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.
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 – 2010–2011History. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
See also List of Jesuit educational institutions
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