【慈幼通訊社 ─ 2018 年 06月 27 日羅馬慈幼總部訊】 ─ 2018年6月26日，總會長范達民神父在諮詢印尼準會省(INA)後，並在總部議會同意下，委任黃勝安神父為印尼準會省首任長上，為期六年(2018-2024)。
黃勝安神父於1952年11月30日，生於菲律賓馬尼拉聖安娜，並於1971至72年間，加入位於Canlubang的慈幼會初學院，於1972年5月1日矢發初願。他於1978年3月23日，在馬尼拉帕拉奈克(Paranaque-Manila)宣發終身願。他在1979年晉鐸後，大部份時間投身於培育院的工作：包括菲律賓的帕拉奈克、Canlubang、巴科羅、印尼的雅加達、東帝汶的Fatumaca。他曾擔任培育者、教師、長上及初學師的職務。
黃勝安神父曾在羅馬慈幼宗座大學，取得青年牧民及教理碩士學位，能操多種語言（英語、意大利語、菲律賓他加祿語、德頓語及印語）。他曾參與第25、26及27屆全會代表大會。
在聖高惠黎印尼東帝汶準會省成立後，黃勝安神父獲總會長委任為首任長上(1998-2004)，他經歷了1999年東帝汶公投及2002年東帝汶獨立的艱苦過渡時期。
之後，他於2005年，獲查偉思神父委任為菲律賓北 ─ 馬拉尼會省省會長。接著，他獲選為第二任東亞大洋洲區地區議員(2008-2014)。其後新任總會長范達民神父，邀請黃勝安神父擔任培育牧職 ─ 在中東會省(MOR)耶路撒冷的Ratisbonne 神學院，直至2017年8月。
上一個學年，他獲總會長委派，前往馬尼拉帕拉奈克的「真福沈道爾」慈幼會修士特殊培育國際團體，擔任副院長及宗教教育主任的工作。最後於2018年1月，他更新了作被派往外方的傳教士的許諾，最近獲總會長委任，服務新成立的印尼準會省。
新任省會長將於2018年8月1日（星期三），在雅加達舉行的感恩祭中宣誓就任。
First Provincial of Indonesia Vice-Province appointed: Fr Andrew Wong
(ANS – Rome –RMG, 27 June 2018) – On 26 June 2018, after the consultation for the Provincial of INA Vice Province, the Rector Major, Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, with the consent of his council, appointed Fr Andrew Wong as the first Superior of Indonesia for the 6-year term (2018-2024).
Fr Andrew Wong was born in Santa Ana (Manila – Philippines) on November 30, 1952, and joined the Salesian Novitiate in 1971-1972 in Canlubang, made his first profession on May 1, 1972, and his perpetual profession on March 23, 1978, in Paranaque-Manila. After his ordination in 1979, he dedicated most of his ministry in formation houses: Paranaque, Canlubang, Bacolod in the Philippines, Jakarta (Indonesia) and in Fatumaca (Timor Leste) – as formator, teacher, superior and also as novice master.
Andrew also earned his MA degree at the Salesian Pontifical University (UPS) in Rome in Youth Ministry and Catechetics and speaks quite a few languages (English, Italian, Filipino – Tagalog, Tetum and Bahasa Indonesia). He participated in the General Chapters 25, 26 and 27.
After the establishment of the new ITM Vice Province of St. Callistus Caravario, Fr. Andrew was appointed by the Rector Major as the first Superior (1998-2004) during the difficult transition times of the Timor Leste Referendum (1999) and Independence in 2002.
Then he was again called by Fr. Pascual Chávez as the provincial of FIN – Manila province (2005) where he served until the GC26 (2008). He was then elected as the second EAO Regional Councilor (2008-2014). The then newly elected Rector Major Fr. Á.F. Artime called Fr. Wong to the formation ministry – a 3-year term in Ratisbonne Theologate in Jerusalem (Middle East – MOR province) until last August 2017.
Last school year he was assigned by the Rector Major to Paranaque – Manila, the “Blessed Steven Sandor” international community of specific formation for Salesian Brothers as Vice-rector and Catechist. And finally, upon his renewed availability for the missio ad gentes (January 2018), the Rector Major assigned him recently to the newly established INA vice province.
The Profession of Faith of the new Provincial will take place on Wednesday, 1 August, 2018, during the Eucharist celebration in Jakarta.