Panya Kritcharoen
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Rev. John Bosco
Panya Kritcharoen (born December 18, 1949; Thai
ปัญญา กฤษเจริญ) is the bishop
of the Roman Catholic diocese of Ratchaburi
, Thailand
.
Born in Bangtan-Banpong
, Ratchaburi province
, he studied in Thailand and the United States
. He was ordained as priest on May 22, 1976 in Ratchaburi, and then worked as assistant priest, parish priest, as well as school headmaster, rector of the diocesan minor seminary, director of the Centre for Evangelisation, member of the Commission for the Pontifical Mission Societies, president of the Commission for Evangelisation of Peoples and pastoral care for health workers.
While being parish priest of Chombung
, he was appointed as the bishop of the diocese of Ratchaburi by Pope John Paul II
on March 18, 2005. He was consecrated on May 28 by Cardinal Michael Michai Kitbunchu
.
John Bosco
John Bosco , was an Italian Catholic priest, educator and writer of the 19th century, who put into practice the convictions of his religion, dedicating his life to the betterment and education of street children, juvenile delinquents, and other disadvantaged youth and employing teaching methods...
Panya Kritcharoen (born December 18, 1949; Thai
Thai alphabet
Thai script , is used to write the Thai language and other, minority, languages in Thailand. It has forty-four consonants , fifteen vowel symbols that combine into at least twenty-eight vowel forms, and four tone marks ....
ปัญญา กฤษเจริญ) is the bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Roman Catholic 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....
, 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...
.
Born in Bangtan-Banpong
Amphoe Ban Pong
Ban Pong is a district of Ratchaburi Province, Thailand. It is located in the northeast of the province.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Tha Muang and Tha Maka of Kanchanaburi Province, Kamphaeng Saen and Mueang Nakhon Pathom of Nakhon Pathom Province, and Photharam of Ratchaburi...
, Ratchaburi province
Ratchaburi Province
Ratchaburi is one of the central provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Pathom,Samut Sakhon, Samut Songkhram and Phetchaburi...
, he studied in Thailand and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He was ordained as priest on May 22, 1976 in Ratchaburi, and then worked as assistant priest, parish priest, as well as school headmaster, rector of the diocesan minor seminary, director of the Centre for Evangelisation, member of the Commission for the Pontifical Mission Societies, president of the Commission for Evangelisation of Peoples and pastoral care for health workers.
While being parish priest of Chombung
Amphoe Chom Bueng
Chom Bueng is a district of Ratchaburi Province in western Thailand.-Geography:Neighboring districts are Dan Makham Tia and Tha Muang of Kanchanaburi Province, and Photharam, Mueang Ratchaburi, Pak Tho, Ban Kha and Suan Phueng.Several caves are located in the district...
, he was appointed as the bishop of the diocese of Ratchaburi by Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
on March 18, 2005. He was consecrated on May 28 by Cardinal Michael Michai Kitbunchu
Michael Michai Kitbunchu
Michael Michai Cardinal Kitbunchu is a Thai Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Bangkok from 1973 to 2009, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1983.-Early life and ministry:...
.