(According to The Historical Catechism, chiefly
relating to the English Province of the Society,
Edited by George Oliver, St. Nicholas Priory, Exeter, 1838
amplified by current research)
- Ignatius Loyola, ("Jew") 1 April 1541 - 31 July 1556 (65 yrs at death)
- Diego Laynez, ("Jew") 2 July 1558 - 10 Jan 1565 (53)
- Francis Borgia, 2 July 1565 - 1 October 1572 (62)
- Everard Mercurian, 23 April 1573 - 1 August 1580 (?)
- Claudius Aquaviva, 19 Feb 1581 - 31 Jan 1615 (72)
- Mutius Vitelleschi, 15 Nov 1615 - 9 Feb 1645 (82)
- Vincent Caraffa, 7 Jan 1646 - 8 June 1649 (65)
- Francis Piccolimini, 21 Dec 1649 - 17 June 1651 (69)
- Alexander Gottifred, 21 January 1652 - 13 March 1652 (58)
- Goswin Nickel, 17 March 1652 - 31 July 1664 (82)
- John Paul Oliva, who had been elected Vicarius Generalis perpetuus cum jure succedendi 7 Junii 1661 was immediately invested with the government of the Society at Nickel's death. He died 96 November 1681 (81)
- Charles de Noyelle, 5 July 1682 - 12 Dec 1686
- Thyrsus Gonzales, 6 July 1687 - 19 Nov 1705 (78)
- Michaelangelo Tamburini, 31 Jan 1706 - 28 February 1730
- Francis Retz, 30 Nov 1730 - 19 Nov 1750 (78)
- Ignatius Viconti, 4 July 1751 - 4 May 1755
- Luigi Aloysius Centurioni, 30 November 1755 - 2 October 1757
- Lorenzo Ricci, 21 May, 1758 - 24 Nov 1775 (72)
The brief of Clement XIV for suppressing the Society, dated 21 July 1773 was put in execution 16 August.
- Stanislaus Czerniewicz, permitted by Catherine the Great to reign for life as "Superior General for Russia" 17 Oct 1782 - 21 Oct, 1785 (57)
- Gabriel Lenkiewisz, 8 October, 1785 - 21 October 1798 (77)
- Francis Karew, 12 Feb 1799 - 4 Aug 1802 (71 )
- Gabriel Gruber, 22 Oct 1802 - 6 April 1805 (67)
- Thaddeus Brzozowski, elected in 1805, would serve as head of the whole Society when it was restored 7 August 1814 by the Bull of Pope Plus VII Solicitudo omnium Ecclesiarum, but would never remove to Rome because the Russian Government refused him permission to leave, died 5 Feb 1820.
- Aloysius Fortis, 18 Oct 1820 - 29 Jan 1829 (81)
- John Roothaan 1829-1853
- Pieter Jean Beckx, 1853-1887
- Ludovico Martin, 1892-190l
- Franz Xavier Wernz, 1907-1914
- Vladimir Ledochowski, 1915-1942
- Jean-Baptiste Janssens, 1946-1964
- Pedro Arrupe, 1965-1981 (removed by Pope John Paul II)
- Paolo Dezza, Giuseppe Pittau, 1981-1983 (appointed by John Paul II)
- Peter Hans Kolvenbach, 1983-2008
- Adolfo Nicol�s Pach�n, 2008-2016
- Arturo Sosa Abascal, 2016-
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