Primitivo Viray

Primitivo E. Viray Jr., S.J. is a former President of Ateneo de Naga University and the current Provincial Superior of the Society of Jesus in the Philippines.[1][2][3]

He was educated at Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu, Ateneo de Manila University, University of the Philippines Diliman, and completed his PhD in Development Studies at the University of East Anglia in 2003, entitled "A study of the impact of the Tibod microcredit organisation in Gingoog, Philippines".

He was named as the next President of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific (JCAP), taking over from Fr Antonio Moreno SJ who has served in the role since 2017. In a decree dated 13 June, Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ expressed confidence in Fr Viray’s “integrity and prudence” to lead JCAP. The exact date of the handover has yet to be determined. As President, Fr Viray will be collaborating with the Major Superiors in the Jesuit conference in implementing the decrees of the last General Congregations. He will likewise serve as the Major Superior of the Jesuits in Pakistan, the newest mission territory of JCAP.[4]

References
  1. "Office of the President". Ateneo de Naga University. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  2. "Crossing new frontiers: Ateneo de Naga at 75". Rappler. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  3. "Ateneo de Naga: 75 years of putting 'God's Kingdom first". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  4. Communications |, JCAP. "Fr Jun Viray SJ appointed as new President of Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific – Jesuit Asia Pacific Conference". Retrieved 2023-10-11.


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