[DOC] [TLE] History of Father Michael J. McGivney - Founder [PAR] Father Michael McGivney was born in Waterbury on August 12, 1852. ... he 
began to explore with various laymen the idea of a Catholic, fraternal benefit 
society. ... In the first public reference to the Order on February 8, 1882, the New 
Haven... [DOC] [TLE] FATHER McGIVNEY - Cavalieri di Colombo - Fondazione Cavalieri ... [PAR] Father Michael McGivney was born in Waterbury on August 12, 1852. ... So 
Father McGivney's priestly ministry in New Haven began with tension and ... he 
began to explore with various laymen the idea of a Catholic, fraternal benefit 
society. ... said that at the first council meeting in 1882, he was "acclaimed as 
founder by 24... [DOC] [TLE] Knights of Columbus - Wikipedia [PAR] The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service 
organization. Founded by Father Michael J. McGivney in New Haven, 
Connecticut, in 1882 .... McGivney traveled to Boston to examine the 
Massachusetts Catholic Order of ... The "bogus oath" was based on a previous 
oath falsely attributed to the... [DOC] [TLE] About Us - KofCItalianfest.org [PAR] The Order is unequivocal in its loyalty to the Pope, the Vicar of Christ on earth. ... 
Father Michael J. McGivney and a handful of Catholic laymen founded the 
Knights of Columbus in 1882, in the basement of St. Mary's Catholic Church in 
New Haven, ... The aim of the founder was to set up a parish-based lay 
organization that... [DOC] [TLE] The Knights of Columbus of Quebec [PAR] Michael J. McGivney attended working class schools in Waterbury. ... with a 
group of laymen, the possibility of founding a Catholic fraternal benefit society. ... 
the Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters; then he went to Brooklyn, New 
York ... In February 1882, in New Haven, Connecticut, Father Michael McGivney 
and his... [DOC] [TLE] History - KofC 8022 [PAR] The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service 
organization. It was founded by the Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney in 
New Haven ... Most meetings follow a strict protocol based on guidelines from the 
National ... In the 2010 fiscal year, the Order gave over US$154 million directly to 
charity... [DOC] [TLE] Father Michael McGivney and the Knights of Columbus - Digital ... [PAR] Dec 4, 2009 ... McGivney, a parish priest at St. Mary's in New Haven, Connecticut, ... Father 
McGivney acknowledged the necessity of a faith-based, fraternal ... McGivney 
created the Order of the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic, ... Father Michael J. 
McGivney was born on August 12, 1852, .... By assigning the laymen of the. [DOC] [TLE] The History Of The Knights Of Columbus [PAR] The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service 
organization. Founded in the United States in 1882, it is named in honor of 
Christopher Columbus. ... The Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney, founder of 
the Knights of ... He expressed an interest in establishing a New Haven Court of 
the Foresters,... [DOC] [TLE] Catholic Orders - Phoenixmasonry [PAR] Reverend Michael J. McGivney, Founder of the Order ... together a group of 
laymen with whom he discussed his dream for a Catholic fraternal benefit society. 
... Father McGivney and his associates met several more times over the next 
several ... The Knights of Columbus remains headquartered in New Haven, but is 
now... [DOC] [TLE] History - Knights of Columbus [PAR] The Order is still true to its founding principles of charity, unity and fraternity. ... 
The history of the Order shows how the foresight of Father Michael J. McGivney, 
whose ... Clergy and Catholic laymen in Louisiana were beginning to hear more 
and more ... Two prominent Catholics in New Orleans had heard of the new 
fraternal... [DOC] [TLE] K of C - Venerable Brother Anthony! [PAR] Thus, the Order sought to promote assimilation in the New World rather than to ... 
The Knights of Columbus was founded in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1882 in 
the ... Church by Father Michael J. McGivney and a handful of Catholic laymen. 
The aim of the

Question: Founded in 1882 by Father Michael J. McGivney, this fraternal order of Catholic laymen is based in New Haven
Answer: the Knights of Columbus