February 19, 2026 — Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, has appointed Fr. Andrew R. Kirschman, SJ, as the next provincial of the Jesuits USA Central and Southern Province, effective July 31, 2026, when Fr. Thomas P. Greene, SJ, concludes his tenure. Fr. Kirschman, 52, has served the province as novice director since 2018. Fr. Sosa recently had an opportunity to spend time with Fr. Kirschman when he visited the Novitiate of St. Stanislaus Kostka in Denver as part of his visit to the USA Central and Southern Province.
“What an exciting time to be a religious in our church and in the world today! I am humbled and honored to be missioned to serve in this way,” Fr. Kirschman said. “Together we continue the important work of listening to the ways God’s Spirit invites us to give our lives in generous service, especially to those most in need and on the margins.”
A native of St. Louis, Fr. Kirschman previously served as the socius (executive assistant) to the previous novice director and as the coordinator of vocation promotion. He taught and coordinated community outreach at Arrupe Jesuit High School in Denver for five years. He also provided spiritual formation for the volunteers of the province’s Alum Service Corps. He taught for three years at the Universidad Centroamericana in San Salvador, El Salvador, and has served as a province consultor and as local superior in both Grand Coteau, Louisiana and Denver.
The USA Central and Southern Province covers 12 states, Puerto Rico and Belize and has just over 300 men who serve as pastors, educators, administrators, spiritual and retreat directors, and in other roles. Jesuits have served in this area of the United States and the Caribbean since as early as the 16th century and continually since the restoration of the Society in 1814.
