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The history of Duquesne University began on October 1, 1878, when the Pittsburgh Catholic College was founded by the Holy Ghost Fathers.

Heads of Duquesne University

Father William Patrick Power, the first rector of the Pittsburgh Catholic College

Table

	Name	Tenure	Title
1.	Rev. William P. Power	1878 – 1885	Rector of the Pittsburgh Catholic College
2.	Rev. John S. Willms	1885 – 1886
3.	Rev. John T. Murphy	1886 – 1899	President of the Pittsburgh Catholic College (In 1911, the school achieved university status.)
4.	Rev. Martin A. Hehir	1899 – 1931
			President of Duquesne University
5.	Rev. Jeremiah J. Callahan	1931 – 1940
6.	Rev. Raymond V. Kirk	1940 – 1946
7.	Rev. Francis P. Smith	1946 – 1950
8.	Rev. Vernon Gallagher	1950 – 1959
9.	Rev. Henry McAnulty	1959 – 1980
10.	Rev. Donald Nesti	1980 – 1988
11.	Dr. John E. Murray, Jr.	1988 – 2001
12.	Dr. Charles J. Dougherty	2001 – present

Graphical timeline

Heads of Duquesne University