Holy Ghost Fathers - Superiors General

Superiors General

The Congregation has had twenty-four superiors general in its 309 years of existence:

No. Name Years served Nationality
1. desFr. Claude Poullart des Places 1703–1709 French
2. garFr. Jacques Garnier 1709–1710 French
3. bouFr. Louis Bouic 1710–1763 French
4. becFr. Julien-François Becquet 1763–1788 French
5. dufFr. Jean-Marie Duflos 1788–1805 French
6. berFr. Jacques Bertout 1805–1832 French
7. fouFr. Amable Fourdinier 1832–1845 French
8. warFr. Nicolas Warnet 1845–1845 French
9. legFr. Alexandre Leguay 1845–1848 French
10. monBp. Alexandre Monnet 1848–1848 French
11. libVen. Francis Libermann 1848–1852 Alsatian
12. schwFr. Ignace Schwindenhammer 1853–1881 French
13. levFr. Frédéric Le Vavasseur 1881–1882 French
14. emoFr. Ambroise Emonet 1882–1895 French
15. lerAbp. Alexandre Le Roy 1896–1926 French
16. lehAbp. Louis Le Hunsec 1926–1950 French
17. griFr. Francis Griffin 1950–1962 Irish
18. lefAbp. Marcel-François Lefebvre 1962–1968 French
19. lecFr. Joseph Lécuyer 1968–1972 French
20. timFr. Frans Timmermans 1972–1986 Dutch
21. haaFr. Pierre Haas 1986–1992 French
22. schoFr. Pierre Schouver 1992–2004 French
23. hocFr. Jean-Paul Hoch 2004–2012 French
24. fogFr. John Fogarty 2012–present Irish

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