Appointments of Father General.

Father General has appointed Fr. Jaroslaw Paszyński (49) as the next Provincial of Southern Poland. He has been the socius of the current Provincial since 2014. A Doctor of Philosophy since 1996, he joined the Society in 1997 and was ordained to the priesthood in 2005. He has taught philosophy in Krakow and has been spiritual counsellor to the scholastics of the College of Krakow. As is our custom, he will take office on 31 July.

Father General has appointed Fr. Miran Žvanut (49) as the next Provincial of the Province of Slovenia. After completing his studies in wood technology, pharmacy and theology, he joined the Society of Jesus in 1999 and was ordained to the priesthood in 2006. He studied philosophy and theology in Dublin, then spirituality at Santa Clara University (California, USA). Since 2014, after serving as student chaplain in Maribor, he ministered as a parish priest in the Jesuit parish of Dravlje, Ljubljana. He will take office on 27 June.