George Yod Phimphisan

George Yod Phimphisan (19 January 1933 – 19 December 2017) was a Thai prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Udon Thani.

Quotes

• We have the men, but we want to be sure we continue to get quality as well as quantity. We are getting vocations, but they think of our own needs. If the missioners from outside had thought of their own needs, we would not have any priests today.
  • Thai Bishops to Consider Founding Thailand National Mission Society (25 March 1987) Union of Asian Catholic News

• When the two deacons prostrated on the ground, they admitted they are like worms of the earth, totally humble and unworthy before the Lord. But God raised them up as priests and instantly they became like butterflies, beautiful in the sight of God and all people.
  • Ordination in the Northeast Gets a Northeast Flavor (19 May 1994) Union of Asian Catholic News

• Evangelization in Asia is more challenging than ever due to the revolution in communications technologies and mass media. These innovations vastly expand our potential to reach many more people, but the Church often fails to prioritize its media opportunities, so we miss moments of grace to share the Good News through media.
  • -H.Exc. Most Rev. George Yod PHIMPHISAN, C.Ss.R., President of the Bishops' Conference of Thailand (23 April 1998) Press Office of the Holy See

• The Church in Udon Thani has been evangelizing mostly among marginalized people. When I started as bishop, there was only a center for people with leprosy in Khon Kaen. Now there are 30-40 centers for people with various disabilities, leprosy and AIDS, mostly run by nuns. These marginalized people never thought people would care for them and treat them as human beings.
  • Retiring bishop reflects on diocese’s development (29 January 2010) Union of Asian Catholic News