Robert A. Mitchell
Fr. Robert A. Mitchell (19 January 1926 – 5 October 2006) was an American Jesuit.[1][2] He was born in New York, growing up in the Bronx, and entered the Society of Jesus on July 30, 1943.[1] He subsequently trained in Belgium, where he was ordained in 1956.
His career included appointments as:[1]
- 1959–63: Dean of Le Moyne College
- 1966–72: Provincial of New York
- 1972–76: First president of the Jesuit Conference of the United States
- 1979–90: President of the University of Detroit, then Chancellor of the merged University of Detroit Mercy (1990–92).
- 1993–2000: 10th president of Le Moyne College.
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 "Mitchell, First Jesuit Conference President, Dies" (PDF). National Jesuit News. November 2006. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- Back to citation "Death Notice". The New York Times. 10 October 2006. Retrieved 5 September 2015.