The Jesuits are men who belong to a Catholic religious order called the Society of Jesus. This group was founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola over 450 years ago.

There are about 19,000 Jesuits located around the world. About 2,900 of them are in the United States within 10 area Provinces. The Jesuit Community at Creighton University is part of the Wisconsin Province.

While the main focus of the Jesuit Order is on education, they are also actively involved in parish work, spiritual direction, retreat centers, Native American ministry and social justice.

The Jesuit Community at Creighton University consists of 47 priests, 3 brothers, and 1 scholastic. You will find that 21 Jesuits live in our main residence inside the Administration Building, 12 live in the residence halls, 9 live in Ignatius House and 5 live at Mulumba House in North Omaha. Others live and work in nearby parishes within the city or rural areas.

Of the Jesuits who work at Creighton University, there are 15 teachers and 7 who hold administrative positions. There are 3 Jesuits who are chaplains to the Graduate Schools and 2 who are chaplains at Creighton University Medical Center.

Creighton University is our main apostolate, but several Creighton Jesuits also work in parishes, at the Jesuit Middle School of Omaha, at the Creighton University Retreat Center in Griswold, Iowa, and SCOLA, a satellite broadcast system based in McClelland, Iowa. Creighton Prep High School is also a major Jesuit Apostolate located in Omaha.