Joseph Prathan Sridanusil SDB is the bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Surat Thani, Thailand.
Born in Wat Phleng, Ratchaburi Province, he in 1964 joined the order of the Salesians of Don Bosco in Hua Hin. He studied philosophy in Hong Kong and theology in Bethlehem. On June 29, 1975 he was ordained to the priesthood by Pope 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. He was installed as bishop on November 28 by Crescenzio Sepe, Cardinal Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. Wikipedia
“Everyone came to help to water, shovel, grow the seeds of God's Word.”
Source: Thailand - 50 years of Diocese of Surat Thani, land of Salesian missionaries https://www.infoans.org/en/sections/news/item/8904-thailand-50-years-of-diocese-of-surat-thani-land-of-salesian-missionaries (3 October 2019)
