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Jan Roothaan, Dutch priest, 21st Superior-General of the Society of Jesus (died 1853)

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Jan Roothaan

Superior General of the Society of Christ

Jan Philipp Roothaan, SJ was a Dutch Jesuit, elected twenty-first Superior-General of the Society of Jesus. Roothaan was a decisive figure in the reestablishment of the order after the Suppression of the Society of Jesus.
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Superior general of the Society of Jesus

Leader of the Society of Jesus

The superior general of the Society of Jesus is the leader of the Society of Jesus, the Catholic religious order also known as the Jesuits. He is generally addressed as Father General. The position sometimes carries the nickname of the Black Pope, because of his responsibility…
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