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President of Boston College
Incumbent William P. Leahy since 1996
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

Presidents

No.	Image	Name	Years	Ref.
1		John Bapst SJ	1863–1869
2		Robert W. Brady SJ	1869–1870
3		Robert J. Fulton SJ	1870–1880
4		Jeremiah O'Connor SJ	1880–1884
5		Edward V. Boursaud SJ	1884–1887
6		Thomas H. Stack SJ	1887
7		Nicholas Russo SJ	1887–1888
8		Robert J. Fulton SJ	1888–1891
9		Edward I. Devitt SJ	1891–1894
10		Timothy Brosnahan SJ	1894–1898
11		W. G. Read Mullan SJ	1898–1903
12		William F. Gannon SJ	1903–1907
13		Thomas I. Gasson SJ	1907–1914
14		Charles W. Lyons SJ	1914–1919
15		William Devlin SJ	1919–1925
16		James H. Dolan SJ	1925–1932
17		Louis J. Gallagher SJ	1932–1937
18		William J. McGarry SJ	1937–1939
19		William J. Murphy SJ	1939–1945
20		William L. Keleher SJ	1945–1951
21		Joseph R. N. Maxwell SJ	1951–1958
22		Michael P. Walsh SJ	1958–1968
23		W. Seavey Joyce SJ	1968–1972
24		J. Donald Monan SJ	1972–1996
25		William P. Leahy SJ	1996–present

See also

• List of Boston College people
• Jesuits in the United States

References

Citations

1. ^ Fact Book 2021–2022, p. 88
2. "Fr. William P. Leahy, S.J." Boston College. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
3. 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.

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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