Cyril Leander Abeynaike (22 February 1911 – 8 May 1991) was a former
Anglican Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Educated at
Royal College, Colombo
Royal College, Colombo is a selective entry boys' school located in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Started as a private school by Rev Joseph Marsh in 1835, it was established as the Colombo Academy by Sir Robert Wilmot-Horton in Janua ...
and went on to study history at the
University College, Colombo and theology at the
King's College, London. He was made the
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in the Church of the East, Chaldean Catholic Church, Syriac Orthodox Church, Anglican Communion, St Thomas Christians, Eastern Orthodox churches and some other Christian denominations, above that o ...
of
Colombo before he was elected as the Bishop of Colombo.
See also
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Church of Ceylon
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Anglican Bishop of Colombo
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Anglican Diocese of Colombo
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St. Luke's Church Borella
St Luke's Church is situated in the Borella district of Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka. The church plays an important role within the history of the Church Missionary Society (CMS) on the island and is prominent within the Anglican ...
References
External links
The Church of Ceylon (Anglican Communion)Anglican Church of Ceylon News
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20th-century Anglican bishops in Asia
Sinhalese priests
Sri Lankan Anglican bishops
Sri Lankan educational theorists
Sri Lankan chaplains
Anglican chaplains
Alumni of Royal College, Colombo
Alumni of the Ceylon University College
Alumni of King's College London
Anglican bishops of Colombo
1991 deaths
1911 births
Sri Lankan expatriates in the United Kingdom