Father General has appointed F. Angelo Sujeewa Pathirana (51) as the new Superior Provincial of the Sri Lanka Province. Born in Wattala, in the Western province of Sri Lanka, he entered the Jesuit Noviciate in 1991. After his novitiate and juniorate formation in Sri Lanka, he studied Mathematics at St. Xavier’s College Mumbai. After philosophy, he did his Regency teaching at St. Aloysius College, Galle. He studied theology at the Gregorian University (Rome). After ordination in 2005, he served in a parish for one year and then was appointed socius to the Novice Master while doing vocation promotion for his Province.
From 2010 to 2013, he was at Fordham University (New York) for a Master’s Programme in Pastoral Counseling and Spirituality. Returning to his Province, he became Novice Master. In August 2020, Fr. Pathirana was appointed Socius to the Provincial before being appointed as Provincial. The date of his entering into office has not yet been announced.
“For me, GC36 will always be remembered through the lens of communication. Serving in the Communications Office of the Society and coordinating the GC36 Media Team allowed me to witness closely the life of a global apostolic body seeking to understand more deeply...”
On 14 October 2016, Fr Arturo Sosa was elected Superior General of the Society of Jesus. On 14 October 2026, he celebrated 10 years of his Generalate...
Father General Arturo Sosa, SJ, has appointed Fr Edwin Vásquez Ghersi, SJ, as the new Provincial of the Society of Jesus in Peru. Fr Vásquez will formally assume his new mission on 8 March 2027. Fr Vásquez was born in Mollendo, Arequipa, in 1962. He entered the Society...
Father General has appointed Fr Chukwuyenum Afiawari (ANW) as Assistant ad Providentiam of the Society of Jesus, following the death of Fr Fratern Masawe, who served as Regional Assistant for Africa and Madagascar and Assistant ad Providentiam ...
Father General Arturo Sosa has appointed Fr Christopher Middleton as the new Provincial of the Australian Province. Born in Orange, New South Wales, Fr Middleton was educated as a boarder at St Stanislaus’ College in Bathurst...
The Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Fr Arturo Sosa, has appointed Fr Onu Aghadi Michael, SJ, as the next Provincial Superior of the North-West Africa Province (ANW). The appointment was announced from Rome on 3 November 2026...
The Society of Jesus was founded in 1540 by Saint Ignatius Loyola and his companions. The mission of the Jesuits is a mission of justice and reconciliation, working so that women and men can be reconciled with God, with themselves, with each other and with God’s creation.
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