Superior General of the Society of Jesus

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office in a religious order office in the Catholic Church position of authority religious leadership office

The Superior General of the Society of Jesus is the worldwide leader of the Jesuit order in the Catholic Church, responsible for guiding its mission, governance, and global activities.

Aliases (4)

General of the Jesuits ×1
Jesuit superiors ×1
Praepositus Generalis Societatis Iesu ×1
Superior General ×1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	office in a religious order → office in the Catholic Church → position of authority → religious leadership office →
appointedBy	General Congregation of the Society of Jesus →
basedIn	Rome →
canBeRemovedBy	General Congregation of the Society of Jesus →
countryOfHeadquarters	Italy →
electedBy	General Congregation of the Society of Jesus →
establishedBy	Ignatius of Loyola →
establishedIn	16th century →
firstHolder	Ignatius of Loyola →
governsAccordingTo	Complementary Norms of the Society of Jesus → Constitutions of the Society of Jesus →
hasAuthorityOver	Jesuit communities → Jesuit provinces → Jesuit regions → Jesuit works and institutions →
hasRole	chief executive of the Society of Jesus → head of the Jesuit order → spiritual leader of the Jesuits → supreme moderator of the Society of Jesus → worldwide leader of the Society of Jesus →
headquarters	General Curia of the Society of Jesus →
honorificPrefix	Reverend Father → Very Reverend →
jurisdiction	worldwide Society of Jesus →
oversees	Jesuit educational institutions → Jesuit missionary activities → Jesuit social and pastoral ministries →
partOf	Catholic Church → Society of Jesus →
religiousAffiliation	Catholic Church →
religiousOrder	Society of Jesus →
reportsTo	Pope →
responsibleFor	appointment of provincial superiors → approval of major Jesuit works → global apostolic planning of the Jesuits → guiding the mission of the Society of Jesus → implementation of Jesuit Constitutions → interpretation of Jesuit Constitutions → overall governance of the Society of Jesus →
seat	General Curia of the Society of Jesus →
shortName	Father General → General of the Jesuits → Superior General →
styleOfAddress	Father General → Very Reverend Father →
subjectTo	authority of the Pope →
termLength	usually for life →
titleInEnglish	Superior General of the Society of Jesus →
titleInLatin	Praepositus Generalis → Praepositus Generalis Societatis Iesu →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Superior General of the Society of Jesus ("Superior General") → Superior General of the Society of Jesus ("General of the Jesuits") →	shortName
Constitutions of the Society of Jesus →	definesOffice
Society of Jesus →	governedBy
S.J. →	governingBody
Superior General of the Society of Jesus →	titleInEnglish
Superior General of the Society of Jesus ("Praepositus Generalis Societatis Iesu") →	titleInLatin
Constitutions of the Society of Jesus ("Jesuit superiors") →	usedBy