In celebration of the Jesuit Jubilee Year 2006, The Very Reverend Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., Superior General of the Society of Jesus, visited the University of Detroit Mercy in October. Visiting from the Jesuit Curia in Rome, Italy, the Very Rev. Kolvenbach's schedule in Detroit was as follows:

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Friday, Oct. 6

President's Cabinet Reception - by special invitation
6:00 p.m., Lansing Reilly Hall, McNichols Campus

Address by the Very Rev. Peter Hans Kolvenbach, S.J.,
"Christ in the City"
7:30 p.m., Gesu Church
Reception following address
8:30 p.m., Lansing Reilly Hall, McNichols Campus

Saturday, Oct. 7

Liturgy celebrating Jesuit works in the Detroit Province,
Noon, Saints Peter & Paul Jesuit Church

1 p.m. Reception - Atrium, UDM School of Law, Riverfront Campus

For more information on Fr. Kolvenbach's visit, please contact UDM Alumni Relations by email or by phone 313-993-1540.

Born in Druten, Holland in 1928, Fr. Kolvenbach was elected the 29th Superior General in September 1983 during the 33rd General Congregation of the Society of Jesus. The Superior General is the highest ranking Jesuit in the world. Fr. Kolvenbach succeeded Pedro Arrupe, S.J. Prior to being elected Superior General, Fr. Kolvenbach was a professor of general linguistics at St. Joseph's University in Beirut and was the provincial of the vice-province of the Middle East. Most recently, he served as rector of the Pontifical Oriental Institute in Rome for two years.