Columbian Squires

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Columbian Squires
AbbreviationCS
FormationApril 4, 1925;100 years ago (1925-04-04)
Founder Barnabas McDonald
Type Catholic fraternal youth organization
Headquarters New Haven, Connecticut
Region
U.S.A.
Canada
Mexico
The Philippines
Cuba
Panama
Guatemala
Puerto Rico
The Bahamas
The Virgin Islands
Guam
Membership25,000 (approximately)
Parent organization
 Knights of Columbus
Website Columbian Squires

The Columbian Squires is an international youth fraternity run by the Knights of Columbus for Catholic boys between the ages of 10 and 18. [1]

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History

The Squires were established under the direction of Brother Barnabas McDonald, F.S.C., together with Supreme Director Daniel A. Tobin on August 4, 1925. [2] [3] [4] At that time there was a national interest in youth in the United States, as reflected by the development of the Boy Scouts of America and the Big Brother movement.

As of 2016, the formation of new Squire Circles in the United States and Canada is discouraged, since the Catholic Church has a desire to move youth activities from exclusive clubs into the local parish youth groups. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Scout-like and Scouting Alternative Organizations". Colorado Rocky Mountain Scouting Troop 97 BSA. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  2. ↑ "Columbian Squires". Knights of Columbus. Archived from the original on 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2013-06-28.
  3. ↑ Djupe, Paul A. (2003). Encyclopedia of American Religion and Politics. Infobase Publishing.
  4. ↑ "History of the Brothers in the U.S.A. since 1845". Manhattan College. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-03-18.
  5. ↑ Supreme Grand Knight (1 January 2016). "Our Service to Youth". Knights Of Columbus.
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