Knights of Columbus - Rochester MNWelcome!
The Knights of Columbus have been in Rochester for over a century and form a vital part of the community. Our councils are each affiliated with a parish in the city. Council contacts can be found on the map below.
If you are a visitor, we welcome you to Rochester. Please feel free to contact the councils in the area or attend any of our sponsored events. If you are moving into the area we encourage you to contact your local council to transfer your membership.
Area Catholic Churches and Councils
| Location | Church | Masses | Council | Grand Knight |
| Far Northwest | Holy Spirit | Sat 4:30pm Sun 8:15am, 10:00am, 6:00pm |
11460 | Steve Kunkel (507)289-5068 skunkel3@charter.net |
| Northwest | Pax Christi | Sat 5:15pm Sun 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:45am |
14145 | David B. Silker (507)282-3003 dsilker@msn.com |
| Near Northwest | St. Pius X | Sat 4:00pm Sun 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am |
14574 | Tommy Carey (507)252-0623 otolbg@gmail.com |
| Central | St. John | Sat 4:30pm Sun 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:15am |
1013 | Rea Schmid (507)529-7906 reaschmid336@msn.com |
| Near Southeast | St. Francis | Sat 4:30pm Sun 8:00am, 10:00am, 12:00pm (En Español) |
14170 | Charlie Mosier (507)289-3990 cmosiermn@aol.com |
| Southeast | Resurrection | Sat 8:00pm Sun 8:30am, 10:00am, 11:30am |
13027 | Bill Johnson (507)358-6319 wllmjhnsn56@yahoo.com |
Knights Information
Our councils are all part of District 31 which covers the city of Rochester. Our district deputy is Greg Sanders and he is willing to put you in touch with the appropriate council. You can reach Greg at (507)287-8606 or dd31@mnknights.org.
In addition to our councils there is an active 4th Degree. The Bishop Edward A. Fitzgerald Assembly 548 meets at 6:30 p.m. on the 3rd Tuesday of each month in the McCarthy room at St. Francis church. Faithful Navigator Jeff Bagniewski (507)884-1521 or jpbags@charter.net can answer your questions regarding the 4th Degree activities in the area.
Knights of Columbus Insurance
Our Knights of Columbus Insurance General Agent is Aaron Jelinek who may be reached at (952)513-8784 or by email at aaron.jelinek@kofc.org. Contact him for any insurance or fraternal benefit related matters.
We are currently searching for a local field agent. If you are, or someone you know might be, interested in this faith-based career opportunity with the Knights of Columbus, contact Aaron or go to www.kofc.org for further information. See the “Career Opportunity” announcement below.
