Swithin Winston Fernando was an
Anglican Bishop of Colombo
The Anglican Bishop of Colombo is the ecclesiastical head of the Anglican Diocese of Colombo, a diocese in the Church of Ceylon which is part of the Anglican Communion. The Anglican Diocese of Colombo was founded in 1845, as the diocese of the C ...
in Sri Lanka.
An alumnus of
Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa
Prince of Wales' College ( Sinhala: වේල්ස් කුමර විද්යාලය ''Wels Kumara Vidyalaya'', Tamil: பிரின்ஸ் ஆஃப் வேல்ஸ் கல்லூரி) is a selective entry boys' school s ...
he was 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
Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...
in 1971 and consecrated Bishop of Colombo in January 1978. A
incumbent
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of
All Saints' Church, Galle and
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 ...
, he died on 5 December 2009 and a memorial service to honour his life of service to the
Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian communion after the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Founded in 1867 in London, the communion has more than 85 million members within the Church of England and other ...
was held the following year in February.
Holy Emmanuel Church, Moratuwa: A towering monument of faith
Dilshan Joseph (2019) Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka)
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Retrieved 7 March 2019
See also
*Church of Ceylon
The Church of Ceylon ( si, ලංකා සභාව) is the Anglican Church in Sri Lanka. It is an extra-provincial jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who serves as its Metropolitan. It was established in 1845 with the appointment ...
*Anglican Bishop of Colombo
The Anglican Bishop of Colombo is the ecclesiastical head of the Anglican Diocese of Colombo, a diocese in the Church of Ceylon which is part of the Anglican Communion. The Anglican Diocese of Colombo was founded in 1845, as the diocese of the C ...
*Anglican Diocese of Colombo
The Diocese of Colombo (Anglican Church of Ceylon) is based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The diocesan bishop's seat is Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour. The current bishop of Colombo is Dushantha Lakshman Rodrigo.
The Diocese of Colombo covers ...
References
External links
Church of Ceylon - Anglican Communion website
Church of Ceylon news
2009 deaths
20th-century Anglican bishops in Asia
Sinhalese priests
Sri Lankan Anglican bishops
Archdeacons of Colombo
Anglican bishops of Colombo
Year of birth missing
Alumni of Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa
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