General Congregation of the Society of Jesus

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electoral college governing body institution of the Catholic Church legislative assembly organ of the Society of Jesus

The General Congregation of the Society of Jesus is the highest legislative and electoral assembly of the Jesuit order, convened to make major decisions and choose its worldwide leader.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
General Congregation of the Society of Jesus canonical	9

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	electoral college ⓘ governing body ⓘ institution of the Catholic Church ⓘ legislative assembly ⓘ organ of the Society of Jesus ⓘ
appliesTo	Society of Jesus ⓘ surface form: Jesuits
convenedBy	Superior General of the Society of Jesus ⓘ
convenedIn	Rome ⓘ
convenesWhen	requested by a specified proportion of Jesuit provinces or delegates ⓘ the Superior General judges it necessary ⓘ the office of Superior General is vacant ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Italy ⓘ
decisionBindingOn	all members of the Society of Jesus ⓘ
establishedBy	early Jesuit leadership following Ignatius of Loyola ⓘ
firstHeld	16th century ⓘ
governedBy	Constitutions of the Society of Jesus ⓘ
hasFunction	define major policies of the Society of Jesus ⓘ evaluate the state of the Society of Jesus worldwide ⓘ issue decrees binding on Jesuits ⓘ legislate for the Society of Jesus ⓘ respond to important needs of the Church and the world ⓘ revise or approve the Constitutions and norms of the Society of Jesus ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ other modern languages ⓘ
hasParticipant	assistants to the Superior General ⓘ elected delegates from Jesuit provinces ⓘ outgoing Superior General of the Society of Jesus ⓘ provincials of the Society of Jesus ⓘ
hasPrimaryFunction	elect the Superior General of the Society of Jesus ⓘ
hasScope	worldwide governance of the Society of Jesus ⓘ
highestAuthorityIn	Society of Jesus ⓘ
locationOfFirstMeeting	Rome ⓘ
meetsIrregularly	true ⓘ
partOf	Society of Jesus ⓘ
produces	decrees ⓘ formal documents ⓘ
relatedTo	Constitutions of the Society of Jesus ⓘ surface form: Jesuit Constitutions General Curia of the Society of Jesus ⓘ surface form: Jesuit General Curia in Rome Superior General of the Society of Jesus ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church
religiousOrder	Society of Jesus ⓘ
subjectTo	approval or recognition by the Holy See in certain matters ⓘ
typicalDuration	several weeks or months ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Superior General of the Society of Jesus → appointedBy → General Congregation of the Society of Jesus ⓘ

Superior General of the Society of Jesus → electedBy → General Congregation of the Society of Jesus ⓘ

Superior General of the Society of Jesus → canBeRemovedBy → General Congregation of the Society of Jesus ⓘ

Complementary Norms of the Society of Jesus → approvedBy → General Congregation of the Society of Jesus ⓘ

Complementary Norms of the Society of Jesus → governingBody → General Congregation of the Society of Jesus ⓘ

Complementary Norms of the Society of Jesus → canBeModifiedBy → General Congregation of the Society of Jesus ⓘ

Praepositus Generalis → isElectedBy → General Congregation of the Society of Jesus ⓘ

Praepositus Generalis → canBeRemovedBy → General Congregation of the Society of Jesus ⓘ

Father General → electedBy → General Congregation of the Society of Jesus ⓘ