Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, SJ, greeted worshippers after celebrating Holy Thursday Mass in 2008 at a church in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (CNS photo/Enrique Garcia Medina, Reuters)
A Pope’s Jesuit Life
1958: At age 21, Jorge Mario Bergoglio (Pope Francis)
enters the Society of Jesus.
1960: Bergoglio pronounces his first vows as a Jesuit.
1969: After the typical decade-long period of Jesuit
formation, Bergoglio is ordained a priest.
1973: He takes his final vows as a Jesuit, in April of
that year. Three months later, he is named provincial (top leader) of the
Society of Jesus in Argentina.
1992: He is ordained auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires.
1998: Bergoglio is appointed Archbishop of Buenos Aires,
the first Jesuit to hold that position.
2001: Pope John Paul II makes him a cardinal.
2013: Bergoglio becomes the first Jesuit ever elected
pope. He takes the name “Francis.”
Source: Elisabetta Piqué, Francis:
Life and Revolution (Loyola Press, Chicago).
The pope's signature on his final vows. (Michael Rogers, SJ)
February 4, 2019 — You are invited to use the attached prayer to Saint Claude Colombiere, SJ, in your personal reflections and other appropriate gatherings. Kindly share with friends.
February 4, 2019 — Jesuits West Scholastic, Ulises Covarrubias, SJ, 3rd year Philosophy Major and Vocation Promotor at Bellarmine House of Studies in St. Louis, delivers a one minute homily.
February 1, 2019 — Barbara Gunning, Senior Philanthropy Officer for SoCal and Arizona, coordinated a Jesuits West and Friends gathering in LA on Thursday, January 24. Siobhán Lawlor, Provincial Assistant for Advancement, was present and Fr. John Mossi, SJ, spoke on the unique leadership role of Jesuits West Province.
January 28, 2019 — World Youth Day brought together young adults from all over the world, especially the global Ignatian family who attended MAGIS 2019 in Central America.
January 9, 2019 — Fr. Scott Santarosa, SJ, Provincial of Jesuits West, has appointed Annie Fox as the Province’s Provincial Assistant for Social Ministry Organizing.
