore and Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus
Most Rev. Patrick Joseph McGrath, Bishop of San Jose, California
Most Rev. R. Walker Nickless, Bishop of Sioux City, Iowa
Most Rev. Richard Pates, Bishop of Des Moines, Iowa

Priests

Rev. James Coyle, Alabama priest who was murdered on August 11, 1921. Member of Mobile Council 666.^[18]
Rev. John B. DeValles, U.S. Army chaplain
Rev. John Anthony Kaiser, MHM, a missionary priest martyred while serving in Kenya.
Venerable Servant of God Rev. Michael Joseph McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus
Rev. George J. Willmann

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 "Huck" O'Neil, former NFL Pittsburgh Steelers New York Titans and CFL Calgary Stampeders Montreal Alouttes professional football player.
Floyd Patterson, former heavyweight boxing champion.
Babe Ruth, baseball player for (chronologically) the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Boston Braves.
Jim Sorgi, former Indianapolis Colts quarterback.^[19]
Shane Victorino, Boston Red Sox baseball player^[20]
Lenny Wilkens, National Basketball Association's second winningest coach

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."

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
Jerry Orbach, American actor
John Edward "Jack" Reagan, father of President Ronald Reagan
Paul D. Scully-Power, NASA astronaut

Fictional

Frank Costanza – George Costanza's father on Seinfeld
Silvio Dante's father – The Sopranos
Doyle Lonnegan – The Sting
John Kelly – NYPD Blue

References

↑ "“FEW IN PUBLIC LIFE HAVE SERVED AS WELL,” SUPREME KNIGHT SAYS.". Knights of Columbus. November 29, 2007. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
↑ "Rep. Dan Huberty (R-Houston)". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
↑ Kestenbaum, Lawrence (March 24, 2009). "Index to Politicians: Mayne to Mcallen". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
↑ https://www2.cbia.com/ga/CT_Candidate_Pat_Boyd/-N638364
↑ "Clark Post To McPartlin". Suburbanite Economist. January 20, 1960. p. 12. Retrieved July 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. (Registration required (help)).
↑ "Announcement". dennispaul.com. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
↑ "Carlos Truan obituary". Texas State Cemetery. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
↑ "Public Servant Elias "Bo" Ackal Jr., Succumbs to Cancer". house.legis.state.la.us. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
↑ "Living Legends: Armand Brinkhaus". acadiamuseum.com. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
↑ "Edward S. Bopp". bopplawfirm.com. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
↑ "Dennis P. Hebert". The Baton Rouge Advocate. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
↑ "St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church". stjohnchurch.org. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
↑ "Sam A. LeBlanc Papers" (PDF). Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
↑ "Mary Sparacello, St. Charles Parish-based 56th Louisiana House district draws trio of hopefuls, September 28, 2011". New Orleans Times-Picayune. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
↑ "Rep. Ricky James Templet". votesmart.org. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
↑ "1998 Inductee: Sam H. Theriot". laffnet.org. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
1 2 History of the Knights of Columbus Mexican Martyrs, Sept 25, 2005, http://www.kofc.org/un/eb/en/news/releases/detail/27808.html#f
↑ Columbia, March 10, 2010, Vol. 90, Number 3, page31.
↑ "Annual Report of the Supreme Knight" (pdf). Knights of Columbus. August 6, 2013. Retrieved 2013-10-16.
↑ "World Series Dad". Knights of Columbus. Retrieved 2013-11-01.

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