Bishop Antonius Pain Ratu, SVD, was born on Jan. 2, 1929, in Lawawolo, Adonara, East Flores. He was ordained a priest for the Society of the Divine Word (SVD) on Jan. 15, 1958. Pope John Pul II appointed him Bishop of Atambua on April 2, 1982, and his episcopal ordination followed on Sept. 21 that year. He retired on June 2, 2007.