Curia Secretariats
Within the Society of Jesus’ govern-mental structure, five apostolic sectors receive special attention through the creation of secretariats.
The Secretariat
for the Promotion of Faith
The Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat
The Higher Education Secretariat
The Education Secretariat
The Secretariat for Ecumenical & Inter-religious Dialogue
The secretariat for the Promotion of Faith
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Fr. Gerald R.Blaszczak (New York Province, Born: 1949) Secretary for the Promotion of Faith |
The Social Justice and Ecology secretariat
![]() Fr. Patxi Álvarez de los Mozos (Province of Loyola, Spain, Born: 1967) Secretary for Social Justice and Ecology. |
![]() Fr. Xavier Jeyaraj (Calcutta Province, India, Born: 1962) Assistant Secretary for Social Justice and Ecology. |
The Higher Education secretariat
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Fr. Michael J. Garanzini (Missouri Province, USA, Born: 1948) Secretary for Higher Education |
The Education secretariat
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Fr. José Alberto Mesa (Colombia Province, Born: 1960) Secretary for Education |
Ecumenical and Inter-religious dialogue
For the Ecumenical dialogue with other Christian communities:
- Oriental churches: Milan Zust (Slovenia) member of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
- Protestants: Thomas Rausch (California, USA) theology professor, Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles
For the Inter-religious Dialogue:
- Judaism: Jean-Pierre Sonnet (Belgium) Professor Hebrew Bible, Gregorian University, Rome
- Islam: Christian Troll, Emeritus professor, Sankt Georgen, Frankfurt, Germany
- Buddhism: Aloysius Pieris, Director, Tulana Research Center, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Hinduism: Noel Sheth, Professor, Jnana-Deepa Vidyapeeth, Pune, India
- Indigenous religions in the Americas: Xavier Albó, CIPCA, La Paz, Bolivia
- Indigenous religions in Africa: Kemboly Mpay, Professor, Philosophy Faculty, Kinshasa, DR Congo

Group of Dialogue advisers at their first meeting in September 2010. Visit at the Vatican Congregation of Interreligious Dialogue. From left to right: 1. Christian Troll, 3. Mpay Kemboli, 4. Milan Zust, 5. Noel Sheth, 6. Xavier Albó, 7. Jean-Pierre Sonnet, 8. Fr. General, 9. Mons. Celata, 10. Joe Daoust, 11. Thomas Rausch, 13. Etienne Degrez. Not present at the meeting: Aloysius Pieris




