Fr. Xavier Olin, SJ assumed office as the 13th Provincial of the Philippine Jesuit Province on January 1, 2024. Fr. Xave, 49, obtained an A.B. in Literature from his hometown Jesuit school of Ateneo de Naga University in 1994. He entered the Society in 1997 and completed the S.T.B. and Read more…
On March 21, 2024, Jesuits gathered at the Loyola House of Studies for the liturgical installation of the Very Reverend Fr. Xavier L. Olin, SJ as 13th Provincial Superior of the Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus. He formally assumed office on January 1, 2024. Pictured with him are Read more…
We would like to wish Father Provincial Primitivo Viray, Jr., SJ (Fr. Jun) a very happy birthday! We pray for your good health and long life.
Fr. Primitivo Viray, Jr., SJ (Fr. Jun), Father Provincial of the Philippine Jesuit Province announced that Fr. Peter Pojol, SJ will be the new Socius for the Province. Fr. Peter will succeed Fr. Bill Abbott, SJ, who served for 21 years as Socius to five provincials. Fr. Bill will continue Read more…
July 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the arrival of American Jesuits in the Philippines. Thank you, East Coast Jesuits, for 100 years of service and collaboration, for helping us establish the Philippine Province and for providing a home for the Philippine Jesuit Foundation in New York. There are 10 American Read more…
Fr. Primitivo Viray Jr., SJ, or Fr. Jun V. as he is fondly called, officially took over as Provincial of the Philippine Jesuit Province on November 17, 2017. Get to know Fr. Jun V. through this interview: Quiet Service: An Interview with Fr. Jun Viray, SJ
Fr. Primitivo Viray Jr., S.J., incoming Provincial of the Philippine Jesuit Province, visited the PJF office in New York on October 12, 2017. Fr. Jun met with PJF Executive Director, Fern L. Robles, and discussed the current status of PJF and how it is supporting the various Jesuit missions. To Read more…