Pope Francis has appointed Father Paul Trairong Multree as the new bishop of the Surat Thani Diocese in Thailand, following the resignation of Bishop Joseph Prathan Sridarunsil.
The announcement was made by the Vatican on Jul 8. Bishop Sridarunsil, the 78-year-old chairperson of the social communication office of the bishops’ Conference, has reached the retirement age for bishops as stipulated by Canon Law.
Father Multree, born Sep 7, 1976, in Khon Kaen, Thailand, has served extensively in various capacities within the Church, most recently as the parish priest of Saint Mark and the superior of the Thai Missionary Society. He is also the national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies.
Educated in philosophy at the Lux Mundi Major Seminary in Samphran, Father Multree was ordained a priest on Jun 9, 2007, for the Ratchaburi Diocese.
His early pastoral assignments included roles as parish vicar at Our Lady of Lourdes in Kanchanaburi and Saint Michael the Archangel in Ratchaburi, along with several years of missionary work in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Father Multree’s educational journey continued in Italy, where he was awarded a licentiate in pastoral liturgy from the Institute of Pastoral Liturgy in Padua.
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