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October 14, 2016

Jesuits elect Venezuelan as new head of order

Jesuit Father Arturo Sosa, right, the new superior general of the Society of Jesus, greets the previous superior general, Jesuit Father Adolfo Nicolas, after his election in Rome Oct. 14. Father Sosa, 67, is a member of the Jesuits' Venezuelan province.

ROME – Jesuit Father Arturo Sosa Abascal, a member of the Jesuits' Venezuelan province, was elected the first non-European superior general of the Society of Jesus Oct. 14.

Published in International