State Officers (2025-2026)

State Deputy: SK Francisco “Chico” Carmona, KHS, FMFD

State Chaplain: Rev. Gabriel Mosher O.P.

State Secretary: SK William “Wild Bill” Kelly, IPSD

State Treasurer: SK Chad Vargo, PGK

State Advocate: SK Stephen Gerichs, PFS

State Warden: SK Daniel Quintanilla, PGK

Assistant State Secretary/Executive Secretary: SK Douglas Shane, PSD

Vice Supreme Master / KonB Pres: SK Nick Nielson, PSD, FMFD

Utah District Master: SK Thomas Odle, PFN

District Fryer:  Rev. Anthony Shumway

Other State Team Members

Asst. State Chaplain: Rev. Anthony Shumway

Regional Growth Director: SK Chuck Davlin, PSD, FVSM

State Council Advisor: SK Bill McCauley, PSS, FMFD

Membership Director: SK William Mundy

State Trustees

Trustee 1: SK Charles E. Dover, Jr., PSD, FVSM

Trustee 2: SK John Wainscott, FSD, PSD 

Trustee 3: SK Robert Masse, Jr., PSD, FMFD

District Deputies

District 1 (777, 5347, 9849, 12959) SK George Muggee

District 2 (602, 5502, 12264) SK Joe Nesi

District 3 (6966, 11479, 13646) SK Alex Reynoso

District 4 (1136, 8606, 9561) SK Jon Gauchay

District 5 (7961, 12181, 14239) SK Robert Diaz

District 6 (5214, 10304, 13297) SK George Jockisch

District 7 (10733, 11246, 11812, 8350, Wendover RT, Kabab RT) SK Robert E Masse Jr, PSD

District 8 (6739, 9731, 17140) SK Barry Stine

District 9 (6010, 14399, 16127) SK William S Sevier

District 10 (14764, 15418, St Ann’s RT) SK Richard Green

District 11 (1129, 7401, 18695) Michael Aikin

District 12 (2611, 6147, Moab RT, Montecello RT)SK William Mundy

Coming Events

Dec
15
Mon
XXExploring the Roots of Catholicism in Italy
12-15-2025 - 12-23-2025
Vatican City, 00120, Vatican City
Join Father Gabriel Mosher, OP, KCHS on a Pilgrimage to Italy. 
https://trip.nativitypilgrimage.com/mosher-2025

Exploring the Roots of Catholicism in Italy

TRIP DATES: Dec 15 - 23 , 2025

TRIP COST: $5,799 based on Double occupancy

DEPARTURE CITY: Salt Lake City

ROME | FLORENCE | BOLOGNA | RAVENNA | SIENA | MONTEPULCIANO | OVRIETO


YOUR TRIP INCLUDES
 Round-Trip Airfare
 Airport taxes & fuel surcharges
 Land Transportation
 Hotel accommodations
 Daily Mass
 Breakfast & Dinner
 Medical Protection Plan
YOUR TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDE
 Personal items & expenses
 Trip Cancellation Insurance
 Meals not mentioned in the program
 Tips for tour guides & drivers
Go to Event
12-15-2025 - 12-23-2025 Exploring the Roots of Catholicism in Italy
XXFr. Gabriel as he leads a pilgrimage to Dominican sites in Italy
12-15-2025 - 12-23-2025
Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy

Exploring the Roots of Catholicism in Italy

TRIP DATES: Dec 15 - 23 , 2025

TRIP COST: $5,799 based on Double occupancy

DEPARTURE CITY: Salt Lake City

ROME | FLORENCE | BOLOGNA | RAVENNA | SIENA | MONTEPULCIANO | OVRIETO

YOUR TRIP INCLUDES
 Round-Trip Airfare
 Airport taxes & fuel surcharges
 Land Transportation
 Hotel accommodations
 Daily Mass
 Breakfast & Dinner
 Medical Protection Plan
YOUR TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDE
 Personal items & expenses
 Trip Cancellation Insurance
 Meals not mentioned in the program
 Tips for tour guides & drivers
https://app.nativitypilgrimage.com/trip/?trip=94837&blm_aid=84169729
Go to Event
12-15-2025 - 12-23-2025 Fr. Gabriel as he leads a pilgrimage to Dominican sites in Italy
Dec
17
Wed
XXCouncil 11246 Breakfast Gathering
12-17-2025   8:30 am - 10:00 am
Amber Kay's Cafe, 1327 S Interstate Dr, Cedar City, UT 84720, USA
As a friendly reminder every Wednesday morning at 830 am we meet at Amber Kay's Cafe on the south side of town for breakfast. All are welcome. There is a location map in the events calendar you can access at the top of this email thru the events calendar link.
Go to Event
8:30 am Council 11246 Breakfast Gathering
Dec
19
Fri
XXState Soccer Challenge Winners Due {Red}
12-19-2025   All Day Event

www.kofc.org/soccer
Go to Event
All Day State Soccer Challenge Winners Due {Red}
Dec
20
Sat
XX777 Christmas Membership Drive
12-20-2025 - 12-21-2025
Saint Joseph Catholic High School, 1790 Lake St, Ogden, UT 84401, USA
Mass Times:
Saturday Dec 20 
5:30 PM Bilingual
Sunday Dec 21
8:30 AM and 11:30 Am English
10:00 AM Spanish
Go to Event
12-20-2025 - 12-21-2025 777 Christmas Membership Drive
Dec
21
Sun
All Day FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Dec
22
Mon
XXFather McGivney's Ordination (1877)
12-22-2025   All Day Event

Father McGivney was ordained a priest on December 22, 1877, by Archbishop James Gibbons at the Baltimore Cathedral of the Assumption.
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Michael McGivney was ordained by Archbishop (later Cardinal) James Gibbons on Dec. 22, 1877, at the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore. Just three days later, on Christmas Day, he celebrated his first public Mass at Immaculate Conception Church in Waterbury, Connecticut, with his widowed mother and siblings in attendance. This marked the beginning of his priestly journey — first as the curate (assistant) of St. Mary’s Church, the first Catholic parish of New Haven. You can learn more about his life as a parish priest here.
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December 22, 1877 – After completing four years of theological studies at St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore, the nation’s first Catholic seminary, Michael Joseph McGivney is ordained to the sacred priesthood in the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The ordaining prelate was Archbishop (later Cardinal) James Gibbons of Baltimore.
Go to Event
All Day Father McGivney's Ordination (1877)
Dec
24
Wed
XXChristmas Eve
12-24-2025   All Day Event

https://www.usccb.org/resources/liturgical-calendar-dioceses-united-states-america
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11/2025-11/2026 https://www.usccb.org/resources/2026cal.pdf
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HDO = Holy Day of Obligation (USA)
https://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/canon-law/complementary-norms/canon-1246
In addition to Sunday, the days to be observed as holy days of obligation in the Latin Rite dioceses of the United States of America, in conformity with canon 1246, are as follows:
* January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God
* Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter, the solemnity of the Ascension
* August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
* November 1, the solemnity of All Saints
* December 8, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
* December 25, the solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Whenever January 1, the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, or August 15, the solemnity of the Assumption, or November 1, the solemnity of All Saints, falls on a Saturday or on a Monday, the precept to attend Mass is abrogated.
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Go to Event
All Day Christmas Eve
XXCouncil 11246 Breakfast Gathering
12-24-2025   8:30 am - 10:00 am
Amber Kay's Cafe, 1327 S Interstate Dr, Cedar City, UT 84720, USA
As a friendly reminder every Wednesday morning at 830 am we meet at Amber Kay's Cafe on the south side of town for breakfast. All are welcome. There is a location map in the events calendar you can access at the top of this email thru the events calendar link.
Go to Event
8:30 am Council 11246 Breakfast Gathering

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Program Directors & Chairmen (2025-2026)

Program Director: SK John Carty

Faith Director: SK Daneil Quintanilla

Community Director: SK Mack Sheffield

Life Director: SK John Porter

Family Director: Tim Soran Jr, FDD

Evangelization & Faith Formation Director: SK Daniel Quintanilla

Youth Director: Steve Sevier, PGK

Awards/Report Forms Director: SK William “Bill” Kelly, IPSD

Ceremonials Director: SK Stephen Gerichs, SA

Membership Retention Chairman: SK William “Bill” Kelly, IPSD

Council Retention Chairman: SK Robert E Masse, Jr., PSD

Council Reactivation Chairman: SK Robert E Masse, Jr., PSD

Online Membership Chairman: Utah SK Doug Shane, PSD

Hispanic Council Growth Coordinator: SK Juan C. Arriaga, GK

College Councils Coordinator: SK Richard Green, PGK

Insurance Promotion Chairman:  SK William Mundy

Young Adult Outreach Chairman:  SK Daniel Quintanilla

Round Table Chairman:  SK Robert E Masse, Jr., PSD

Vocations Chairman: SK Andy Airriess, PSD

Public Relations Chairman: SK Marco Gonzalez, GK

Special Olympics Chairman: SK David Matyjasik

Free Throw Chairman: SK Ron Mecham, PGK

Soccer Challenge Chairman: SK Dennis Robles, GK

Icon Chairman: SK Greg Keller, PSD

McGivney Guild Chairman: SK Charles E. Dover, Jr., PSD, FVSM

Silver Rose Chairman: SK Michael Leith, GK

Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest Chairman: SK Larry Page

Affiliate/Retention: SK William “Bill” Kelly, IPSD

Carmelite Chairman: DD George Jockisch

Carmelite Car: PGK Michael Griffin

Coats For Kids: SK Robert E Masse, Jr., PSD

Director of Fraternal Photographic Services: SK Andy Airriess, PSD

Ethnic Council Growth Coordinator: SK Juan C. Arriaga

Evangelization & Faith Formation Assistant Director: SK Greg Keller, PSD

Fisher House Liaison: SK Charles E. Dover, Jr., PSD

Historian: SK Andy Airriess, PSD

Honest Abe: SK Art Grant

Keep Christ In Christmas Billboard: SK Ed Ortega

Catholic Essay Contest Chair: SK Alex Reynoso

Knights On Bikes: Pres. Nick Nielson, PSD, MFD

MS Walk Chairman: SK Tim Lozano

Rosary Chairman: SK John Valdez

RSVP Chairman: SK Andy Airriess, PSD

Safe Environment: SK Stephen Gerichs

Scholarship Chairman: SK Charles E. Dover, Jr., PSD

Science Fair Liaison: FMFD William “Bill” McCauley FDD

Scouting Chairman: SK Ray Salazar

State Convention 2026 Chair: DD Bob Diaz

Co-Chair, State Convention 2026:DD George Jockisch

Advisor, State Convention 2026:SK John Wainscott, PSD

Ultrasound Chairman: SK John Wainscott, PSD

Veteran Affairs Liaison: SK Joe Bouley

Webmaster (UtahKnights.org): Chris Hood

Assistant WebMaster: SD Frank Carmona, KHS, FMFD

State Calendar and Events: SD Frank Carmona, KHS, FMFD

News Letter Chairperson: FMFD William “Bill” McCauley FDD

Councils

NumberCouncil NameLocationGrand Knight
602Salt LakeCathedral of the Madeleine - Salt Lake CityEdward Henkels
777OgdenSt. Josephs OgdenMatthew H Bedel
1129St. Mary of the AssumptionPark CityJoe Nowoslawski
1136Fr. EscalanteSt. Francis of Assisi Orem / ProvoDennis E Robles
2611St. AnthonyHelperChad R Closs
5214Bishop HuntSt. Francis Xavier KearnsTim I Lozano
5347Father DeSmetFather DeSmet - Brigham City
5502St. OlafsSt. Olaf - BountifulBrian M Vallese
6010St. Rose of LimaLaytonWilliam S Sevier
6147Msgr. GiavonnoniNotre Dame de Lourdes PriceJohn R Flores
6739St. MargueritesTooeleSK James W Mc Manaman
6966Corpus ChristiBlessed Sacrament SandyGregory L. LeClaire
7401Bishop ScanlanSt. James the Greater VernalBrad G Laney
7961St. Joseph the WorkerSt. Joseph the Worker West JordanSK Michael A. Anglin
8350St. Peter and PaulWest Valley
8606Msgr. Edward F. DowlingSt. Peter American ForkRogelio Castaneda Jr
9561Fr. DominguezPaysonMichael E Hacking
9731Our Lady of LourdesMagnaRichard Manzanares
9849St. JamesSt. James the Just OgdenGeorge Muggee
10304St. Martin de PorresTaylorsvilleRichard J Sawaya
10733Vic GiassonSt. George Parish St. George & KanabMichael Marino
11246Fr. Joseph ValineChrist the King Cedar CityThomas P Whalen
11479St. Thomas MoreCottonwood HeightsDavid C Lentz
12181Mother Teresa of CalcuttaSt. John the Baptist DraperSK Luke Mercier
12264St. PatrickSt. PatrickErnesto T Ortiz
12959St. Thomas AquinasLoganNathan Andrew Morley
13297St. VincentsSt. Vincent de Paul HolladayMichael J Goleniewski
14239St. AndrewRivertonSK Robert (Bob) Diaz
14399Bishop Joseph L. FederalHoly Family South OgdenMichael G Mc Mahon
14764Fr. Thomas KraftSt. Catherine of Siena Salt Lake CityJames Lord-Ender-Laing
15418St. AmbroseSalt Lake CityGeorge J Lukasiewicz
16127Deacon Douglas R. SligerHill Air Force BaseStacy P Labarko
18695Saint Lawrence ChurchHeber CityLuis Jauregui
18795Rev. Thomas J KaiserMoab & MonticelloPat Trim

Assemblies

NumberNameLocationCouncilsFaithful Navigator
1144Father Francisco Atanasio DominguezWestern Salt Lake Valley5214, 7961, 8350, 10304SK Mark A Miller
1146Father EscalanteUtah Valley1136, 8606, 9561, 18695SK Matthew Rhoades
1429Rt. Rev. Msgr. Patrick M. CushnahanGreater Ogden Area777, 5347, 6010, 9849, 12959, 14399, 16127SK Gregory A Keller, PSD
1570CarbonEastern Utah (Price, Helper, Vernal, Roosevelt)2611, 6147, 7401SK Eugene P Vea, FDD
2393Bishop ScanlanSt. George10733SK Louis Mandrigues
2577Reverend Thomas J. MeersmanSandy, Cottonwood Heights, Draper, Midvale, Riverton, Holladay6966, 11479, 12181, 13297, 14239SK Patrick B Schmitt
2636Padre PioPark City, East Salt Lake1129, 14764, 15418SK Robert B Foye
3501Saint John Paul IICedar City11246SK Gerald E Calvasina
3586Rev. Msgr. Robert C. PollockBountiful and North Salt Lake602, 5502, 12264SK Joseph A Nesi
3758Monsignor John J. SullivanMagna, Tooele, Wendover, Copperton6739, 9731SK Gabino Chacon-Escarcega

Living Past State Deputies of Utah

 

1984-1986 State Deputy SK Michael T Cosgrove, PSD

1996-1998 State Deputy SK Joseph B Ligori, PSD, FMFD

2000-2002 State Deputy SK Sidney L Cowand, PSD

2002-2004 State Deputy SK John P Wainscott, PSD, FSD

2004-2006 State Deputy SK James N Leccia, PSD, FMFD

2006-2008 State Deputy SK Chuck E Dover Jr, PSD, FVSM, FMFD

2008-2009 State Deputy SK Douglas P Shane, PSD

2009-2010 State Deputy SK Chuck E Dover Jr, PSD, FVSM, FMFD

2010-2012 State Deputy SK Ray L Lopez, PSD

2012-2014 State Deputy SK Bob E Masse, Jr., PSD

2016-2018 State Deputy SK Andrew Airriess, PSD

2018-2020 State Deputy SK Gregory A Keller, PSD

2020-2022 State Deputy SK J. Nick Nielson, PSD

2020-2022 State Deputy SK William “Wild Bill” Kelly, PSD

PSD = Past State Deputy, FSD = Former Supreme Director, FVSM = Former Vice Supreme Master, FMFD = Former District Master, SK = Sir Knight (a Fourth Degree Knight)

All Past State Deputies of Utah

1905-1906 State Deputy George J. Gibson, PSD (602)
1906-1908 State Deputy W. L. Maginnis, PSD (777)
1908-1909 State Deputy James W. Killeen, PSD (602)
1909-1910 State Deputy Thomas J. O’Brien, PSD (602)
1910-1911 State Deputy George J. Gibson, PSD (602)
1911-1913 State Deputy S. A. Maginnis, PSD (777)
1913-1914 State Deputy W. E. Roche, PSD (777)
1914-1915 State Deputy John F. Welsh, PSD (1129)
1915-1916 State Deputy Daniel J. Laramie, PSD (602)
1916-1917 State Deputy Dr. John J. Galligan, PSD (602)
1917-1918 State Deputy Dr. James P. Dineen, PSD (777)
1918-1919 State Deputy S. Abbott Maginnis, PSD (602)
1919-1920 State Deputy Richard C. Treanor, PSD (602)
1920-1921 State Deputy Martin J. O’Connor, PSD (777)
1921-1922 State Deputy Roger I. McDonough, PSD (1129)
1922-1923 State Deputy James Ivers Jr., PSD (602)
1923-1924 State Deputy Raymond Morrissey, PSD (777)
1924-1925 State Deputy Dennis Harrington, PSD (1136)
1925-1926 State Deputy Charles A. Maguire, PSD (602)
1926-1927 State Deputy Austin J. Gibbons, PSD (1129)
1927-1928 State Deputy John A. Junk, PSD (777)
1928-1930 State Deputy Vere L. McCarthy, PSD (602)
1930-1931 State Deputy John V. Fennell, PSD (1136)
1931-1932 State Deputy Raymond Harriger, PSD (777)
1932-1933 State Deputy John C. Dwyer, PSD (602)
1933-1934 State Deputy Barney J. Vieta, PSD (2611)
1934-1935 State Deputy Harvey F. Cahill, PSD (777)
1935-1937 State Deputy W. Frank Liston, PSD (602)
1937-1938 State Deputy Harvey F. Cahill, PSD (777)
1938-1940 State Deputy John D. Rice, PSD (602)
1940-1941 State Deputy William F. Fisher, PSD (777)
1941-1942 State Deputy Charles B. Nelson, PSD (602)
1942-1943 State Deputy Albert Batiste, PSD (2611)
1943-1944 State Deputy Charles B. Nelson, PSD (602)
1944-1946 State Deputy Edward W. Brophy, PSD (777)
1946-1947 State Deputy John Mooney, PSD (602)
1947-1948 State Deputy Joseph B. Bonacci Jr., PSD (2611)
1948-1949 State Deputy Dr. C. O. Robinson, PSD (602)
1949-1950 State Deputy Henry Valdez, PSD (777)
1950-1951 State Deputy Tom Perrero, Sr., PSD (2611)
1951-1952 State Deputy Henry A. Poce, PSD (777)
1952-1953 State Deputy W.R. Rita, PSD (1136)
1953-1954 State Deputy Henry Hansmann, PSD (602)
1954-1955 State Deputy Anthony V Bonacci, PSD (2611)
1955-1956 State Deputy Mick ProFaizer, PSD (777)
1956-1957 State Deputy Frank J. Becker, PSD, FMFD (1136)
1957-1958 State Deputy Mike George, PSD (602)
1958-1959 State Deputy Virgil Moore, PSD (777)
1959-1960 State Deputy Mike George, PSD (602)
1960-1961 State Deputy Julius L. Zaccardi, PSD (1136)
1961-1962 State Deputy Royal V. Coburn, PSD (777)
1962-1963 State Deputy Joseph P. Fitzgerald, PSD (602)
1963-1965 State Deputy L. Wilson Thomas, Jr., PSD (1136)
1965-1966 State Deputy Tranquilino Otero, PSD (5214)
1966-1968 State Deputy Robert F. Phillips, PSD (5214)
1968-1969 State Deputy James M. Shulsen, PSD (5502)
1970-1972 State Deputy James F. Dailey, PSD (602)
1972-1973 State Deputy Vincent Kelly, PSD (5347)
1973-1974 State Deputy Lawrence Cunningham, PSD (1136)
1974-1976 State Deputy Robert Frost, PSD (5502)
1976-1978 State Deputy Edwin R. Schulfer, PSD, FVSM, FMFD (6010)
1978-1980 State Deputy Thomas J. O’Grady , PSD (5347)
1980-1982 State Deputy Robert E. Sorensen, PSD, FMFD (5214)
1982-1984 State Deputy Toby Trujillo, PSD (5214)
1984-1986 State Deputy Michael T. Cosgrove, PSD (5347)
1986-1988 State Deputy J. Robert Lavery, PSD, FMFD (5347)
1988-1990 State Deputy Richard A. Kane Jr. , PSD, FMFD (602)
1990-1992 State Deputy Henry C. Carlson, PSD, FMFD (9849)
1992-1994 State Deputy Ken Hults, PSD (1136)
1994-1996 State Deputy Rholand E. Lange, PSD, FMFD (5347)
1996-1998 State Deputy Joseph B. Ligori, PSD, FMFD (6966)
1998-2000 State Deputy Dan W. Higgins, PSD (602)
2000-2002 State Deputy Sidney L. J. Cowand, PSD (7961)
2002-2004 State Deputy John P. Wainscott, PSD, FSD (6966)
2004-2006 State Deputy James N. Leccia, PSD, FMFD (10304)
2006-2008 State Deputy Charles E. Dover Jr., PSD, FVSM, FMFD (10304)
2008-2009 State Deputy Douglas Shane, PSD (12181)
2010 State Deputy Charles E. Dover Jr., PSD, FVSM, FMFD (10304)
2010-2012 State Deputy Ray L. Lopez, PSD (1136)
2012-2014 State Deputy Robert J. Masse Jr., PSD (5214)
2014-2016 State Deputy Jerald P. Hanten, PSD (14239)
2016-2018 State Deputy Andrew Airriess, PSD (7961)
2018-2020 State Deputy Greg Keller, PSD (9849)
2020-2022 State Deputy J. Nick Nielson, PSD (5502)
2022-2024 State Deputy William “Bill” Kelly PSD (12181)

PSD = Past State Deputy, FSD = Former Supreme Director, FVSM = Former Vice Supreme Master, FMFD = Former District Master