William J. Byron

William J. Byron, S.J.
President of the University of Scranton
In office 1975–1982
Preceded by	Dexter L. Hanley, S.J.
Succeeded by	Joseph A. Panuska, S.J.
President of the Catholic University of America
In office 1982–1992
Preceded by	Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D.
Succeeded by	Brother Patrick Ellis, F.S.C.
Interim President of Loyola University New Orleans
In office 2003–2004
Preceded by	Bernard P. Knoth, S.J
Succeeded by	Kevin Wm. Wildes, S.J.
President of St. Joseph's Preparatory School
In office 2006–2008
Personal details
Born	William James Byron 1927 (age 89–90) Pittsburgh
Alma mater	St. Joseph's Preparatory School St. Joseph's University University of Maryland Saint Louis University
Profession	Jesuit priest, academic

Rev. William James Byron, S.J. (born 1927) is an American priest of the Society of Jesus. Byron served as the President of the University of Scranton from 1975 to 1982 and the President of Catholic University of America from 1982 to 1992. He is now a Professor of Business and Society at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia.

Byron was born in 1927 in Pittsburgh and raised in Philadelphia. He attended St. Joseph's Preparatory School, graduating in 1945. Upon his graduation, Byron served in the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the United States Army in the Second World War from 1945 to 1946.

Before entering the Society of Jesus in 1950, he was a student at St. Joseph’s University for three years. He was ordained in 1961.

Father Byron received a doctorate in economics from the University of Maryland. He also holds two theology degrees from , a bachelor's degree in philosophy and a master's degree in economics from Saint Louis University. Over the course of his career, Father Bryon has received more than twenty-five honorary degrees, including an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from the University of Scranton in 1982.

Father Byron served as a mathematics professor at Scranton Preparatory School from 1956 to 1958. In 1962 he was named assistant editor of America and from 1965 to 1966 he held a teaching fellowship and a U.S. Department of Labor Manpower Research Fellowship at the University of Maryland. From 1967 to 1969 he served as assistant professor of economics at Loyola University Maryland and served as adjunct professor of pastoral theology at Woodstock College. He was named associate professor of social ethics and director of field education at Woodstock College. When Woodstock moved from Maryland to New York City, he became rector of the Woodstock Jesuit Community. He also served as a lecturer at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.

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