Fr. Lukas Hadi Siswo Sasmito, scj, is an Indonesian. He was born on July 12, 1966 in Metro Lampung. He is the second of six children. He has  four brothers and one sister. In 1982 he entered the Minor Seminary in Palembang and then in 1987 the SCJ Novitiate in Gisting. From 1988 to 1993 he studied philosophy and theology. After this as a deacon he was assigned in a new parish in Pamulan, southern part of Jakarta. On November 23, 1994 he was ordained a priest. As a young priest, he spend one year and a half in Archdiocese of Jakarta, and then he applied to join the mission in the Philippines. The next step was to study English in USA and to prepare himself  for the new assignment. He arrived in the Philippines in 1996.

For almost six years he was assigned in Mindanao, mostly in the parish of Kumalarang and for a short time in Dimalaling in Zamboanga del Sur. At the present, he is assigned in the Formation House in Manila where he is the local superior. His work is not only to accompany the young SCJ students, but also to help in the Novitiate and to take care of the papers of the members of the District. At the same time, he is the first councilor of the District and the District Council Secretary.

Being for some time in the Philippines, he feels being encouraged by the presence of many new young people who joined the congregation, which is the fruit of the work of the SCJ missionaries. He also sees the SCJ presence in the Philippines as very promising not only for the SCJ District in the Philippines, but also for the whole congregation, particularly in Asia.