Joseph Chusak Sirisut
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Joseph Chusak Sirisut is bishop of the Diocese of Nakhon Ratchasima
, northeastern Thailand
.
Born at Bang Nok Kwaek, the center of the Diocese of Ratchaburi
, he studied at the Sampran Major Seminary to become a priest. He received a B.A. in scholastic administration at the Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University
and a Masters in Theology
in the United States. He was ordained as priest on May 11 1984.
After ordination he was first headmaster of the Daruna school, in 1986 became administrator and director of the Ratchaburi Institute. 1987 he was assigned to the Kanchanaburi parish and later to Ratchaburi parish. 1995 he became assistant priest at St. Girolamo in Samut Songkram, 1997 diocesan bursar and chancellor. From 2000-2004 he was a Licentiate in Theology at St. Tomaso in Manila. Returning to Thailand, he was professor at the Sampran major seminary and director of the Centre for Cultural and Religious Research at Sam Phran
.
On November 30 2006 he was appointed as the bishop of Nakhon Ratchasima, and ordained on February 10 2007 by his predecessor Joachim Phayao Manisap. Co-Consecrators were the Apostolic nuncio in Thailand, Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, and George Yod Phimphisan
, Bishop of Udon Thani
.
is subdivided into four fields. The star in the upper right quarter symbolizes mother Mary
. To the upper left is the holy bible and a housel below. The pigeon in the lower right holds an olive branch in her beak, the common peace symbol
. In the lower left is a Fleur-de-lis
, which is the symbol of Saint Joseph
, the patron saint of the bishop. His motto written below the shield is "Ad Gloriam Dei" (to the glory of God, 1 Corinthians 10:31
).
Diocese of Nakhon Ratchasima
The Diocese of Nakhon Ratchasima is located in the north-east of Thailand. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng....
, northeastern Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
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Born at Bang Nok Kwaek, the center of the Diocese of Ratchaburi
Diocese of Ratchaburi
The Diocese of Ratchaburi is located in western central Thailand. It is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Bangkok....
, he studied at the Sampran Major Seminary to become a priest. He received a B.A. in scholastic administration at the Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University
Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University
Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University or STOU is one of the two open universities in Thailand.-History:...
and a Masters in Theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
in the United States. He was ordained as priest on May 11 1984.
After ordination he was first headmaster of the Daruna school, in 1986 became administrator and director of the Ratchaburi Institute. 1987 he was assigned to the Kanchanaburi parish and later to Ratchaburi parish. 1995 he became assistant priest at St. Girolamo in Samut Songkram, 1997 diocesan bursar and chancellor. From 2000-2004 he was a Licentiate in Theology at St. Tomaso in Manila. Returning to Thailand, he was professor at the Sampran major seminary and director of the Centre for Cultural and Religious Research at Sam Phran
Amphoe Sam Phran
Sam Phran , is the southernmost district of Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand.-History:The district was established in 1896, then named Talat Mai district...
.
On November 30 2006 he was appointed as the bishop of Nakhon Ratchasima, and ordained on February 10 2007 by his predecessor Joachim Phayao Manisap. Co-Consecrators were the Apostolic nuncio in Thailand, Archbishop Salvatore Pennacchio, and George Yod Phimphisan
George Yod Phimphisan
-References:...
, Bishop of Udon Thani
Diocese of Udon Thani
The Diocese of Udon Thani is located in the north-east of Thailand. It is a suffragan diocese of the archdiocese of Thare and Nonseng....
.
Coat of arms
The bishopric coat of armsEcclesiastical heraldry
Ecclesiastical heraldry is the tradition of heraldry developed by Christian clergy. Initially used to mark documents, ecclesiastical heraldry evolved as a system for identifying people and dioceses. It is most formalized within the Catholic Church, where most bishops, including the Pope, have a...
is subdivided into four fields. The star in the upper right quarter symbolizes mother Mary
Mary (mother of Jesus)
Mary , commonly referred to as "Saint Mary", "Mother Mary", the "Virgin Mary", the "Blessed Virgin Mary", or "Mary, Mother of God", was a Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee...
. To the upper left is the holy bible and a housel below. The pigeon in the lower right holds an olive branch in her beak, the common peace symbol
Peace symbol
A number of peace symbols have been used in various cultures and contexts, one of the most ancient being the olive branch. The dove and olive branch was used by early Christians and was later adopted as a secular symbol. It was popularised by Pablo Picasso in 1949 and became widely used in the...
. In the lower left is a Fleur-de-lis
Fleur-de-lis
The fleur-de-lis or fleur-de-lys is a stylized lily or iris that is used as a decorative design or symbol. It may be "at one and the same time, political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic, and symbolic", especially in heraldry...
, which is the symbol of Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ ....
, the patron saint of the bishop. His motto written below the shield is "Ad Gloriam Dei" (to the glory of God, 1 Corinthians 10:31
First Epistle to the Corinthians
The first epistle of Paul the apostle to the Corinthians, often referred to as First Corinthians , is the seventh book of the New Testament of the Bible...
).