List of presidents of Boston College
Appearance
President of Boston College | |
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since 1996 | |
Appointer | Boston College Board of Governors |
Formation | 1863 |
First holder | John Bapst (1863 - 1869) |
Website | Office of the President |
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, that was founded in 1863. The president of Boston College is the head of the university.
Presidents
[edit]No. | Image | Name | Years | Ref. |
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1 | John Bapst SJ | 1863–1869 | [1] | |
2 | Robert W. Brady SJ | 1869–1870 | [1] | |
3 | Robert J. Fulton SJ | 1870–1880 | [1] | |
4 | Jeremiah O'Connor SJ | 1880–1884 | [1] | |
5 | Edward V. Boursaud SJ | 1884–1887 | [1] | |
6 | Thomas H. Stack SJ | 1887 | [1] | |
7 | Nicholas Russo SJ | 1887–1888 | [1] | |
8 | Robert J. Fulton SJ | 1888–1891 | [1] | |
9 | Edward I. Devitt SJ | 1891–1894 | [1] | |
10 | Timothy Brosnahan SJ | 1894–1898 | [1] | |
11 | W. G. Read Mullan SJ | 1898–1903 | [1] | |
12 | William F. Gannon SJ | 1903–1907 | [1] | |
13 | Thomas I. Gasson SJ | 1907–1914 | [1] | |
14 | Charles W. Lyons SJ | 1914–1919 | [1] | |
15 | William Devlin SJ | 1919–1925 | [1] | |
16 | James H. Dolan SJ | 1925–1932 | [1] | |
17 | Louis J. Gallagher SJ | 1932–1937 | [1] | |
18 | William J. McGarry SJ | 1937–1939 | [1] | |
19 | William J. Murphy SJ | 1939–1945 | [1] | |
20 | William L. Keleher SJ | 1945–1951 | [1] | |
21 | Joseph R. N. Maxwell SJ | 1951–1958 | [1] | |
22 | Michael P. Walsh SJ | 1958–1968 | [1] | |
23 | W. Seavey Joyce SJ | 1968–1972 | [1] | |
24 | J. Donald Monan SJ | 1972–1996 | [1] | |
25 | William P. Leahy SJ | 1996–present | [1][2][3] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Fact Book 2021–2022, p. 88
- ^ "Fr. William P. Leahy, S.J." Boston College. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ Dunn, Jack (June 7, 2024). "Boston College President William P. Leahy, S.J., to step down in summer 2026". Boston College. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
Sources
[edit]- Fact Book 2021–2022 (PDF). Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts: Boston College. 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.