The Superior General of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), Very Reverend Father Arturo Marcelino Sosa Abascal, SJ, is scheduled to visit Ghana from October 12 to 15, 2026, in a move expected to strengthen the Jesuits’ mission and highlight their more than five decades of service to the country.
The visit will also focus on the proposed Campion Jesuit College at Buduatta in the Central Region, envisioned as the first Jesuit College in Ghana.
The visit is expected to be a moment of gratitude, renewal and hope, reflecting on the Society’s history in Ghana while looking ahead to the future of education through the proposed institution.
Founded in 1540, the Society of Jesus is a Catholic religious order renowned for its contributions to education, spirituality, social justice, pastoral ministry, youth formation, research and humanitarian service.
Father Sosa, a Venezuelan Jesuit priest, was elected the 31st Superior General of the Society in Rome on October 14, 2016, becoming the first Latin American to lead the order. His visit coincides with the 10th anniversary of his election.
The Jesuits recently marked 50 years of presence in Ghana, with their mission closely associated with the pioneering work of Father Patrick J. Ryan, SJ, who arrived in the country in 1974 and became one of the founding figures of the Jesuit mission.
In 1977, Father Ryan pronounced his final vows at Mensah Sarbah Hall of the University of Ghana, Legon, in the presence of the then Superior General, Father Pedro Arrupe, SJ.
Fr Arrupe later founded the Jesuit Refugee Service in 1980, leaving a lasting legacy that continues to influence Jesuit work worldwide.
In Ghana, that legacy is reflected in the Arrupe Jesuit Institute, established in Accra in November 2018 by the North-West Africa Province of the Society of Jesus. The institute focuses on research, formation and social action inspired by Christian faith and social justice.
A major focus of Fr Sosa’s visit will be the proposed Campion Jesuit College, which is expected to draw on the Jesuits’ tradition of academic excellence, character formation, discipline, leadership and service.
Globally, Jesuit education reaches about two million students across five continents and 80 countries through the Jesuit Global Network of Schools and related initiatives.
The proposed college is expected to contribute to this tradition by preparing young people for academic achievement, responsible leadership and service to the common good.
BY GORDON WELLU
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