Aloysius Centurioni
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Luigi Aloysius Centurioni (c.1686- 1757) was a Genoese Jesuit, and 17th Superior-General of the Society of Jesus from 30 November 1755 to 2 October 1757.
During his brief generalate, the most noteworthy facts were the persecution by Pombal of the Portuguese Jesuits and the troubles caused by Father de La Valette's commercial activities and disasters. Father Centurioni died at Castel Gandolfo, at the age of seventy-two.
| Preceded by Ignatius Viscanti |
Superior General of the Society of Jesus 1755–1757 |
Succeeded by Lorenzo Ricci |
- This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
