The Reverend Brian F. Linnane, SJ (born August 25,1955) is the 24th President of Loyola College in Maryland, taking over after the death of Fr. Harold Ridley. The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu/Jesu (S.J.) in Latin) is a Christian religious order of the Roman Catholic Church in direct service to the Pope. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Loyola College in Maryland, formerly Loyola College, is a private, coeducational university in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, affiliated with the Society of Jesus and the Roman Catholic Church. ... Sir (Nicholas) Harold (Lloyd) Ridley (10 July 1906, Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire – 25 May 2001, Salisbury, Wiltshire) was a British ophthalmologist who pioneered artificial intraocular lens transplant surgery for cataract patients. ...

Fr. Linnane was born in Massachussetts in 1955. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1977 and was ordained as a Roman Catholic priest on June 14, 1986. Fr. Linnane's educational background includes numerous degrees, including a bachelor's degree from Boston College, master's degrees from Georgetown University, the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley, and two degrees from the Yale Department of Religious Studies. He also holds a Ph.D. from the Yale Department of Religious Studies and a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Roman Catholic priest LCDR Allen R. Kuss (USN) aboard USS Enterprise A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. ... Website www. ... Not to be confused with the University of Georgetown in Georgetown, Guyana or Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY. Georgetown University is a private university in the United States. ... The Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley (JSTB) is one of the three Catholic member schools of the Graduate Theological Union (GTU), a consortium of nine seminaries which share classes, some administrative functions, and a library. ... Yale can refer to an educational institution: Yale University, one of the United States oldest universities. ... Licentiate is the title of a person who holds an academic degree called a license. ...

Before coming to Loyola, Fr. Linnane served as Assistant Dean of the College of the Holy Cross, National Vice President of Alpha Sigma Nu, the Jesuit Honor Society, and chair of the Catholic Theological Society of America's admissions committee. Not to be confused with Holy Cross College (Indiana) The College of the Holy Cross is an exclusively undergraduate Jesuit college located in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. It was founded by Benedict Joseph Fenwick, SJ, second Bishop of Boston, after his efforts to found Boston College were thwarted by the city... The Catholic Theological Society of America is a professional association mostly in the United States and Canada. ...

He was announced as president of Loyola on June 2, 2005 and inaugurated October 21, 2005. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...