List of Massachusetts State Deputies of the Knights of Columbus explained

The Massachusetts State Deputy of the Knights of Columbus is the highest official in the Knights of Columbus within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

State Deputy	Term	Council	Total Members	Total Councils
	1893–1897	Bunker Hill Council #62	~6,000^[1]	73
Edward L. Hearn	1897–1899	Coeur de Leon Council #87	~11,000
James F. Cavanagh	1899–1901	Everett Council #97	12,873^[2]	122
	1901–1906	Franklin Council #168	16,435	127
Daniel F. Buckley	1906–1908	North Easton Council #238	19,033	130
William J. O'Brien	1908–1912	Robert Fulton Council #134	23,742	138
Louis T. Watson	1912–1916	Brighton Council #121	31,815	142
Daniel J. Gallagher	1916–1918	Dorchester Lower Mills Council #180	34,466
	1918–1921	Bunker Hill Council #62	72,076
	1921–1924	Back Bay Council #331	67,891	154
	1924–1927	Cambridge Council #74	58,557
	1927–1930	Valencia Council #80	51,859	155
Joseph M. Kirby	1930–1934	Fr. John B. DeValles Council #213	42,587	155
Joseph H. Martin	1934–1936	Taunton Council #82	38,847
	1936–1938	Abp. John J. Williams Council #1308	37,971	153
John J. Spillane	1938–1940	Crusader Council #2706	36,697
Walter G. Powers	1940–1942	Taunton Council #82	34,971	148
Frank W. Tomasello	1942–1944	North Quincy Council #22592	34,312	148
James H. Flanagan	1944–1946	Jamaica Plain Council #120	38,013	152
Joseph L. Francis	1946–1948	Dorchester Lower Mills Council #180	44,713	154
	1948–1950	Santa Maria Council #105	44,713	154
Joseph P. Lally	1950–1952	Mount Pleasant Council #98	47,942	154
	1952–1954	Home City Council #63	50,157	162
	1954–1956	Columbus Council #116	57,353	174
James H. Norton	1956–1958	Redberry Council #117	62,411	183
Thomas G. Feenan	1958–1960	Dorchester Lower Mills Council #180	66,651	193
Joseph E. Boothroyd	1960–1962	Maynard Council #2121	67,397	203
John T. Howland	1962–1964	Msgr. James J. Chittick Council #89	68,221	206
John J. McCullough	1964–1966	Reading Council #1031	68,517	209
John M. Cataldo	1966–1968	Ausonia Council #1513	65,517	211
John E. Nugent	1968–1970	North Cambridge Council #269	63,561	211
Gerard M. O'Meara	1970–1972	Dorchester Lower Mills Council #180	60,203	212
Michael E. Faherty	1972–1974	North Quincy Council #2259	59,414	208
Joseph Arena	1974–1976	St. Francis Council #2962	60,323	207
Francis A. Sheehan	1976–1978	Northampton Council #480	59,447	207
John J. Donovan	1978–1980	Norwood Council #252	59,548	207
	1980–1982	Cardinal O'Connell Council #2919	59,496	209
Kenneth C. Pearson	1982–1984	Stoneham Council #489	56,835
Edmond J. Benoit	1984–1986	Mumford Council #365	55,730
Walter L. Almond	1986–1988	Belmont Council #332	54,883
John J. Rigali	1988–1990	Fairview Council #4044	53,883
John F. Oteri	1990–1992	Columbus Council #116	53,547	217
Kenneth N. Ryan	1992–1994	Pere Marquette Council #271
P. Frank Fougere	1994–1996	Coeur de Leon Council #87
Peter J. Giordano	1996–1998	Belmont Council #332		225^[3]
James R. Sawyer	1998–2000	Falmouth Council #813	~50,000^[4]
James W. Devine	2000–2001	Holyoke Council #90
Thomas M. Ledbetter	2001–2004	Mt. Pleasant Council #98	~46,000^[5]
Richard F. Guerriero	2004–2006	St Francis Xavier Council #5027	~46,000^[6]
Vincent M. Rumasuglia	2006–2008	St. Raphael's Council # 11628
William F. Donovan	2008–2010	Walpole Council # 1319	~45,000^[7]
Michael J. Baldner	2010–2012	Dorchester Council #107
Peter K. Healy	2012–2014	Fitchburg Council #99	~43,000^[8]	270^[9]
Russell A. Steinbach	2014–2016	Dorchester #107	~40,000^[10]	273
Paul G. O'Sullivan	2016–2018	Foxboro/Sharon #6063		287^[11]
	2018-2020	San Salvador #200	36,550	290^[12]
Michael Lesperence	2020-2022	Milville #11020
Thomas Butler	2022-2024	Unity Council #2212

Works cited

• Book: Lapomarda, Vincent A. . The Knights of Columbus in Massachusetts . Knights of Columbus Massachusetts State Council . second . 1992 . Norwood, Massachusetts .

Notes and References

1. Web site: 3 Feb 1897, 6 - The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-10-08.
2. Web site: 6 Feb 1901, 14 - The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-10-08.
3. Web site: 8 Dec 1996, 297 - The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com. Newspapers.com. en. 2019-10-08.
4. Web site: Knightsite Knights of Columbus K of C Massachusetts State Council Directory. members.tripod.com. 2019-10-08.
5. Web site: Knights mobilize for marriage. www.thebostonpilot.com. en. 2019-10-08.
6. Web site: State Knights of Columbus elects officers. Published 6/11/2004. www.thebostonpilot.com. 2019-10-08.
7. Web site: Knights of Columbus install new officers. www.thebostonpilot.com. en. 2019-10-08.
8. Web site: Knights of Columbus install new Mass. officers. www.thebostonpilot.com. en. 2019-10-08.
9. Web site: Mass State Council of the Knights of Columbus. 2013-01-16. The Good Catholic Life. 2019-10-08.
10. Web site: Mass. Knights install new state officers. www.thebostonpilot.com. en. 2019-10-08.
11. Web site: Knights of Columbus – Massachusetts State Council. 2021-03-10. en-US.
12. Web site: Knights of Columbus – Massachusetts State Council. 2019-10-08. en-US.