Arturo Sosa
Arturo Sosa | |
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| Superior General of the Society of Jesus | |
Sosa in January 2017 | |
| Installed | 14 October 2016 |
| Predecessor | Adolfo Nicolás |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 30 July 1977 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Arturo Marcelino Sosa Abascal 12 November 1948 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Alma mater | |
Arturo Marcelino Sosa Abascal SJ (born 12 November 1948) is a Venezuelan Catholic priest who has served as the 31st superior general of the Society of Jesus since 2016. He was elected by the Society's 36th General Congregation to succeed Adolfo Nicolás. He is the first person born in Latin America to lead the Jesuits.