The following is a list of the presidents of Fordham University, from its establishment as St. John's College onward. From 1841 to 1846, the university was governed by the Archdiocese of New York, and was placed in the custody of the Society of Jesus thereafter.

Presidents

Archdiocese of New York

Name Photo Years presided Ref.
Fr. John McCloskey 1841–43 [1]
Fr. John B. Harley 1843–44 [2]
Fr. James Roosevelt Bayley 1844–46 [3]

Society of Jesus

1846–1962

Name Photo Years presided Ref.
Fr. Augustus Thébaud 1846–1851 [2]
Fr. John Larkin 1851–1854 [2]
Fr. Remigius I. Tellier 1854–59 [4]
Fr. Augustus Thébaud 1859–63 [2]
Fr. Edward Doucet 1863–65 [2]
Fr. William Moylan 1865–68 [5]
Fr. Joseph Shea 1868–1874 [6]
Fr. F. William Gockeln 1874–1882 [2]
Fr. Patrick F. Dealy 1882–85 [2]
Fr. Thomas J. Campbell 1885–88 [2]
Fr. John Scully 1888–91 [2]
Fr. Thomas Gannon 1891–96 [7]
Fr. Fr. Thomas J. Campbell 1896–1900 [2]
Fr. John A. Petit 1900–04 [2]
Fr. John J. Collins 1904–06 [2]
Fr. Daniel J. Quinn 1906–11 [2]
Fr. Thomas J. McCluskey 1911–15 [2]
Fr. Joseph A. Mulry 1915–19 [2]
Fr. Edward P. Tivnan 1919–1924 [2]
Fr. William J. Duane 1924–1930 [2]
Fr. Aloysius J. Hogan 1930–36 [2]
Fr. Robert I. Gannon 1936–49 [2]
Fr. Laurence J. McGinley 1949–63 [2]

1963–present

Name Photo Years presided Ref.
Fr. Vincent O'Keefe 1963–65 [8]
Fr. Leo P. McLaughlin 1965–69 [2]
Fr. Michael P. Walsh 1969–72 [2]
Fr. James C. Finlay 1972–83 [9]
Fr. Joseph A. O'Hare 1983–2003 [2]
Fr. Joseph M. McShane 2003–2022 (named President Emeritus in 2022) [2][10]
Tania Tetlow 2022–present [11]

Notes

  1. ^ Schroth 2008, p. 9.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Fordham Presidents". Fordham University Library. LibGuides. Archived from the original on January 25, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  3. ^ Schroth 2008, p. 10.
  4. ^ Schroth 2008, p. 51.
  5. ^ Taaffe 1891, p. 102.
  6. ^ Schroth 2008, p. 90.
  7. ^ Schroth 2008, p. 102.
  8. ^ Schroth 2008, pp. 254–55.
  9. ^ Pace, Eric (December 7, 1992). "Rev. James C. Finlay, 70, Dies; A Former President of Fordham". The New York Times. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  10. ^ "Father McShane Named President Emeritus of Fordham". Fordham News. July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  11. ^ LaRosa, Nicole (February 10, 2022). "Tania Tetlow Named President of Fordham; First Layperson and First Woman to Lead the Jesuit University of New York". Fordham News. Retrieved July 16, 2022.

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See also

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