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“Women in time to come will do much”. -Ven. Mary Ward

General Leadership

The General Superior and the General Assistants were elected in August 2022 at the Part II General Congregation held in Nemi (Italy): Sr Veronica Fuhrmann CJ, General Superior (Middle European Province) and Sr Estela Clara Grignola CJ, Vicar General (Amerindian Province), Sr Pratima Pinto CJ (Delhi Province/India), Sr Helena Kang CJ (Korean Province), Sr Anna Quinterio CJ (Italy, Latin European Province).
Sr Františka Sedláková CJ (Slovak Province) was re-appointed as General Secretary in June 2023. Sr Anna Schenck CJ (Middle European Province) was appointed as General Bursar with effect from 1st February 2024.

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The Team

Veronica Fuhrmann CJ
Veronica Fuhrmann CJ

General Superior

I was born in Mainz (Germany) in 1961 and joined the Congregatio Jesu in 1981. I worked in different places as a teacher, in nursing and in caring for refugees. As General Secretary, I was able to gai...

Estela Clara Grignola CJ
Estela Clara Grignola CJ

Vicar General

I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1966. I entered the Novitiate in 1987. I lived the mission in schools and then in the field of spirituality and accompaniment. I lived for four years in Centra...

Pratima Pinto CJ
Pratima Pinto CJ

General Assistant

I was born in 1961 in Mangalore in the state of Karnataka, India. I entered the novitiate in 1981. I have lived my mission in school and later as Provincial Secretary, Junior and Tertian Directress, A...

Helena Kang CJ
Helena Kang CJ

General Assistant

I was born in Seoul (South Korea) in 1966 and became a CJ member in 1990. I have been Provincial Assistant, Postulant mistress in the Korean Province and have taken part in the mission in Mongolia for...

Anna Quinterio CJ
Anna Quinterio CJ

General Assistant

I was born in Merate, in northern Italy, in 1961. I met Mary Ward and the spirituality of the Congregation in 1981. I worked in school as a music teacher and in prison too, I was part of the Raab grou...

M. Anna Schenck CJ
M. Anna Schenck CJ

General Bursar

I was born in Augsburg (Germany) in 1976. At university, I did religious studies with a focus on Islam and the relation between religion and politics. Soon after my graduation I discovered my talents ...

Františka Sedláková CJ
Františka Sedláková CJ

General Secretary

I was born 1964 in Prešov, Slovakia, I got to know the sisters of the Congregation of Jesus during Communist times and joined them in July 1989. I was captivated by the great love and courageousness o...