 Francis Neale

Francis Ignatius Neale (June 3, 1756 – December 20, 1837), also known as Francis Xavier Neale, was an American Catholic priest and Jesuit who led several of the order's institutions in Washington, D.C. and played a significant role in the Jesuit order's restoration in the United States.Born to a prominent Maryland family, Neale was educated at the College of Liège, where he was ordained a priest but was unable to enter the Society of Jesus, as it was suppressed by the pope.