Praepositus Generalis

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Praepositus Generalis is the Latin title for the worldwide leader of the Jesuit order in the Catholic Church.

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Label Occurrences
Praepositus Generalis canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecclesiastical title
leadership position
belongsToReligiousFamily Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
canBeRemovedBy General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
hasAbbreviation S.G.
linked to: SG

Sup. Gen.
hasAuthorityOver Jesuits worldwide
hasCanonicalStatus head of clerical religious institute of pontifical right
hasCurrentHolderTitle Superior General of the Society of Jesus
hasEcclesiasticalRank major superior
hasEnglishName Superior General of the Society of Jesus
hasHistoricalOriginIn 16th century
hasLatinName Praepositus Generalis
hasPrimaryResponsibility spiritual and administrative governance of the Jesuits
hasReligiousOrder Society of Jesus
hasSeatAt General Curia of the Society of Jesus in Rome
hasSeatIn Rome
hasSecondaryResponsibility implementation of decrees of General Congregations
hasShortForm Father General
Superior General
hasSpecialVowOfObedienceRegarding missions from the Pope
hasVowRelationshipWith Pope
heads General Curia of the Society of Jesus
isElectedBy General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
isHigherInRankThan local Jesuit superior
provincial superior of the Society of Jesus
isLeaderOf Jesuit order
linked to: Society of Jesus

Society of Jesus
isMaleOnlyOfficeIn Society of Jesus
isPartOfGovernanceStructureOf Society of Jesus
isReligiousTitleIn Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
isReligiousTitleOf Society of Jesus
isStyleOfAddress Reverend Father
linked to: The Reverend

Very Reverend
isSuccessorTo Ignatius of Loyola as head of the Society of Jesus
isTitleInLanguage Latin
isUsedBy official documents of the Society of Jesus
isUsedIn canon law and ecclesiastical documents referring to the Jesuit superior general
isUsuallyElectedFor life term
isWorldwideLeaderOf Jesuits
linked to: Society of Jesus

Society of Jesus
oversees Jesuit missions
Jesuit provinces
linked to: Jesuit regions

Jesuit works and institutions
reportsDirectlyTo Pope
requiresMembershipIn Society of Jesus
requiresStatus professed Jesuit
wasFirstHeldBy Ignatius of Loyola

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Praepositus Generalis hasLatinName Praepositus Generalis