When a Jesuit is given a new mission, within the Society or in service to the whole Church
Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ has appointed Fr Kwon Oh-chang Simon SJ as the new Delegate of the Korean Provincial for the Jesuit Mission in Cambodia. Fr Kwon will take over from Fr Oh In-don Francisco SJ who has served … Continued
Fr Girish Santiago SJ has been named by Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ as the new Superior of the Myanmar Jesuit Region. He succeeds Fr Mark Raper SJ who has been Superior of the Myanmar Jesuits since 2011. With his … Continued
Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ has appointed Fr Stephen Tong SJ as the next provincial of the Chinese Province, succeeding Fr Stephen Chow SJ, who has been appointed by Pope Francis as bishop of Hong Kong. In his letter to … Continued
Korean Jesuit Fr John Che-chon Chong SJ has been appointed as the new Director of the East Asian Pastoral Institute (EAPI) starting January 2022. Fr Chong has professional experience as an administrator, lecturer, and spiritual director. He was born in … Continued
Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ has appointed Spanish Jesuit Fr Miguel Garaizábal Fontenla SJ as the new Superior of the Thai Jesuit Region. He succeeds Fr Agustinus Sugiyo Pitoyo SJ who has been Regional Superior since 2012. Born on 10 … Continued
Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ has appointed Fr Dominic Quyen Vu SJ as the next Provincial of the Australian Province. Fr Quyen entered the Society of Jesus in 1994, was ordained in 2004 and took his Final Vows in 2014. … Continued
Safety in Ministry is the newest apostolic network of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP). Conference President Fr Tony Moreno SJ announced the creation of the network with the appointment of Fr James Wenceslao Gascon SJ as Coordinator. “While … Continued
Local superiors, directors of each apostolate committee, and former major superiors of the Korean Jesuit Province gathered at the Jesuit Apostolic Center in Seoul on 1 May to give thanks to the previous leadership and welcome the new. Because of … Continued
Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ has appointed Fr Benedictus Hari Juliawan SJ as the new Provincial of the Indonesian Province of the Society of Jesus. He takes over from Fr Petrus Sunu Hardiyanta SJ who has served as Indonesian Provincial … Continued
On 3 April, Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ appointed Fr Kim Yong-su Paschal SJ as the new Provincial of the Korean Province. He will succeed Fr Chong Che-chon John SJ who has served as Provincial for six years from September … Continued