Joseph Chusak Sirisut

Who is Joseph Chusak Sirisut?

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.