2017 was a memorable year for the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific. From Fr General Arturo Sosa’s first visit to Asia Pacific to the inauguration of two Jesuit schools, a new JCAP President and the visit of Pope Francis to Myanmar, here are the top 12 events for the Jesuit Conference in 2017.
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FEBRUARY 8
JCAP Education launches the “Ignatian Initiative for Teaching Excellence” to address formation needs of Jesuit primary and secondary schools in the region |
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MARCH 25
Jesuit Social Services marks 40 years of delivering social change programmes across Australia |
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JUNE 5
Australian Jesuit Province announces divestment from fossil fuels |
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JULY 11 to 22
Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ makes his first official trip to Asia Pacific Read: Fr General stresses shared mission and common discernment in first visit to JCAP |
| Click here for a full coverage of Fr General Sosa’s visit |
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 JULY 15: He meets with Buddhist monks in Cambodia, his first time in a Buddhist country |
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 JULY 18 to 22: He joins the JCAP Major Superiors in their meeting in Singapore
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JULY 30
Work begins on the cause for the beatification of Filipino Jesuit scholastic Richie Fernando SJ |
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AUGUST 19
Xavier Learning Community, the Jesuit school serving mainly ethnic minorities in Thailand, officially opens |
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SEPTEMBER 29
The Jesuits take on St Michael’s Parish in Nanhlaing village, a conflict zone in Myanmar |
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OCTOBER 7
The quasi-parish of Railaco in Timor-Leste is canonically erected as a parish |
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OCTOBER 8
Ricci Social Services celebrates 30 years of serving people affected by leprosy or living with HIV/AIDS in Mainland China and Macau |
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NOVEMBER 22
Fr Antonio Moreno SJ takes over as JCAP President from Fr Mark Raper SJ who had served as President for nine years |
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NOVEMBER 29
Pope Francis meets with the Jesuits in Myanmar during his visit to the country |
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DECEMBER 2
Xavier Jesuit School in Sisophon, Cambodia is formally inaugurated |
