Kriengsak Kovitvanit
His Excellency
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| Archbishop of Bangkok | |
| Archdiocese | Bangkok |
| See | Bangkok |
| Appointed | 14 May 2009 |
| Installed | 16 August 2009 |
| Predecessor | Michael Michai Kitbunchu |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
11 July 1976 by Michael Michai Kitbunchu |
| Consecration |
2 June 2007 by Michael Michai Kitbunchu |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 June 1949 Ban Rak |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Previous post | Bishop of Nakhon Sawan (2007-2009) |
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Francis Xavier Kriengsak Kovitvanit (Thai: ฟรังซิสเซเวียร์ เกรียงศักดิ์ โกวิทวาณิช, born 27 June 1949) is Archbishop of Bangkok.
Born in Ban Rak, he entered the St Joseph's Minor Seminary in Sampran. From 1970 to 1976 he studied philosophy and theology at the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome, and was ordained as priest on 11 July 1976. At first he was assistant priest at the Nativity of Mary Church in Ban Pan, and then at the Epiphany Church Koh Vai (1977–1979). In 1979-1981 he served as vice-rector of St Joseph's Minor Seminary in Sampran. He went to the Gregorian University in Rome from 1982 till 1983 to specialize in spirituality. From 1983 to 1989 he was rector of the Holy Family Intermediate Seminary in Nakhon Ratchasima, and then till 1993 under-secretary of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Thailand, as well as rector of Lux Mundi National Major Seminary in Sampran since 1992. In 2000 he became parish priest at the church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Hua Take, and also since 2001 a special lecturer at Sampran major seminary. From 2003 until his appointment as bishop, he was parish priest of the Assumption Cathedral and secretary of the council of priests of the Archdiocese of Bangkok.
On 7 March 2007 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him as bishop of Nakhon Sawan, which had been vacant since 2005, when his predecessor Louis Chamniern Santisukniram was made Archbishop of Thare and Nonseng.[1] He was ordained on 2 June by Cardinal Michael Michai Kitbunchu, whose successor as Archbishop of Bangkok he became on 14 May 2009.[2] Archbishop Kriengsak Kovitvanit was officially installed on 16 August 2009.
References
- ↑ "The Pope appoints new Bishop of Nakhon Sawan". Agenzia Fides. March 7, 2007.
- ↑ "Archbishop of Bangkok resigns, successor appointed". Agenzia Fides. May 14, 2009.
External links
- Archdiocese of Bangkok on Kriengsak Kovitvanit (Thai)
- Catholic-Hierarchy on Archbishop Kriengsak Kovitvanit
| Preceded by Louis Chamniern Santisukniram |
Bishop of Nakhon Sawan 7 March 2007–14 May 2009 |
Succeeded by Joseph Pibul Visitnondacha |
| Preceded by Michael Michai Kitbunchu |
Archbishop of Bangkok 14 May 2009–present |
Incumbent |