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The superior general of the Society of Jesus is the leader of the Society of Jesus, the Catholic religious order also known as the Jesuits. He is generally addressed as Father General . The position sometimes carries the nickname of the Black Pope , because of his responsibility for the largest male religious order, in contrast with the white ...
Arturo Marcelino Sosa Abascal SJ (born 12 November 1948) is a Venezuelan Catholic priest who serves as the 31st and present superior general of the Society of Jesus. He was elected by the Society's 36th General Congregation on 14 October 2016, succeeding Adolfo Nicolás. He is the first person born in Latin America to lead the Jesuits.
Pages in category "Superiors General of the Society of Jesus" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Carlos Sommervogel, scholar and author of Bibliothèque de la Compagnie de Jesus; Arturo Sosa, 31st Superior General of the Society of Jesus; Saint Robert Southwell, Elizabethan poet and martyr; Cardinal Tomáš Špidlík, Czech theologian and professor; Buck Stanton (Jesuit), naturalist and Jesuit missionary to British Honduras.
The General Congregation is an assembly of the Jesuit representatives from all parts of the world, and serves as the highest authority in the Society of Jesus.A General Congregation (GC) is always summoned on the death or resignation of the administrative head of the order, called the Superior General or Father General, [1] to choose his successor, and it may be called at other times if ...
On the second ballot of the thirty-fifth General Congregation of the Society of Jesus, Nicolás was elected as the Order’s thirtieth Superior General on 19 January 2008, [9] succeeding the Dutch Fr. Peter Hans Kolvenbach who resigned. His election was immediately relayed to Pope Benedict XVI, who confirmed him in the post. Nicolás headed a ...
Pedro Arrupe Gondra, SJ (14 November 1907 – 5 February 1991) was a Spanish Catholic priest who served as the 28th superior general of the Society of Jesus from 1965 to 1983. [3] He has been called a second founder of the Society , which he led in the implementation of the Second Vatican Council , especially with regard to faith that does ...
On 2 February 2006, Kolvenbach informed the members of the Society of Jesus that he intended to step down in 2008, the year he would turn 80. As the Superior General is elected for life, Kolvenbach was only the second to resign the office. The 35th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus convened on 5 January 2008 in Rome.