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The history of Georgetown University traces back to two formative events, in 1634 and 1789. Until 1851, the school used 1788, the start of construction on the Old South building, as its founding date. In that year a copy-edit in the college catalog began mislabeling the construction as beginning in 1789.
Three presidents have gone on to become bishops: DuBourg, [7] Leonard Neale, [8] and Benedict Joseph Fenwick. [9] Every president has been a Catholic priest except one, the current president, John J. DeGioia. [4] Having assumed office on July 1, 2001, [10] DeGioia is the university's longest-serving president.
Catholic University of Louvain (PhD) Orders. Ordination. September 3, 1864. Patrick Francis Healy SJ (February 27, 1834 – January 10, 1910) was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who was an influential president of Georgetown University, becoming known as its "second founder". The university's flagship building, Healy Hall, bears his name.
Georgetown University is a private Jesuit research university in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States.Founded by Bishop John Carroll in 1789, [c] it is the oldest Catholic institution of higher education in the United States and the nation's first federally chartered university (originally chartered in Maryland).
The Georgetown College class of 1920 assembled on the steps of the Old North Building. Georgetown University is a private research university located in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, Georgetown University is the oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher education in the United States. The school graduates about two thousand ...
Robert John Henle SJ (September 12, 1909 – January 20, 2000) was an American Catholic priest, Jesuit, and philosopher who was the president of Georgetown University from 1969 to 1976.
Gerard John Campbell SJ (August 26, 1919 – August 9, 2012) was an American Catholic priest, Jesuit, and historian who became the president of Georgetown University. Born in Pennsylvania, he entered the Society of Jesus at the age of 20 and studied at West Baden College and Fordham University, before earning his doctorate at Princeton University.
He received an honorary degree from Georgetown University, his alma mater, and was the commencement speaker in 1980. [417] He is an honorary fellow of University College, Oxford, which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar , although he did not complete his studies there.