Superior General of The Society of Jesus - List of Superiors General

List of Superiors General

# Superior General Image Took office Left office Birthplace Length of term (in days)
1 Ignatius of Loyola 01541-04-19April 19, 1541 01556-07-31July 31, 1556 Azpeitia, Spain 70035582000000000005,582
2 Laynez, DiegoDiego Laynez 01558-07-02July 2, 1558 01565-01-19January 19, 1565 Almazán, Spain 70032393000000000002,393
3 Borgia, FrancisFrancis Borgia 01565-07-02July 2, 1565 01572-10-01October 1, 1572 Gandia, Spain 70032648000000000002,648
4 Mercurian, EverardEverard Mercurian 01573-04-23April 23, 1573 01580-08-01August 1, 1580 La Roche-en-Ardenne, Belgium 70032657000000000002,657
5 Acquaviva, ClaudioClaudio Acquaviva 01581-02-19February 19, 1581 01615-01-31January 31, 1615 Atri, Italy 700412399000000000012,399
6 Vitelleschi, MutioMutio Vitelleschi 01615-11-15November 15, 1615 01645-02-09February 9, 1645 Rome, Italy 700410679000000000010,679
7 Carafa, VincenzoVincenzo Carafa 01646-01-07January 7, 1646 01649-06-08June 8, 1649 Naples, Italy 70031248000000000001,248
8 Piccolomini, FrancescoFrancesco Piccolomini 01649-12-21December 21, 1649 01651-06-17June 17, 1651 Siena, Italy 7002543000000000000543
9 Gottifredi, AloysiusAloysius Gottifredi 01652-01-21January 21, 1652 01652-03-12March 12, 1652 Rome, Italy 700151000000000000051
10 Nickel, GoschwinGoschwin Nickel 01652-03-17March 17, 1652 01664-07-31July 31, 1664 Jülich, Germany 70034519000000000004,519
11 Oliva, Giovanni PaoloGiovanni Paolo Oliva 01664-07-31July 31, 1664 01681-11-26November 26, 1681 Genoa, Italy 70036327000000000006,327
12 Noyelle, Charles deCharles de Noyelle 01682-07-05July 5, 1682 01686-12-12December 12, 1686 Brussels, Belgium 70031621000000000001,621
13 Santalla, Thyrsus González deThyrsus González de Santalla 01687-07-06July 6, 1687 01705-10-27October 27, 1705 Arganza, Spain 70036688000000000006,688
14 Tamburini, MichelangeloMichelangelo Tamburini 01706-01-31January 31, 1706 01730-02-28February 28, 1730 Modena, Italy 70038521000000000008,521
15 Retz, FranzFranz Retz 01730-03-07March 7, 1730 01750-11-19November 19, 1750 Prague, Bohemia 70037562000000000007,562
16 Visconti, IgnacioIgnacio Visconti 01751-07-04July 4, 1751 01755-05-04May 4, 1755 Milan, Italy 70031389000000000001,389
17 Centurione, AloysiusAloysius Centurione 01755-11-30November 30, 1755 01757-10-02October 2, 1757 Genoa, Italy 7002672000000000000672
18 Ricci, LorenzoLorenzo Ricci 01758-05-21May 21, 1758 01773-08-16August 16, 1773 Florence, Italy 70035566000000000005,566
-- Czerniewicz, StanislausStanislaus Czerniewicz 01782-10-17October 17, 1782 01785-10-21October 21, 1785 Kaunas, Lithuania 70031100000000000001,100
-- Lenkiewicz, GabrielGabriel Lenkiewicz 01785-10-08October 8, 1785 01798-10-21October 21, 1798 Polotsk, Belarus 70034761000000000004,761
-- Kareu, FranciszekFranciszek Kareu 01799-02-12February 12, 1799 01802-08-11August 11, 1802 Orsha, Belarus 70031275000000000001,275
-- Gruber, GabrielGabriel Gruber 01802-10-22October 22, 1802 01805-04-06April 6, 1805 Vienna, Austria 7002897000000000000897
19 Brzozowski, TadeuszTadeusz Brzozowski 01814-08-07August 7, 1814 01820-02-05February 5, 1820 Königsberg, Prussia 70032008000000000002,008
20 Fortis, LuigiLuigi Fortis 01820-10-18October 18, 1820 01829-01-27January 27, 1829 Verona, Italy 70033023000000000003,023
21 Roothaan, JanJan Roothaan 01829-07-09July 9, 1829 01853-05-08May 8, 1853 Amsterdam, Netherlands 70038704000000000008,704
22 Beckx, Peter JanPeter Jan Beckx 01853-08-02August 2, 1853 01887-03-04March 4, 1887 Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Belgium 700412267000000000012,267
23 Anderledy, AntonAnton Anderledy 01887-03-04March 4, 1887 01892-01-18January 18, 1892 Berisal, Switzerland 70031781000000000001,781
24 Martín, LuisLuis Martín 01892-10-02October 2, 1892 01906-04-18April 18, 1906 Melgar de Fernamental, Spain 70034945000000000004,945
25 Wernz, Franz XavierFranz Xavier Wernz 01906-09-08September 8, 1906 01914-08-20August 20, 1914 Rottweil, Germany 70032903000000000002,903
26 Ledochowski, WlodimirWlodimir Ledochowski 01915-02-11February 11, 1915 01942-12-13December 13, 1942 Loosdorf, Austria 700410167000000000010,167
27 Janssens, Jean-BaptisteJean-Baptiste Janssens 01946-09-15September 15, 1946 01964-10-05October 5, 1964 Mechelen, Belgium 70036595000000000006,595
28 Arrupe, PedroPedro Arrupe 01965-05-22May 22, 1965 01983-09-03September 3, 1983 Bilbao, Spain 70036678000000000006,678
29 Kolvenbach, Peter HansPeter Hans Kolvenbach 01983-09-13September 13, 1983 02008-01-14January 14, 2008 Druten, Netherlands 70038889000000000008,889
30 Nicolás, AdolfoAdolfo Nicolás 02008-01-19January 19, 2008 — Villamuriel de Cerrato, Spain 1,760

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