US EditionFrom Southern India to Canada's Far North: New Archbishop Serves Indigenous Catholics
Rev. Susai Jesu leads ministry for 49,000 Indigenous Catholics, focusing on healing from residential school trauma and building trust through cultural understanding.
- As of January 28, 2026, Jesu became archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, overseeing ministry to about 49,000 mostly Indigenous Catholics.
- Facing entrenched trauma and addiction, the appointment aims to serve and accompany Indigenous Catholics, addressing the residential-school legacy and multi-generational trauma, substance abuse, and suicide.
- Having served as pastor at Sacred Heart Church of the First Peoples , Jesu hosted Pope Francis during the 2022 visit, building trust among Indigenous Catholics.
- For the first year, Jesu will focus on building relationships and plans to be physically present in remote parishes, often traveling with pilot-assisted travel.
- Looking ahead, his background positions him to influence reconciliation efforts, as Rev. Susai Jesu's work with local elders and healing workshops supports trauma healing.
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From India To Canada's Far North: New Archbishop Serves Indigenous Catholics
As a teenager in southern India, Susai Jesu led 4:30 a.m. prayer services in his small Catholic village before the farmers went into the fields. He directed the choir, helped at Mass and soon began training for the priesthood.
New archbishop for northern Manitoba, Saskatchewan, speaks Tamil, Cree as well as English
As a teenager in southern India, Susai Jesu led 4:30 a.m. prayer services in his small Catholic village before the farmers went into the fields. Little did he know that this dedication would take him halfway around the world on a vast cross-cultural journey — ministering among Indigenous Catholics in Canada, learning their language, culture and historical traumas.
From southern India to Canada's far north: New archbishop serves
As a teenager in southern India, Susai Jesu led 4:30 a.m. prayer services in his small Catholic village before the farmers went into the fields. He directed the choir, helped at Mass and soon began training for the priesthood. Little did he know that this dedication would take him halfway around the world on a vast cross-cultural journey — ministering among Canada’s Indigenous Catholics, learning their language, culture and historical traumas. H…
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