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.
The Team
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 gre...
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...
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 li...
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...
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 graduat...
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 ...
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,...