Fr. Hendrikus Arianto Ukat, CS, was born in Wehali (Indonesia). He is a member of the Congregation of the Missionaries of St. Charles (Scalabrinians). Fr. Ari was ordained to the priesthood in 2019 after finishing 4 years of theological studies at the Loyola School of Theology (LST), in Ateneo, Manila.

Right after his ordination, he was assigned to Taiwan as an assistant parish priest at St. Christopher’s Church, in Taipei. Currently, he is also running the office of Migrant Worker’s Concerns Desk (MWCD), which caters to the needs of migrant workers and offers Stella Maris services to the fishers and seafarers in ports in the Northern part of Taiwan.