C. Kevin Gillespie, S.J. is an American academic and Jesuit priest who served as the 27th

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from 2012 to 2015. He succeeded Timothy R. Lannon. Gillespie graduated from St. Joe's in 1972 and is native to the

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area.

Early life and education

Gillespie received a bachelor's degree in psychology from St. Joseph's University as well as a master's degree in psychology from

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. He also received a master's degree in divinity from the Jesuit School of Theology Berkeley along with a Ph.D. in pastoral psychology from

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Career

Gillespie worked at

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as the associate provost in the University Centers of Excellence. Gillespie was the first alum to serve as university president in over a century. Gillespie served as president of

from 2012 to 2015 and has been an active member of the university's board of trustees since 2006. In 2015, he was appointed pastor of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in

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's Georgetown neighborhood.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gillespie, Kevin Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Presidents of Saint Joseph's University Saint Joseph's University alumni Duquesne University alumni Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley alumni Boston University School of Theology alumni Educators from Philadelphia 20th-century American Jesuits 21st-century American Jesuits Pastors of Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Washington, D.C.)