Jesuit Asia missions

The Jesuits, or Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order, have had a long history of missions in East and South Asia from their very foundation in the 16th century.[1]

St. Francis Xavier, a friend of St. Ignatius of Loyola and co-founder of the Society, visited India, the Moluques, Japan and died (1552) as he was attempting to enter China.[2]

Fr. Jerome Stanislaus Dsouza, is the Chief of the Jesuit Missions in South Asia.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Cañizares-Esguerra, Jorge; Maryks, Robert Aleksander; Hsia, Ronnie Po-Chia (13 August 2018). Encounters between Jesuits and Protestants in Asia and the Americas. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-37382-2.
  2. ^ Gershon, Livia (30 July 2024). "The Incorruptible Body of Francis Xavier". JStor. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  3. ^ "New chief for South Asia Jesuits appointed". www.keralajesuits.org. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  4. ^ George, Brian Gatarwa, Moturi; jesuitsadmin (29 April 2020). "Fr. Jerome Stanislaus D'Souza SJ appointed new President of South Asia Designate". Jesuit Conference Of Africa and Madagascar: JCAM. Retrieved 25 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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