St. Ignatius College, Fortaleza

St. Ignatius College (Portuguese: Colégio Santo Inácio) is a Brazilian Catholic school located in Fortaleza, Ceará. It offers kindergarten through high school as well as an evening school which enables workers to complete elementary and high school. The school was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1955.^{[citation needed]}

St ignatius College Portuguese: Colegio Santo Inacio
Address
Av. Judge Moreira, 2355 Fortaleza , Ceará Brazil
Coordinates	3°44′47″S 38°30′4″W / 3.74639°S 38.50111°W / -3.74639; -38.50111
Information
Type	Private primary and secondary school
Religious affiliation(s)	Catholic
Denomination	Jesuit
Established	1955 (69 years ago) (1955) as Apostolic Pre-School Our Lady of Fatima
Director	José Robson Silva Sousa, SJ
Headmaster	^[1]
Staff	72
Grades	Kindergarten through high school
Gender	Coeducational
Enrollment	744
Website	santoinacio.com.br

History

St. Ignatius College began in 1955 as a small school at the Church of Christ the King, under the name of Apostolic Pre-School Our Lady of Fatima.^{[citation needed]} The following year it took the name Christ the King Day School but had semi-boarding. A new foundation was laid in 1960 and the school moved to its current headquarters under the name St. Ignatius College in 1963.^{[citation needed]}

Its directors have all been Jesuit priests:

• Gerardo Sá da Silveira – 1963–1967
• José Correia – 1967–1972
• Pedro Alberto Campos – 1972–1977
• Antonio Farias Basic – 1977–1979
• Luciano – 1980–1986
• Pedro Vicente Ferreira – 1986–1988
• Manuel Madruga – 1988–1991
• Benjamin Gesteira – 1992–1995
• Pedro Vicente Ferreira – 1996–2001
• José Ivan Dias – 2002–2005
• Antonio Tabosa – 2005–2008
• Raimundo Kroth – 2008–2010
• Ponciano Petri – 2010–2011^[2]

See also

• List of Jesuit educational institutions

References

1. Globo.com. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
2. History. Retrieved 22 July 2016.