Council Information
The Archbishop Duke Council 6855 serves St. Paul's Parish of Richmond B.C.
at 8251 St. Alban's Road. The Grand Knight for 2008-2010 is Americo Silva.
You can contact the Knights by phone at 604-278-8031, or by email at
silva4031@ shaw.ca (no spaces)
Announcement: Free Throw Championship
All boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2010 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship. The local competition will be held on Saturday, January 23, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul’s School Gym located at 8251 St. Albans Road in Richmond.
The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is sponsored annually with winners progressing through local, district, and regional competition. All contestants on the local level are recognized for their participation in the event. Participants are required to furnish proof of age and written parental consent by simply completing and presenting the entry form at the event. If you have any questions please contact the coordinator - Tony Banting, Jr. at 778-387-5191.
Council Meetings
General meetings are held at St. Paul's Church, 8251 St. Alban's Road, Richmond, B.C., at 7:30 pm on the second Monday of each month.
About our Council
Archbishop Duke
The Most Reverend William Mark Duke arrived in Vancouver in 1928 as coadjutor and was appointed Archbishop of Vancouver in 1931. During his 34-year tenure as sixth Archbishop of Vancouver, he was deeply respected by all who knew him and worked with him in the city.
Honoured by the City of Vancouver in 1968 by being made the 32nd Freeman of the City, he was presented with a citation that read that "He had devoted great piety and humanity to the people of God and the service of Christ."
Archbishop Duke Council (Council 6855)
Archbishop Duke Council 6855 was granted its charter on October 19, 1976. From that date until the summer of 1991, the council served Richmond's three parishes: St. Monica's, St. Paul's and St. Joseph the Worker.
Council 6855, after the successful formation of Christopher Columbus Council 10681 at St. Joseph the Worker in 1991, moved to St. Paul's Parish. Council 6855 served Canadian Martyrs Parish until Council 11916 was installed in 1997, and also served St. Monica's Parish until Council 12861 was installed in January 20, 2001. The council sponsors a variety of church and community services throughout Richmond. Many projects have become joint ventures in the brotherhood with the participation of the four councils in Richmond.