Father General
E101799
Father General is the informal title for the Superior General, the worldwide leader of the Jesuit religious order in the Catholic Church.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Father General canonical | 3 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
informal title
ⓘ
religious title ⓘ |
| associatedWithChurch |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| associatedWithOffice | generalate of the Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| associatedWithSpirituality |
Spiritual Exercises
ⓘ
surface form:
Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola
|
| denotesRole |
head of the Society of Jesus
ⓘ
worldwide leader of the Jesuits ⓘ |
| ecclesiasticalRank |
major superior
ⓘ
religious superior ⓘ |
| electedBy | General Congregation of the Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ |
| genderedTitle | male ⓘ |
| governingBody |
General Curia of the Society of Jesus
ⓘ
surface form:
Society of Jesus General Curia
|
| governs | Jesuit provinces worldwide ⓘ |
| hasFormalTitle | Superior General ⓘ |
| hasHonorific | Father ⓘ |
| historicalContinuitySince | 16th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| refersTo | Superior General of the Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| religiousFamily | Ignatian ⓘ |
| religiousOrder | Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| religiousOrderAbbreviation | S.J. ⓘ |
| religiousOrderType | Catholic religious order ⓘ |
| religiousVowsContext | Jesuit professed religious ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Pope ⓘ |
| residenceTraditionally |
General Curia of the Society of Jesus
ⓘ
surface form:
General Curia of the Society of Jesus in Rome
Rome ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
mission and apostolic works of the Jesuits
ⓘ
overall governance of the Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority |
universal within the Society of Jesus
ⓘ
worldwide ⓘ |
| termCharacteristic | typically lifelong ⓘ |
| titleUsage | informal address for the Superior General ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Society of Jesus
ⓘ
surface form:
Jesuits
Society of Jesus ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.