Knights Of Columbus

Carl A. Anderson, Supreme Knight
"All of us in the Americas can claim Our Lady Guadalupe as our mother. More of us in this hemisphere, than anywhere else on earth, can claim a common bond of faith." Carl A. Anderson is Supreme Knight and chief executive of the Knights of Columbus, the world’s largest Catholic family fraternal service organization.

Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted
"All we need to do is to open the door of our heart to Christ. He does the rest. He comes with his mercy. He reconciles us with the Father and with one another. He restores our dignity and gives us fresh hope." Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted, whose patroness is Our Lady of Guadalupe, is responsible for more than 500,000 Catholics in the Diocese of Phoenix. Bishop Olmsted is a champion for the Catholic Legal Immigration Network.

Monsignor Eduardo Chavez Sanchez
"Holy Mary of Guadalupe is Christocentric. She is the riverbed that brings the Life Water. She takes us to her son Jesus Christ." Msgr. Eduardo Chávez Sánchez holds a doctorate in Church history and served as postulator for the cause for canonization of St. Juan Diego. He is co-founder and rector of the Institute for Guadalupan Studies and a canon of the Basilica of Guadalupe.

Dr. Mary Soha
From 2001-2006 she served as chairperson on the Catholic Scouting Committee for the Diocese of St. Augustine, Florida. Since 1997, she has been a member of the Commission for the Canonization of Kateri Tekakwitha and is a member of the National Catholic Native American Conference.

Laura Irene Castillo Basuarto
Member of the Advisory Board and Scientific Research at the Higher Institute for Guadalupan Studies.

Dr. Adolfo Orozco Torres
Researcher at the Geophysics Institute of the National University of Mexico since 1970.

Dr. Deyanira Flores
Dr. Deyanira Flores holds a BA in Theology and Classical Languages from Boston College, and a Licentiate and a Doctorate in Sacred Theology, with specialization in Mariology, from the Pontifical Theological Faculty "Marianum", Rome.

Dr. José Aste Tonsmann
Dr. José Tonsmann is a Civil Engineer and holds a Ph.D. degree from Cornell University, Ithaca N.Y.

Dr. Jorge E. Traslosheros Hernández
He is a national researcher Level 2, Doctor in Latin American Studies by Tulane University, Master in History by El Colegio de Michoacán and B.A. in Sociology by the School of Political and Social Sciences of the National University of Mexico.

Bishop William E. Lori, Supreme Chaplain
"Through greater devotion to Our Lady and her intercession, may we all grow in our own faith, and seek to bring others closer to God." As Supreme Chaplain of the Knights of Columbus, Bishop William E. Lori of Bridgeport, Conn., oversees the spiritual welfare of 1.7 million Knights and their families.