Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Canada
Appointment of auxiliary bishops of Zagreb, Croatia
Appointment of metropolitan archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Canada
The Holy Father has appointed the Reverend Fr. Susai Jesu, O.M.I., member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, until now provincial counsellor and parish priest of Sacred Heart of the First Peoples of the metropolitan archdiocese of Edmonton, as metropolitan archbishop of Keewatin-Le Pas, Canada.
Curriculum vitae
Msgr. Susai Jesu, O.M.I., was born on 17 May 1971 in Pushpavanam, India. After studying philosophy at the Pontifical Athenaeum Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram in Bangalore, and theology at the Khrist Premalaya Institute of Theology in Ashta, he obtained a master’s degree in pastoral counselling at Saint Paul University, Ottawa.
He gave his perpetual vows in the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 2000, and was ordained a priest on 27 July 2000.
He has held the following offices: parish vicar in Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh (2000-2002); parish priest in Surala Kappa, North India (2002-2005), parish vicar in Kombadimadurai, Tamil Nadu (2005-2007); parish priest of Saint Gertrude in Pelican Narrows and of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows in Sandy Bay (2009-2015); parish priest of Sacred Heart of the First Peoples in Edmonton (since 2017) and provincial counsellor (since 2019).
Appointment of auxiliary bishops of Zagreb, Croatia
The Holy Father has appointed the following as auxiliary bishops of the metropolitan archdiocese of Zagreb, Croatia: the Reverend Marko Kovač, of the clergy of the same see, until now episcopal vicar for pastoral care and chancellor, assigning him the titular see of Sarda, and the Reverend Vlado Razum, also of the clergy of Zagreb, until now rector of the Major Seminary, assigning him the titular see of Stagnum.
Curriculum vitae of Msgr. Marko Kovač
Msgr. Marko Kovač was born on 10 January 1981 in Zagreb. After entering the archepiscopal seminary, he began his studies in philosophy and theology at the Faculty of Catholic Theology of the University of Zagreb. He continued his studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University of Rome.
He was ordained a priest on 17 June 2006.
After ordination, he first served as parish vicar of Blessed Virgin Mary of Sorrows (2006-2010), of Ascension of the Lord (2010-2011), and of Saint Peter the Apostle (2012-2015) in Zagreb. He was awarded a licentiate in canon law from the Saint Pius X Faculty in Venice (2015), and went on to serve as moderator of the archepiscopal Curia of Zagreb and parish assistant of Saint Jerome (2015-2017), and delegate for the laity of the archdiocese of Zagreb (2017-2021). Since 2017 he has been episcopal vicar for pastoral care, since 2020 appointed to Saint Barbara, and since 2021, chancellor of the archepiscopal Curia.
Curriculum vitae of Msgr. Vlado Razum
Msgr. Vlado Razum was born on 6 December 1960. After graduating in geodesy, he entered the archepiscopal seminary of Kaptol in Zagreb, completing his studies in philosophy and theology at the Faculty of Theology of Zagreb.
He was ordained a priest in 1993.
He has held the following offices: chaplain of Saint Peter in Zagreb; administrator of Saint Nicholas the Bishop in Stenjevec; vice rector, formator, and head of vocational pastoral care at the Seminary; director of the Pontifical Mission Societies for the archdiocese of Zagreb; parish priest of Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Velika Gorica; spiritual director at the archepiscopal seminary in Zagreb (2013-2021), and external confessor of the seminary and rector of the Corpus Domini chapel in Zagreb. Since 2024 he has held the role of rector of the archepiscopal seminary of Zagreb.
