SALESIAN BISHOP, THAILAND, DIES
SUDDENLY.
Dear Friends,
on Tuesday 20 May 2003 at 23:30 Mons. Michael Praphon
Chaicharoen, SDB, passed away due to heart failure.
On May 19 he went to see the doctor accusing chest
pain. The morning after he felt better and asked to return home, but the
doctor advised him to stay some more days at the hospital, but on that same
night he had a sudden heart failure.
Prayers services will be held at the cathedral until
Friday 23. The burial mass, which will be presided by H.E. Card.
Michael Michai Kitbunchu, will be at Ban Saeg Arun on Sunday 25 at
15:00.
He was 73, made his first profession 54 years ago, and was
priests for 43 years.
He was Bishop of the diocese of Suratthani for 15
years.
You may share this information also with those persons
that might have known him.
Let us join in prayer that God be grant him the happiness
of eternal life.
Cordially,
Fr. John Lissandrin
(Provincial Secretary -
Thailand)
Note: if you wish to have a photo of the Bishop,
'austraLasia' can send one to you by attachment, just let us
know.
