Jean Baptiste Janssens

Jean-Baptiste Janssens

Jean Baptiste Janssens (born December 22, 1889 in Mechelen , † October 5, 1964 in Rome ) was a Belgian Jesuit and 27th Superior General of the Societas Jesu .

Jean Baptiste Janssens entered the Jesuit order in 1907. In 1919 he was ordained a priest in Leuven. He taught canon law at the University of Leuven . In 1939 he became Provincial of the Belgian Jesuit Province .

After the 26th General Wladimir Ledóchowski had died on December 13, 1942 , the General Assembly elected Jean Baptiste Janssens as 27th General in September 1946.

literature

P. Johann Baptist Janssens , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 44/1964 from October 19, 1964, in the Munzinger Archive ( beginning of article freely available)

Web links

Jean-Baptiste Janssens on the website of Yad Vashem (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Vladimir Ledóchowski	Superior General of the Society of Jesus 1946 - 1964	Pedro Arrupe

personal data
SURNAME	Janssens, Jean Baptiste
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Superior General of the Societas Jesu (Jesuits)
DATE OF BIRTH	December 22, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mechelen
DATE OF DEATH	5th October 1964
Place of death	Rome