Names of priests who served in residential schools made public

May 29, 2025

The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) has released a list of 140 priests and brothers who worked in Canada’s residential school system as part of the Oblates, a Catholic missionary religious group. This new research, out today, is the result of years of work between the NCTR and the Oblates of OMI Lacombe Canada. The Oblates shared important documents and records that many families have been asking for — especially those still searching for information about survivors and the many children who never came home…