Welcome to the Knights of Columbus, the world’s largest lay Catholic family service organization.  As their forebears did more than a century ago, today’s Knights and their families stand shoulder to shoulder in support of one another.  Through their charity and the examples of their lives, they stand in service to all as witnesses to the Good News of the Gospel.

          Led by the quiet, unassuming curate of St. Mary’s Parish in New Haven, Conn., a small group of men established the Knights of Columbus in the church basement early in the spring of 1882.  The priest, Father Michael J. McGivney, saw clearly that both Catholics and the Church faced serious problems in the last half of the nineteenth century such as anti-Catholicism and ethnic prejudice; under-employment; lack of social standing and early loss of the breadwinner.

          To resolve those problems Father McGivney conceived the idea of an organization of Catholic men who would band together:

·        To aid one another in times of sickness or death, by means of a simple insurance plan, so that their wives and children would not face abject poverty.

·        To strengthen themselves and each other in the Faith.

·        To strengthen families and family life.

·        To be a strong pillar of support for their priests and bishops.

·        To be of service to Church and community by coming to the aid of those most in need in society.

They called themselves Knights of Columbus – Knights to emphasize chivalry’s ideals of charity and support for Church and state, and Columbus as a reminder that Catholics had been the backbone and bulwark of America’s growth and greatness from the very beginning.

          Membership in the Knights of Columbus is open to any practical Catholic man in union with the Holy See who is not less than 18 years of age on his last birthday.  A practical Catholic is one who lives up to the Commandments of God and the Precepts of the Church.

          The basic unit of the Knights of Columbus is the local council.  Below is a listing of the Councils and Grand Knights within the Pueblo Deanery.  Feel free to contact them for more information.

Knights of Columbus
Pueblo Deanery Councils

Canon City – Fremont Council 2553
          Richard Marks – G.K. -  P.O. Box 515, Canon City, CO  81215,
         719-269-9014

Florence – St. Benedict Council 1225
          John Spaar – G.K. -  P.O. Box 84, Florence, CO  81226
          719-784-6647

Pueblo – Shrine of St. Therese Council 12720
       Al Nolan – G.K. -  1925 “O” Kings Royal Blvd, Pueblo, CO  81005
          719-561-0028

Pueblo – Council 557
         Frank Martinez – G.K. – 901 East 9^th Street, Pueblo, CO  81001
          719-369-8320

Pueblo – North Council 4286
       Michael Gallardo - G.K. – 1821 Settlers Drive, Pueblo, CO  81008
          719-542-2305

Pueblo – Our Lady of the Meadows Council 12243
          Bart Evans – G.K. – 1505 Robin Place, Pueblo, CO  81006
          719-948-0105

Pueblo – Rev. Charles J. Murray, SJ Council 9456
       Frank Montanari – G.K. – 24155 Hillside Road, Pueblo, CO  81006
          719-543-4758

Pueblo – St. Leander Council 2222
          Ronnie Gallegos – G.K. – 1305 LaCrosse, Pueblo, CO  81001
          719-545-0279

Pueblo West – Council 12020
          Lou Ramirez – G.K. – 641 South Vallejo Drive, Pueblo West, CO  81007
          719-369-7699