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- ↑ "Father Levesque to Step Down as Niagara University President". Niagara University. January 22, 2013. Archived from the original on August 31, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
- ↑ "St. John's University Welcomes Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M., as Interim President". St. John's University. August 1, 2013. Archived from the original on August 24, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
| Preceded by Paul L. Golden, C.M. | President of Niagara University 2000–2013 | Succeeded by James J. Maher, C.M. |
| Preceded by Daniel J. Harrington, C.M. | Interim President of St. John's University (New York) 2013–2014 | Succeeded by Conrado “Bobby” Gempesaw |
