Fr. General Arturo Sosa accompanies birth of new province in Namur (Belgium).

Around the Feast of St. Ignatius 700 members of the Ignatian Family, included 300 Jesuits met in Namur (Belgium) to have baptized a new European Jesuit Province. The French speaking Jesuit Province of Western Europe (EOF) unites the former provinces France, Southern Belgium and Luxemburg, together with some communities from Greede and the islands Mauritius and Réunion. The new province counts 532 members, included 40 in formation, divided over 42 communities.

Fr. General appointed the Breton Fr. François Boëdec as the first Provincial of this new Province. 

More information about the new province EOF

On the 31st of July 2017, the Feast of Saint Ignatius Loyola, the Dutch and the Northern Belgian Provinces of the Society of Jesus have merged to the new Regio of the European Low Countries (ELC). Fr. Johan Verschueren (picture right) who already was the provincial superior of both provinces has been appointed as Regional Superior. On August 26th this new Formation will be celebrated in Antwerp. On that occasion Fr. Ward Biemans and Br. Wiggert Molenaar will take final vows.