Who is in charge of all the Jesuits?
Jesuits are led by their Superior General who resides in Rome. As of 2005, he is Very Reverend Father Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, the 28th successor of St. Ignatius, and he was elected in 1983. He is elected for life. In a special way he is responsible to Holy Father, the Pope in carrying out his duties as Superior General. In fact, many Jesuits take a special vow of obedience to the Pope, indicating that they will go on mission to wherever the Pope may wish to send them.
