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The first Provincial of the new Central European Province of the Jesuits Visits Pandithahalli School

February 21, 2025

Fr Bernhard Bürgler SJ visted the school on 21/02/2025 along with Karnataka privince vice provincial Fr. Arun Kumar SJ.

Father Bernhard Bürgler SJ is an expert in spirituality, retreats, meditation, and psychoanalysis, born in Lienz, East Tyrol. He studied theology in Innsbruck and worked at the Jesuit-run "Haus Gries" retreat house. In 1991, he joined the Society of Jesus and later trained as a psychotherapist. He served in various roles, including as the director of "Haus Gries" and head of spirituality at the Cardinal König House in Vienna. In 2014, he became the Provincial of the Austrian Jesuit Province and, in 2020, was appointed the first Provincial of the new Central European Jesuit Province. He visited the school and interacted with the students and shared his thoughts. Fr. Arun Kumar accompanied fr. Bernard .

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