Franciscus Kareu

Franciscus Kareu

Franciscus Xaverius Kareu (actually Franciszek Ksawery Karü , born December 10, 1731 in Orscha , † July 30, 1802 in Polatsk ) was Vicar General from 1799 to 1801 and Superior General of the Societas Jesu from 1801 to 1802 .

Life

He entered the Society of Jesus in Vilnius in 1754 . In 1768 he arrived in Polatsk , where he studied architecture at the Jesuit school. There he became close friends with Stanislav Chernevich and Gabriel Lenkiewicz , two future vicars general in Russia, who tried to help the Jesuits in Russia after their abolition in 1773 by Pope Pius VI to receive the order in Russia. Kareu was actively involved in their activities.

When the Jesuits were dissolved by Pope Clement XIV in 1772 , this ban was not implemented in Russian territories. The superiors of these territories then became temporary generals with the title of vicar general, their center being the city of Polatsk on the border of the Polish-Lithuanian Union to the Russian Empire . When on November 10, 1798 Vicar General Gabriel Lenkiewicz , the second after the dissolution, died, the General Assembly elected Kareu as his successor on February 1, 1799. In 1801 the Jesuits were allowed to officially elect a general in Russia. Kareu was confirmed in office.

Francis Kareu died on July 30, 1802 in Polotsk .

notes

1. ↑ From 1782 to 1801, the head of the Jesuit order carried the title of Vicar General (see Catholic Encyclopedia: The Jesuits After the Restoration (1814-1912) )

predecessor	Office	successor
Gabriel Lenkiewicz	Vicar General and Superior General of the Society of Jesus 1799 - 1802	Gabriel Gruber