The Monumenta Historica Societatis Iesu (MHSI) is a collection of scholarly volumes (157 to this day) on critically edited documents on the origin and early years of the Society of Jesus , including the life and writings of St Ignatius of Loyola .
11-621: Prompted by General Congregation XXIV of 1892, which recommended to the Superior General that writing the Society of Jesus’ history be resumed , the newly elected Luis Martin embarked on a vast project of having first published critical editions of documents on the origins of the Society available in the archives of the Order. A team of experts was appointed and a first volume of the MHSI
22-527: A provincial superior , (usually referred to as the "Father Provincial" or just "Provincial"), with the head of the order being the "general superior", for the whole organization. As a major superior, the Superior General is styled "Very Reverend". "Black Pope" is an unofficial designation given to the position of Superior General of the Order of the Jesuits. The name follows from his leadership of
33-615: Is Praepositus Generalis , which may fairly be rendered as "superior general" or even, "president general". The term is like that of military usage (and Ignatius of Loyola had a military background) which is derived from "general", as opposed to "particular". This usage is consistent with other Catholic religious orders, like the Dominicans' " master general ", Franciscans' " minister general ", Carthusians' "prior general", and with civil posts such as Postmaster General and Attorney General . The Jesuits are organized into provinces, each with
44-653: Is supplemented by other topical studies published in the Bibliotheca instituti historici Societatis Iesu (54 volumes). This article about a book on the Catholic Church is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 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
55-508: 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. The formal title in Latin
66-543: The Papal suppression order was not enforced, were known as temporary Vicars General. The temporary Vicars General were: On 7 March 1801, Pope Pius VII issued the brief Catholicae fidei , giving approval to the existence of the Society in Russia and allowing the Society there to elect a Superior General for Russia. This was the first step to the Society's eventual restoration. The Superiors General in Russia were: The order
77-619: The Pope, is elected for life. The Superior General is invested with governing power over all the members of the Society, but customarily leads through Provincial superiors under him. Such power follows from the religious vows that bind members to community life, as in other religious orders. Superiors General are elected by the General Congregation of the Society, summoned upon the resignation or death of an incumbent. Superiors General are elected for life and up to recently, as with
88-508: The Popes, have served life terms. The exceptions being Father Pedro Arrupe (resigned for reasons of failing health) and both his successors, Father Peter Hans Kolvenbach and Father Adolfo Nicolás . On 2 October 2016, General Congregation 36 convened in Rome, convoked by Superior General Nicolás, and it elected Father Arturo Sosa as the thirty-first Superior General. Until the 21st century, it
99-489: The largest Catholic, male religious order and from the colour of the plain black cassock worn by members of the Society, including the Superior General. This may have originated from a past concern (most prominent around the 16th and 17th centuries) among Protestant European countries concerning the relative power of the Jesuits within the Roman Catholic Church , and partly because the Superior General, like
110-460: Was customary for Superiors General to rule for life. Where they left office before death, the date of death is listed below the date they left office. (Pedro Arrupe resigned in 1983 after a paralyzing stroke.) In 1773, the Jesuits were suppressed by Pope Clement XIV , through the Papal brief Dominus ac Redemptor on 21 July 1773, executed 16 August. The leaders of the order, in the nations where
121-657: Was published in Madrid in 1894. When the Jesuit Historical Institute was established in Rome (1930) the work was carried on from there. It could be said that this was also stimulated by the renewal of historical research methods that characterised the end of the 19th century. Monumenta paedagogica Societatis Iesu : 1540-1616 ( Ratio Studiorum and its preparatory documents): 7 volumes. Up to 2005 some 157 volumes have been published. The work goes on, and
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