Peter Hans Kolvenbach was a Dutch Jesuit priest and professor who was the 29th superior general of the Society of Jesus, the largest male Catholic religious order.
Kolvenbach in 1984
Meeting a fellow Jesuit personally.
Kolvenbach in Goa, India, in 2006
Grave in Collège Notre Dame de Jamhour
Superior general of the Society of Jesus
The superior general of the Society of Jesus is the leader of the Society of Jesus, the Catholic religious order also known as the Jesuits. He is generally addressed as Father General. The position sometimes carries the nickname of the Black Pope, because of his responsibility for the largest male religious order, in contrast with the white garb of the pope. The thirty-first and current superior general is Fr Arturo Sosa, elected by the 36th General Congregation on 14 October 2016.
Superior general of the Society of Jesus
Ignatius of Loyola, first Superior General
Pedro Arrupe
Image: Ignatius von Loyola