Provincial Superiors of the California Province, Society of Jesus
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1st |
Herman J. Goller |
1909 to 1910 |
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2nd |
James A. Rockliff |
1910 to 1914 |
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3rd |
Richard A. Gleeson |
1914 to 1918 |
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4th |
Francis C. Dillon |
1918 to 1924 |
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5th |
Joseph M. Piet |
1924 to 1932 |
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6th |
Zacheus J. Maher |
1932 to 1935 |
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7th |
Francis J. Seeliger |
1935 to 1943 |
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8th |
Joseph J. King |
1943 to 1948 |
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9th |
Joseph D. O'Brien |
1948 to 1954 |
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10th |
Carroll M. O'Sullivan |
1954 to 1960 |
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11th |
John F. Connolly |
1960 to 1962 |
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12th |
John F.X. Connolly |
1963 to 1968 |
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13th |
Patrick A. Donohoe |
1968 to 1971 |
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14th |
Richard P. Vaughan |
1971 to 1976 |
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15th |
Terrance L. Mahan |
1976 to 1982 |
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16th |
John W. Clark |
1982 to 1988 |
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17th |
Paul Belcher |
1988 to 1993 |
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18th |
John A. Privett |
1993 to 1999 |
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19th |
Thomas Smolich |
1999 to 2005 |
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20th |
John McGarry |
Sept. 2005 to Present |
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Notes:
- In the early 18th Century Fr. Eusebio Kino, S.J., and his fellow missionaries ventured into what is now Arizona.
- On December 8, 1849, Jesuit Fathers Michael Accolti and John Nobili arrived in San Francisco, California from the Oregon territory.
- In 1909, the California Province of the Society of Jesus was officially incorporated. It was previously a mission of the Turin Province.
- Today, California Province encompasses missions in the states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada and Utah.
- For a more detailed history of the province, please go to the California Province webpage.
This chronology was compiled with the generous assistance of Dan Peterson, S.J., Archivist, California Province in 10/04/05.