Knights of Columbus Board of Directors Elects Officers,
Fills Vacancies
Savoie becomes Deputy Supreme Knight, O’Reilly is
new Supreme Treasurer
Washington, D.C. -
Oct 30, 2006 The Board of Directors of the
Knights of Columbus elected officers for the coming year
at its quarterly meeting here Oct. 27. The 26 member
board governs the international organization’s
fraternal, charitable and insurance operations.
Carl A. Anderson, a Past State Deputy of the District
of Columbia, was reelected Supreme Knight, a post which
he has held since 2000. Dennis A. Savoie, a Past State
Deputy of New Brunswick and formerly Supreme Treasurer,
was elected Deputy Supreme Knight, replacing Jean B.
Migneault, who is retiring. Robert J. Lane, of
Connecticut, was reelected Supreme Secretary. John W.
O’Reilly Jr., a Past State Deputy of Louisiana, was
elected Supreme Treasurer.
Paul R. Devin, of Massachusetts, was reelected
Supreme Advocate. Most Rev. William E. Lori, Bishop of
Bridgeport, Conn., was reelected Supreme Chaplain.
Lawrence G. Costanzo, a Past State Deputy of Arizona,
was elected Supreme Warden. Yves Duceppe, a Past State
Deputy of Quebec, was elected to fill the board vacancy
created by the retirement of Mr. Migneault, also of
Quebec, which is the Order’s largest jurisdiction with
more than 104,000 members. The Supreme Master of the
Fourth Degree, Joseph P. Schultz, a Past State Deputy of
California, was reelected to another term.
In addition, Supreme Knight Anderson announced the
appointment of a second Assistant Supreme Secretary.
Ronald J. Tracz, who has been serving as Administrative
Assistant (Fraternal), will join Donald Kehoe, a Past
State Deputy of Virginia, in the post. Anderson also
announced the appointments of Stephen M. Feiler as
Administrative Assistant to the Supreme Knight; Luis F.
Guevara, of Mexico, as Special Assistant to the Supreme
Knight; and Edward J. Mullen, of Connecticut, as
Administrative Assistant to the Supreme Knight for
Insurance. George Hanna, Past State Deputy of the
District of Columbia, was appointed Vice President for
Fraternal Services and Patrick E. Kelly, formerly an
attorney in the U.S. Department of State’s Office of
Religious Freedom, was appointed Vice President for
Public Policy.
About the Knights of Columbus
Based in New Haven, Conn., the Knights of Columbus is
the world’s largest lay Catholic organization, with more
than 1.7 million members in the Americas, Europe, and
Asia.
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