Fr Chukwuyenum Afiawari appointed Assistant ad Providentiam

Father General has appointed Fr Chukwuyenum Afiawari (ANW) as Assistant ad Providentiam of the Society of Jesus, following the death of Fr Fratern Masawe, who served as Regional Assistant for Africa and Madagascar and Assistant ad Providentiam.

The appointment was made in accordance with the procedure outlined in Complementary Norm 376. It followed consultations with the three Assistants ad Providentiam currently in office and the Major Superiors of the Society.

Fr Afiawari brings to the role years of experience in Jesuit formation, education, leadership and communications. He has served as Novice Director in Nigeria, Rector of Arrupe College in Harare, Zimbabwe, and Provincial of the North-West Africa Province.

Since 2023, he has been at the General Curia in Rome, where he serves as Director of Communications.

We entrust Fr Afiawari to the prayers of all the Jesuits in the Society as he takes up this new responsibility.