Arturo Sosa

The Very Reverend Arturo Sosa SJ
Superior General of the Society of Jesus
Sosa in January 2017
Installed	14 October 2016
Predecessor	Adolfo Nicolás
Orders
Ordination	30 July 1977
Personal details
Born	Arturo Marcelino Sosa Abascal (1948-11-12) 12 November 1948 (age 75) Caracas, Venezuela
Nationality	Venezuelan
Alma mater	Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (BA) Universidad Central de Venezuela (PhD)

Arturo Marcelino Sosa Abascal SJ (born 12 November 1948) is a Venezuelan Catholic priest who serves as the 31st and present superior general of the Society of Jesus. He was elected by the Society's 36th General Congregation on 14 October 2016, succeeding Adolfo Nicolás. He is the first person born in Latin America to lead the Jesuits.