Arturo Sosa
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The Very Reverend Arturo Sosa Abascal, S.J. |
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| Superior General of the Society of Jesus (XXXI) |
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| Installed | 14 October 2016 |
| Predecessor | Adolfo Nicolás Pachón, S.J. |
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| Ordination | 30 July 1977 |
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| Birth name | Arturo Marcelino Sosa Abascal |
| Born |
12 November 1948 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
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Arturo Marcelino Sosa Abascal SJ (born 12 November 1948), is a Venezuelan priest of the Roman Catholic Church. As of October 14, 2016, the 36th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus, the largest male religious institute in the Catholic Church, elected him as its thirty-first Superior General. He succeeds Adolfo Nicolás Pachón, S.J., who served as Superior General for eight years.
Arturo Marcelino Sosa Abascal was born in Caracas (Venezuela), on November 12, 1948. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1966 and was ordained to the priesthood on 30 July 1977.
He was the Delegate of Fr. General for the Curia and the Interprovincial Houses and Works of the Society of Jesus in Rome; he is also Counselor of Father General. He has a Licence in Philosophy from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (1972) and is a Doctor in Political Sciences of the Universidad Central de Venezuela.
During the 35th General Congregation, in 2008, he was chosen Counselor General by the Superior General, Fr. Adolfo Nicolás. In 2014, he joined the curia of the Society of Jesus, in Rome, as Delegate for the Curia, for the interprovincial Houses and Works of the Society of Jesus in Rome. These institutions are directly under the Superior General of the Jesuits. Among them are the Pontifical Gregorian University, the Pontifical Biblical Institute, the Pontifical Oriental Institute and the Vatican Observatory, as well as a number of international colleges and residences.
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