St. Ignatius College () 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.

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. 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.

St. Ignatius College, Fortaleza

Its directors have all been Jesuit priests:

St. Ignatius College, Fortaleza

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

See also

List of Jesuit educational institutions

References

1955 establishments in Brazil

Buildings and structures in Fortaleza

Educational institutions established in 1955

Education in Ceará

Jesuit schools in Brazil

Mixed-sex education

Catholic primary schools in Brazil

Catholic secondary schools in Brazil

Private schools in Brazil

St. Ignatius College, Fortaleza