Editing Jesuits (section)

====United States====
{{Main|Jesuits in the United States}}

In the United States, the order is best known for its [[Jesuit missions in North America|missions to the Native Americans]] in the early 17th century, its [[Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities|network of colleges and universities]], and in Europe before 1773, its politically conservative role in the Catholic [[Counter Reformation]].

The Society of Jesus, in the United States, is organized into geographic provinces, each of which being headed by a [[provincial superior]]. Today, there are four Jesuit provinces operating in the United States: the USA [[Eastern United States|East]], USA [[Central United States|Central]] and [[Southern United States|Southern]], USA [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]], and USA [[Western United States|West]] Provinces. At their height, there were ten provinces. Though there had been mergers in the past, a major reorganization of the provinces began in early 21st century, with the aim of consolidating into four provinces by 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Langlois |first=Ed |date=27 December 2012 |title=West Coast Jesuits forming new province - gradually |url=https://catholicsentinel.org/MobileContent/News/Local/Article/West-Coast-Jesuits-forming-new-province-gradually/2/35/20136 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191113043515/https://catholicsentinel.org/MobileContent/News/Local/Article/West-Coast-Jesuits-forming-new-province-gradually/2/35/20136 |archive-date=13 November 2019 |access-date=13 November 2019 |website=[[Catholic Sentinel]] }}</ref>