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Abbreviation | KSC |
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Formation | 5 October 1919 |
Type | Catholic fraternal service |
Headquarters | 75 Hillington Road South, Glasgow, G52 2AE |
Supreme Knight | Ron Lynch |
Key people | The Incorporators |
Website | www.ksc.org.uk |
The Knights of Saint Columba is a Catholic fraternal service organisation and the largest of its kind in Great Britain.[1] Founded in Glasgow in 1919,[2] it is named in honour of Saint Columba, a Christian missionary from Ireland who helped to introduce Christianity to some of the people in the north. The organisation describes itself as being dedicated to the principles of Charity, Unity and Fraternity.[3] There are more than 4,300 members of the KSC, in over 240 councils across Great Britain — it features in England, Scotland and Wales. Membership is limited to practising Catholic men aged 16 and over, and promotes the social doctrine of the Catholic Church.[1]
The organisation is non-political and essentially democratic, although it does not admit women, exists to support the mission of the Catholic Church. The KSC organisation is a member of the International Alliance of Catholic Knights. Founder of the Knights and first Supreme Knight was P J O'Callaghan.
Admission ceremonies usually take place in a Catholic church during the celebration of the Mass.
Organisation
At local level, members belong to a Charter Council, led by the Grand Knight. The Charter Councils in an area (often corresponding to a Catholic Diocese) come together to form a Province, under the Provincial Grand Knight. Representatives of the Provinces meet at least annually at the Supreme Council which governs the Order. The Supreme Knight presides over the Supreme Council.
Chronology of Supreme Knights
# | Held | Name | # | Held | Name |
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1 | 1919—1922 | Patrick Joseph O'Callaghan | 15 | 1970—1972 | Michael May |
2 | 1922—1929 | Edward Henry | 16 | 1972—1975 | Martin Cairns |
3 | 1929—1933 | William Bishop KCSG | 17 | 1975—1978 | Christopher Seneviratne |
4 | 1933—1936 | Thomas Davis | 18 | 1978—1981 | Anthony Rouse KC*SG KHS |
5 | 1936—1945 | William Loughrey | 19 | 1981—1984 | P Layden |
6 | 1945—1948 | Thomas Leyland | 20 | 1984—1987 | Walter Downey |
7 | 1948—1951 | Laurie Arnold | 21 | 1987—1990 | Francis Redmond KCSG |
8 | 1951—1952 | Daniel Kelly | 22 | 1990—1993 | Anthony Bateman |
9 | 1952—1955 | Thomas McMenemy | 23 | 1993—1996 | Anthony Britten KSG |
10 | 1955—1958 | James Mitton MBE | 24 | 1996—1999 | Kenneth Hargreaves KSG |
11 | 1958—1961 | Francis Mildner | 25 | 1999—2002 | Anthony Britten KCSG KSG |
12 | 1961—1964 | Stuart Harper | 26 | 2002—2005 | Anthony Doherty KSG |
13 | 1964—1967 | William Austin | 27 | 2005—2008 | John Doran KSG |
14 | 1967—1970 | PN Scott | 28 | 2008—2011 | Jonjo McDonagh KSG |
29 | 2011—present | Ron Lynch |
Sources
Notes
- ^ a b "Membership of the Knights of Saint Columba". KSC.org.uk. Retrieved 2008-10-31. [dead link]
- ^ Herbermann, Charles George. The Catholic Encyclopedia. Appleton.
- ^ "Knights of St Columba: A Fraternal Order of Catholic Men". Diocese of Middlesbrough. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
References
- Rogers, Nicholas (2003). Catholics in Cambridge. Gracewing. ISBN 0-85244-568-7.
- Barberis, Peter (2003). Encyclopedia of British and Irish Political Organizations. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 0-8264-5814-9.