Peter Hans Kolvenbach and Father Adolfo Nicolás. On 2 October 2016, General Congregation 36 convened in Rome, convoked by Superior General Nicolás, and it elected Father Arturo Sosa as the thirty-first Superior General. List of Superiors General Until the 21st century, it was customary for Superiors General to rule for life. Where they left office before death, the date of death is listed below the date they left office. (Pedro Arrupe resigned in 1983 after a paralyzing stroke.) Leadership during suppression In 1773, the Jesuits were suppressed by Pope Clement XIV, through the Papal brief Dominus ac Redemptor on 21 July 1773, executed 16 August. The leaders of the order, in the nations where the Papal suppression order was not enforced, were known as temporary Vicars General. The temporary Vicars General were: Stanislaus Czerniewicz (17 October 1782 – 21 October 1785) Gabriel Lenkiewicz (8 October 1785 – 21 October 1798) Franciszek Kareu (12 February 1799 – 7 March 1801) On 7 March 1801, Pope Pius VII issued the brief Catholicae fidei, giving approval to the existence of the Society in Russia and allowing the Society there to elect a Superior General for Russia. This was the first step to the Society's eventual restoration. The Superiors General in Russia were: Franciszek Kareu (7 March 1801 – 11 August 1802) Gabriel Gruber (22 October 1802 – 6 April 1805) Tadeusz Brzozowski (14 September 1805 – 7 August 1814) The order was restored on 7 August 1814, by Pope Pius VII, through the papal bull Sollicitudo omnium ecclesiarum. See also Admonitor (Jesuits) Notes References External links The Goa Jesuit Province of the Society of Jesus New York Jesuit Province History Page on the Suppression Society of Jesus, Superior General of the