Our History

Past State Deputies, CPA Lonergan, Bell, Smith and Reiling

In February 1902, James J. Gorman, “National Organizer” from The Knights of Columbus headquarters in New Haven, CT arrived in Portland, OR and called on His Grace Archbishop Christie for assistance to establish the Knights in the State of Oregon.  On June 15 1902 the first council was established, Portland Council 678.  John M Gearin was appointed first Grand Knight of the Council.  Dr. Benjamin Norden became Territorial Deputy with the advent of the Order into Oregon, and served in that capacity until the establishment of the State Council, May 11, 1909, when he was elected first State Deputy. 

Past State Chaplains

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Rev. John Francis Andrew Waters

1902 – 1912

Rev. Joseph Maurice O'Farrell

1912 – 1914

Rev Edwin V O'Hara

1914 – 1916

Rev John A Van Nevel

1916 – 1917

Most Rev Alexander A Christie

1917 – 1920

Bishop Joseph F McGrath

1920 – 1921

Rev Patrick Joseph Stack

1921 – 1922

Rev Joseph Maurice O'Farrell

1922 – 1925

Rt Rev Msg Arthur C Lane, P.M.

1925 – 1928

Rev George J Campbell

1928 – 1930

Rev Augustine Frank Loeser

1930 – 1931

Very Rev Francis P Leipzig

1931 – 1933

Rev Louis Aloysius Sander

1933 – 1937

Rev Edmund J Murnane

1937 – 1939

Rev Michael Edward Fleming

1939 – 1941

Rev John Sheridan

1941 – 1942

Rev Michael Raleigh

1942 – 1943

Very Rev Francis W Black

1943 – 1945

Very Rev Francis P Leipzig

1945 – 1947

Very Rev John Walsh

1947 – 1948

Rev James Maxwell

1948 – 1950

Rev Louis H Sohler

1950 – 1954

Very Rev Edmund J Murnane

1954 – 1956

Rt Rev Abbot Damian Jentges, O. S. B.

1956 – 1958

Rt Rev Msgr. M J McMahon

1958 – 1960

Rev Eunan Buckley, O. F. M.

1960 – 1962

Rev Joseph E Grady, S. J

1962 – 1964

Very Rev Carl Mai

1964 – 1965

Rev John Reedy

1965 – 1967

Rev Carl Wachter

1967 – 1969

Rev Joseph P Browne, C. S. C.

1969 – 1971, 1972 – 1973, 1983 – 1985

Archbishop Robert J Dwyer

1971 – 1972

Rev John F Phelan

1973 – 1975

Rev A J Fisher

1975 – 1977

Very Rev Donald Clarence Denman

1977 – 1979

Rev Kevin Bertram Mulligan

1979 – 1981

Rev Marcus E Gothe

1981 – 1983

Rev Charles P Taaffe

1985 – 1987, 1989 – 1991, 1991 – 1993, 1997 – 2001

Rev Cosmas P White

1987 – 1989

Most Rev Kenneth D Steiner, Co-Chaplain

1991 – 1993

Rev James Matthew Crunican

1993 – 1994

Rev Gregory Gage, Co-Chaplain

1994 – 1995

Rev Robert T Van Sickler, Co-Chaplain

1994 – 1995

Monsignor William Sherald Stone, Co-Chaplain

1995 – 1996

Rev Todd J Unger

1995 – 1996, 1996 – 1997

Rev Charles P Taaffe, Honorary Chaplain

2001 – 2003

Rev Joseph Reinig

2001 – 2003

Rev Timothy Mockaitis

2003 – 2005

Very Rev Richard Paperini

2005 – 2007

Rev John R Cihak

2007 – 2009

Rev Terry O'Connell

2009 – 2011

Rev Don Gutmann

2011 – 2013

Rev David Jaspers

2013 – 2014

Rev Theodore Lange

2014 – 2024

Past State Deputies

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Dr. Benjamin Louis Norden

678 Portland

1908 – 1910

Roger Brass Sinnott

678 Portland

1910 – 1912

Charles Patrick Murphy

 849 Baker City

1912 – 1913

William Patrick O'Brien

1307 Astoria

1913 – 1915

William Albert Barrett

1577 Albany

1915 – 1917

Frank John Lonergan

678 Portland

1917 – 1920

John "Jack" Hickey Peare

1566 La Grande

1920 – 1922

Patrick Joeseph Hanley

678 Portland

1922 – 1925, 1927

Frank J Davey

1748 Salem

1925 – 1926

Joseph James Burke

678 Portland

1927 – 1929

Charles Patrick Augustus Lonergan

678 Portland

1929 – 1932

George J Wilheim

1430 Eugene

1932 – 1934

Eugene Ambrose McEntee

678 Portland

1934 – 1936

George Joseph Cannon

2225 Klamath Falls

1936 – 1938

Edward John Bell

2439 Sublimity

1938 – 1940

Thomas Anthony Windishar

1748 Salem

1940 – 1942

Otto Leroy Smith

2225 Klamath Falls

1942 – 1944

Clarence Joseph Brown

1430 Eugene

1944 – 1946

William John LaRoche

1748 Salem

1946 – 1948

Sylvester John William Smith

2221 St. Paul

1948 – 1950

Jasper William Kennedy

1430 Eugene

1950 – 1952

Dr. Francis Albert Reiling

1430 Eugene

1952 – 1954

Michael Robert Hine Sr.

3591 Tigard

1954 – 1956

Fred John Schwab

1767 Mt. Angel

1956 – 1958

Joseph Henry Blissenbach

1598 The Dalles

1958 – 1960

Raymond Joseph Martin

2939 Roseburg

1960 – 1962

Joseph Walter Ford

3818 Lake Oswego

1962 – 1964

John Lawrence Hochstatter

1594 Medford

1964 – 1965

Robert Elsworth Welch

5060 Salem

1965 – 1967

Marion Kenneth Broyles

3591 Tigard

1967 – 1969

Joseph J. Gibney

3818 Lake Oswego

1969 – 1971

Francis Albert Thibert

6266 Beaverton

1971 – 1973

William George Ely

2225 Klamath Falls

1973 – 1975

Johnnie Stewart Doubleday

1598 The Dalles

1975 – 1977

Lewis Joseph Kramer

3378 Milwaukie

1977 – 1979

Robert Canfield Herbage

2939 Roseburg

1979 – 1981

Matthew Anthony Wagner

3818 Lake Oswego

1981 – 1983

James P. Gay

1430 Eugene

1983 – 1985

Jerome Arthur Brunelle

7729 St. Anne

1985 – 1987

John Adolph Rekart

7388 St. Agatha

1987 – 1989

William J. Kast

4087 Springfield

1989 – 1991

Paul Henry Bousquet

1785 Corvallis

1991 – 1993

Robert Joseph Kligel

6602 Newberg

1993 – 1995

Frank Thomas Erhardt

3636 Redmond

1995 – 1997

Patrick Joseph Irish

9529 Lincoln City

1997 – 1999

Kim L. Oey

9257 Christ the King

1999 – 2001

George A. Flake

3299 Prineville

2001 – 2003

Michael P. Adams

2325 Oregon City

2003 – 2005

Dominic Worsowicz

1430 Eugene

2005 – 2007

Dennis J White

3302 Scappoose

2007 – 2009

Wayne A Clemmer

1623 McMinnville

2009 – 2011

Patrick Lee Rice

6602 Newberg

2011 – 2013, 2014

David Douglas Denton

4087 Springfield

2013 – 2013

Robert J. Kish, Jr.

1785 Corvallis

2014 – 2016

Sidney Marvin Thiel

9137 Sherwood

2016 – 2017

Francis R Mohr

849 Baker City

2017 – 2019

Ronald J Boyce

3591 Tigard

2019 – 2021

Ray Prom

1307 Astoria

2021 – 2023

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William Daniel “Dan” Hay

Austin Leo “Doc” Elvin

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