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Knights of Columbus Supreme Knights

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  • Patrick E. Kelly, 14th Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight
    Patrick E. Kelly is the fourteenth and current supreme knight of the Knights of Columbus. He was the founding executive director of the Saint John Paul II National Shrine in Washington, D.C. In Febru...
  • Virgil C. Dechant (1930 - 2020)
    Virgil C. Dechant GCPO GCSG KHS (September 24, 1930 – February 15, 2020) was the twelfth Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, a position he held from January 21, 1977, to September 30, 2000.
  • John W. McDevitt (1906 - 1994)
    John W. McDevitt KCSG GCPO (December 28, 1906 – December 6, 1994) was the eleventh Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus from 1964 to 1977.
  • Luke E. Hart (1880 - 1964)
    Luke Edward Hart GCSG KCSG (July 31, 1880 – February 19, 1964) was the tenth Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, serving from September 1, 1953 until his death on February 19, 1964.
  • John E. Swift (1879 - 1967)
    John Edward Swift (December 7, 1879 – August 19, 1967) was an American judge who served as the ninth Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus from October 24, 1945, to August 31, 1953.

List of Knights of Columbus Supreme Knights

  1. James T. Mullen February 2, 1882 May 17, 1886
  2. John J. Phelan May 17, 1886 March 2, 1897
  3. James E. Hayes March 2, 1897 February 8, 1898
  4. John J. Cone March 2, 1898 March 31, 1899
  5. Edward L. Hearn April 1, 1899 August 31, 1909
  6. James A. Flaherty September 1, 1909 August 31, 1927
  7. Martin H. Carmody September 1, 1927 August 31, 1939
  8. Francis P. Matthews September 2, 1939 October 14, 1945
  9. John E. Swift October 24, 1945 August 31, 1953
  10. Luke E. Hart September 1, 1953 February 19, 1964
  11. John W. McDevitt February 22, 1964 January 21, 1977
  12. Virgil C. Dechant January 21, 1977 September 30, 2000
  13. Carl A. Anderson October 1, 2000 February 28, 2021
  14. Patrick E. Kelly March 1, 2021 Present

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