- Joseph Prathan Sridarunsil
Joseph Prathan Sridanusil SDB (born
February 9 1946 , _th. โยเซฟ ประธาน ศรีดารุณศีล) is thebishop of the Roman-Catholicdiocese of Surat Thani ,Thailand .Born in Wat Phleng,
Ratchaburi Province , he in1964 joined the order of theSalesians of Don Bosco inHua Hin . He studied philosophy inHong Kong andtheology inBethlehem . OnJune 29 1975 he was ordained to the priesthood byPope Paul VI in Rome.In the following years he had several posts at the Thai Catholic church, until he was appointed to be the bishop of Surat Thani on
October 9 2004 . [cite news|url=http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0410/09_3255.html|publisher=Agencia Fides|title=Bishop of Surat Thani appointed|date=2004-10-09] He was ordained onNovember 28 byCrescenzio Cardinal Sepe .Coat of arms
The shield of the
bishopric coat of arms consists of three symbols. The golden color represents the faith. Themonstrance with the host in the middle of the shield symbolizes the central standing of Jesus Christ. The star in the top left corner stands forMother Mary . The book to the right is the holy bible, the inspiration for live and work. The motto below "Fiat voluntas tua" (Thy Will be done) is the fourth line of theLord's Prayer . [cite web|url=http://catholicsurat.org/logohistory.htm|publisher=Diocese of Surat Thani|title=ตราประจำตำแหน่งพระสังฑราช|language=Thai]External links
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsrid.html Catholic hierarchy]
Persondata
NAME=Sridanusil, Joseph Prathan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=โยเซฟ ประธาน ศรีดารุณศีล (Thai)
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Roman Catholic Bishop
DATE OF BIRTH=February 9 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH=Wat Phleng district,Ratchaburi Province ,Thailand
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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