All the members of General Congregation 36 and the support staff are hosted in the various communities of the Jesuit institutions in Rome. A similar arrangement was done for General Congregation 35. A total of 246 persons are directly involved with the GC, either as electors or as support staff. They are distributed in the following way: 91 at the Curia Generalizia, 50 at the … [Read more...]
A paperless Congregation?
We met with Fr. Agnelo Mascarenhas, originally from Goa but for several years now a member of the Jesuit curia. He is the Sub-Secretary of the Society of Jesus and as such very involved in the preparation of the General Congregation. We wanted to know more about one of the most innovative aspects of this GC, the use of tablets in the aula by the members for the largest part of … [Read more...]
476 years, 30 superiors general
In it's 476 year history, the Society of Jesus has had 30 superiors general. In October 2016, the Society will gather to elect its 31st superior general. … [Read more...]
Brothers at GC36
For the first time ever, Jesuit brothers will be electors at a General Congregation. One of them, moreover, will be the youngest elector at the upcoming Congregation: James Edema. This 39-year-old counselor from Uganda was elected by the Jesuit Conference of Africa. At the age of 66, the Australian Ian Cribb is the oldest elector. His theological area of specialization is … [Read more...]