The Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest Catholic lay fraternal service organization, founded in 1882 by Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney in New Haven, Connecticut. With over 2 million members globally, it empowers Catholic men to live their faith through charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism, while offering financial security to families via a top-rated insurance program.
founded the Knights of Columbus on March 29, 1882, at St. Mary’s Church in New Haven, Connecticut. As a young Irish-American parish priest, he established the organization as a mutual aid society to provide financial security for immigrant families, widows, and orphans, while strengthening members’ faith.
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