“The long experiment at the novitiate was a very significant experience, among many others. I was able to visit those who were sick and pray with them. I realized how much being in contact with these people makes me more human and helps me discover my own vulnerabilities.”
Will continue his graduate studies in fundamental and systematic theology at Facultés Loyola Paris.
Maréus Tousséliat, SJ, was born in 1980 in Haiti, the third of eight children in a Catholic family. His family was very involved in the parish where he grew up. In 2008, he graduated from the Université d’État Haïti-Gonaïves with a degree in legal studies. For 10 years before entering the Society of Jesus, Maréus was director of OKPK/Inter Aide, a Haitian organization involved in education for sustainable development and the fight against illiteracy in rural areas. His training and responsibilities enabled him to gain experience in the fields of financial management and management control.
His family’s commitment to the Catholic Church led him as a child to join the Eucharistic Youth Movement, where he discovered his vocation to the priesthood. He joined the Society of Jesus in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in August 2012 and earned a licentiate in philosophy from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia. He did his regency period of formation in the northeast region of Haiti, taking on the role of regional director of Foi et Joie Haiti from 2017 to 2020. He went to France in 2020 to complete a bachelor’s degree in theology at Facultés Loyola Paris, the Jesuit school of theology and philosophy in Paris.
Maréus was ordained a deacon on May 13, 2023, at Église Saint-Ignace in Paris, in preparation for ordination to the priesthood. He earned a master’s degree in educational sciences at the Institut Catholique de Paris. After ordination, Maréus will continue his graduate studies in fundamental and systematic theology at Facultés Loyola Paris.
Licentiate, legal studies, Université d’État d’Haïti; Licentiate, philosophy, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana; Bachelor’s degree, theology, Facultés Loyola Paris; Master’s degree, education, Institut Catholique de Paris
