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Other Offices of the Curia

The Communication and Public Relations Office

This office is responsible for communication within and outside the Society of Jesus.

Fr. Patrick Mulemi
Director of the Communication
and Public Relations Office
(Zambia-Malawi Province)

The Liturgical Commission

The office is responsible for preparation and publication of liturgical texts for the saints and blessed of the Society of Jesus.

Fr. Anton Witwer
Director
of the Liturgy Commission
(Austrian Province)

The Archives -
Archivum Romanum Societatis Iesu
(ARSI)

On the grounds of the Jesuit General Curia in Rome is located the Archives building housing ARSI which is the official central archives for the worldwide Society of Jesus. It houses a large number of Jesuit documents both historic and contemporary. Other Jesuit documents are held by the Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale Vittorio Emanuele II (Fondo Gesuitico dei Manoscritti) and the Vatican Archives.

Fr. Brian Mac Cuarta
Director of the Archives
(Irish Province)

Fr. Robert Danieluk
Collaborator of the Archives
(Northern Polish Province)

Fr. Raúl González
Collaborator of the Archives
(Argentina-Uruguay Province)

Archives Website

The Library of the Curia

Since the restoration of the Society the Bibliotheca Praepositi Generalis Societatis Iesu has collected copies of all books published by Jesuits. At present the practice is that authors send one copy to the library and two if the subject matter deals with the Society. At present the library has about 175,000 books written from 1800 to the present, 206 current periodicals, and 250 periodicals that are no longer published. The library is in the process of becoming a member of the CEIBIB (Conferenza Episcopale Italiana: Biblioteca) and will soon have all its books catalogued on the internet. The library remains private but Jesuits and other scholars can use it with special permission of the librarian.

Fr. Fernando Mendoza Vargas
Director of the Library of the Curia
(Colombia Province)

The Development Resources Office of the Curia

The Jesuits work in over 130 countries throughout the world, dedicated to a variety of apostolates; spiritual, social and educational, while 'finding God in all things.' Jesuits work in spirituality centers, refugee camps, universities, schools, and parishes: always present on the frontiers of faith and culture. If you would like information on how to help the people we serve, please contact us. We are happy to answer your questions.