List of Jesuits - K

K

• Georg Joseph Kamel Czech botanist assigned to the Philippines; the Camellia flower was named after him
• Sebastian Kappen, Indian theologian
• Eusebio Francisco Kino, missionary and cartographer of Mexico and Arizona
• Athanasius Kircher, 17th-century German scientist; discoverer of microbes
• Saint James Kisai, Japanese martyr
• Adam Adamandy Kochański, Polish mathematician and clockmaker
• Anthony Kohlmann, early Catholic priest in New York whose decision not to testify established American precedent for "priest-penitent privilege" or "clergy confidentiality" in law
• Peter Hans Kolvenbach, linguist; 29th Superior General of the Society of Jesus
• Cardinal Ján Chryzostom Korec, Prisoner for Christ
• Saint Stanislaus Kostka, patron saint of Jesuit novices
• Franz Xaver Kugler, Doctor of chemistry and mathematics. Famous also for his Babylonian studies
• Kurien Kunnumpuram, Indian theologian (ecclesiology)
• Kai Smith, currently goes to (Loyola Academy)