Jesuits in Karnataka

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The Society of Jesus is a world-wide organization with headquarters in Rome, where the Superior General guides nearly 13,595 Jesuits serving across 112 countries.

These Jesuits are grouped into administrative units known as Provinces, led by Superiors appointed to guide mission, formation, and apostolic service.

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Fr Brian Pereira Assumes Office as Provincial of Karnataka Jesuit Province
04 Nov 2026

Fr Brian Pereira Assumes Office as Provincial of Karnataka Jesuit Province

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Fr Denis Rasquinha, SJ (96), Passes Away at Fatima Retreat House, Mangaluru
04 Nov 2026

Fr Denis Rasquinha, SJ (96), Passes Away at Fatima Retreat House, Mangaluru

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Karnataka Jesuit Province Celebrates the Ordination of Three More New Priests
04 Nov 2026

Karnataka Jesuit Province Celebrates the Ordination of Three More New Priests

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Children from rural villages and urban slums are reached out through rights based and supplementary education programmes

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Women empowered from rural sections of our society through Self-Help Groups and various conscientization programmes.

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Youth are trained and placed through skill training projects every year.

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Students in our schools who are given value-based education, equipping them to be better citizens.

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College students preparing to meet the demands of society through competitive career programmes.

Fr Brian Pereira SJ

Fr Brian Pereira SJ

Provincial · Karnataka Province

Dear Brother Jesuits, Mission Partners, Collaborators, Friends and Well-wishers, As I assume the responsibility of Provincial Superior of the Karnataka Jesuit Province, I do so with a deep sense of humility and gratitude for the trust placed in me by the Society of Jesus. I am conscious of the magnitude of this responsibility. My feelings are a blend of anxiety and excitement, yet above all, I am filled with hope and a willingness to embrace this journey with faith and confidence in God. I personally thank my predecessor Fr Dionysius Vaz who led province with zest and joy. He has given his total self in the service of the mission entrusted to him. The province is indebted to his generous service. I wish him a fruitful life ahead and contentment in every moment of his life.

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Apostolic Reflections

Jesuit Life · Discernment

Social Outreach · Migrants

Education · Forming Leaders

Karnataka Province Apostolic Planning

Mission

North Karnataka

Strengthening and expanding our mission presence in North Karnataka.

Priority

Social Harmony

Responding to communalism and fundamentalism with reconciliation and dialogue.

Formation

Youth Development

Imparting integral formation and leadership development for youth.

Collaboration

Leadership Training

Training in collaboration and shared leadership for effective governance.

Universal Apostolic Preferences

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Showing the Way

Show the way to God through discernment and the Spiritual Exercises.

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Walking with the Excluded

Accompanying the poor, migrants, and the marginalized.

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Journeying with Youth

Accompanying young people in building a hope-filled future.

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Caring for Our Common Home

Ecological reconciliation and care for creation.