These Provinces and Regions are organized into a conference to promote common goals and oversee international projects.
A Conference provides liaison staffing in the provinces, in various national associations, and at the Society’s international headquarters in Rome.
For administrative reasons the members of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) are divided into territorial Provinces or Regions,[1] even though their vocation is 'universal', which means that their calling is not restricted to a particular geographic area, or field of apostolic activity.
For better cooperation and apostolic efficacy, the Jesuit provinces and regions are grouped into conferences that have, by and large, a continental dimension.
The Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific covers the life and service of the Society of Jesus in 15 countries {Australia, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Thailand, Timor Leste, Cambodia, Laos and Pakistan} in Asia and the Pacific.