Robert Molyneux

Father Robert Molyneux, S.J. (died 1808) was the second and fifth Presidents of Georgetown University.

Molyneux was born in England.^[1] So far as is known, he was one of the first to edit a catechism in America. He was a priest among the Catholics in Maryland and Pennsylvania.^[2]

Molyneux, became the first superior of the restored the Society of Jesus in Maryland, and held the presidency of Georgetown University for a second term until his death, in 1808.^[3]

References

^ New Advent Encyclopedia
^ New Advent Encyclopedia
^ New Advent Encyclopedia, Georgetown University article

Educational offices
Preceded by Robert Plunkett, S.J. #1	President of Georgetown University 1793-1796 #2	Succeeded by Louis William Valentine Dubourg, S.S. #3
Preceded by Leonard Neale, S.J. #4	President of Georgetown University 1806-1808 #5	Succeeded by Francis Neale, S.J. #6

This article about a member of the Christian clergy in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] New Advent Encyclopedia

[2] New Advent Encyclopedia

[3] New Advent Encyclopedia, Georgetown University article

[1]

[2]

[3]