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List of presidents of Boston College

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President of Boston College
Incumbent
John T. Butler, SJ
since 2026
Appointer Boston College Board of Governors
Formation 1863
First holder John Bapst (1863 - 1869)
Website Office of the President

Boston College is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, that was founded in 1863. The president of Boston College is the head of the university.

Presidents

No. Image Name Years Ref.
1 File:John Bapst ecclesiastical attire cropped.jpg John Bapst SJ 1863–1869 [1]
2 File:Robert W. Brady.jpg Robert W. Brady SJ 1869–1870 [1]
3 File:Robert J. Fulton standing.jpg Robert J. Fulton SJ 1870–1880 [1]
4 File:Jeremiah O'Connor SJ.jpg Jeremiah O'Connor SJ 1880–1884 [1]
5 File:Edward V. Boursaud.jpg Edward V. Boursaud SJ 1884–1887 [1]
6 File:Thomas H. Stack.jpg Thomas H. Stack SJ 1887 [1]
7 File:Nicholas Russo SJ cropped.jpg Nicholas Russo SJ 1887–1888 [1]
8 File:Robert J. Fulton standing.jpg Robert J. Fulton SJ 1888–1891 [1]
9 File:Edward Devitt, SJ.jpg Edward I. Devitt SJ 1891–1894 [1]
10 File:Timothy Brosnahan SJ.jpg Timothy Brosnahan SJ 1894–1898 [1]
11 File:W. G. Read Mullan.png W. G. Read Mullan SJ 1898–1903 [1]
12 File:William F. Gannon.jpg William F. Gannon SJ 1903–1907 [1]
13 File:Rev. Thomas I. Gasson, SJ.png Thomas I. Gasson SJ 1907–1914 [1]
14 File:Charles W. Lyons SJ.png Charles W. Lyons SJ 1914–1919 [1]
15 File:William Devlin, SJ.jpg William Devlin SJ 1919–1925 [1]
16 File:James H. Dolan.jpg James H. Dolan SJ 1925–1932 [1]
17 File:Louis J. Gallagher.jpg Louis J. Gallagher SJ 1932–1937 [1]
18 File:William J. McGarry (1894-1941) circa 1937.png William J. McGarry SJ 1937–1939 [1]
19 File:William Murphy, Boston College president.jpg William J. Murphy SJ 1939–1945 [1]
20 File:William Lane Keleher SJ.jpg William L. Keleher SJ 1945–1951 [1]
21 File:Joseph Raymond Nonnatus Maxwell (1899-1971) circa 1939.jpg Joseph R. N. Maxwell SJ 1951–1958 [1]
22 File:Michael P. Walsh, SJ photograph.jpg Michael P. Walsh SJ 1958–1968 [1]
23 File:W. Seavey Joyce in 1968.png W. Seavey Joyce SJ 1968–1972 [1]
24 File:J. Donald Monan.png J. Donald Monan SJ 1972–1996 [1]
25 William P. Leahy SJ 1996–2026 [2]
26 John T. Butler SJ 2026–present [1][3]

See also

References

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  2. Back to citation Fact Book 2021–2022, p. 88; "Fr. William P. Leahy, S.J." Boston College. Retrieved August 10, 2024; Dunn, Jack (June 7, 2024). "Boston College President William P. Leahy, S.J., to step down in summer 2026". Boston College. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  3. Back to citation "John T. "Jack" Butler, S.J., assumes the presidency of Boston College". Boston College. Retrieved August 1, 2026.

Bibliography

Sources

  • Fact Book 2021–2022 (PDF). Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts: Boston College. 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
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