ARKANSAS' FIRST HISPANIC COUNCIL
In 2008, St. Vincent de Paul Church in Rogers became the first Catholic church in Arkansas to have a Spanish-speaking charter for the Knights of Columbus…
In 2008, St. Vincent de Paul Church in Rogers became the first Catholic church in Arkansas to have a Spanish-speaking charter for the Knights of Columbus, Knights of Columbus Council #14609 Mexican Martyrs.
Source: Arkansas Catholic, Nov. 15, 2008
ARIZONA'S "MOTHER COUNCIL"
St. Patrick's Church, home parish of Bisbee Council 863, "boasts forty-one world-class stained-glass windows and a colorful past."
Bisbee Council 863 was founded in 1904 and ….
St. Patrick's Church, home parish of Bisbee Council 863, "boasts forty-one world-class stained-glass windows and a colorful past."
Bisbee Council 863 was founded in 1904 and holds the title of "Mother Council" for the state of Arizona.
Sources: The Liguori Guide to Catholic USA, St. Patrick Roman Catholic Parish, Bisbee, AZ
Alaska's First Council, Namesake
Archbishop Charles John Seghers, the "Apostle of Alaska" was killed while on a missionary journey in the northland. The state’s first council, Archbishop Seghers Council 1760 in Juneau, is named in his honor.
Archbishop Charles John Seghers, the "Apostle of Alaska" was killed while on a missionary journey in the northland. The state’s first council, Archbishop Seghers Council 1760 in Juneau, is named in his honor.
Source: The Catholic Advance August 13, 1954 (Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas)
Alabama's first Knights council
Alabama received its first Knights of Columbus on January 12, 1905…
Alabama received its first Knights of Columbus on January 12, 1905. Council 635 in Birmingham kicked off Alabama’s inaugural council with 87 charter members.
Source: Faith and Fraternalism: The History of the Knights of Columbus
Christopher J. Kauffman