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Knights of Columbus
Father Lucien Galtier Council 4184
West Saint Paul, Minnesota


The Knights of Columbus was founded by Father Michael J. McGivney in New Haven, Connecticut in the basement of St. Mary's Catholic Church in 1882. Today the Knights of Columbus is the world's largest family fraternal service originations with 1.6 million members. The main reason the Knights of Columbus are different from other men's groups is that it is primarily spiritual, which provides the underpinning that supports the attributes of charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism.

The Father Lucien Galtier Council No. 4184 named after the first parish priest in Minnesota and was chartered by the Supreme Council on February 26, 1956. It serves the parishes of St. Michael and St Joseph in West St. Paul and Mendota Heights, and St. Matthew's, Holy Family, and Our Lady of Guadalupe on St. Paul's West Side.