Catholic Club of the City of New York
The Catholic Club of the City of New York was a social charity with a Catholic orientation in New York City .
In 1863, alumni of the College of Francis Xavier formed a Catholic association - Xavier Union - to devote themselves to social and charitable projects. This club was headed by Reverend PF Dealy, SJ , who was able to refer to the preparatory work of his counterpart John Larkin, SJ when it was founded when he officially presented it to the public on March 13, 1871.
Effective March 28 of the same year, Joseph Thoron, SJ was elected as the first president and through his intercession Archbishop John McCloskey took over the official patronage from the following year and as a result, this institution has been under the protection of the current Archbishop of New York until today .
With effect from January 1, 1888, the name Xavier Union was changed to Catholic Club of the City of New York .