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Venerable Joseph Sarvananthan was an
Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...
priest, in the Diocese of Colombo of the
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 ...
in Sri Lanka. He was made a
deacon A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. Major Christian churches, such as the Catholic Churc ...
in 1965 and
ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform va ...
as a priest in 1966.


Life

Known as Fr Sarva or Sarvananthan 'Pothagar', he served in
Bandarawela Bandarawela ( Sinhala : බණ්ඩාරවෙල, pronounced ; Tamil: பண்டாரவெல) is the second largest town in the Badulla District which is away from Badulla. Bandarawela is away from Colombo and about away from Kandy, ...
, Chilaw,
Jaffna Jaffna (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th most ...
and Colombo. He has been a chaplain to
St. John's College, Jaffna '' , motto_translation = Light Shines in the Darkness , location = , streetaddress = Main Street, Chundikuli , region = , city = Jaffna, Jaffna District , state = , p ...
and
C.M.S. Ladies' College, Colombo (Latin) , motto_translation = This is the victory, even our faith - 1 John 5: 4 , location = 66 Sir Ernest de Silva mawatha, Colombo 7 , country = Sri Lanka , coordinates = , pushpin_map = Sri Lanka Colombo Municipality , pushpin_image = ...
Colombo and dean of post-ordination training. He was the chairman of the board of governors for the CMS schools. He was also 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
Jaffna Jaffna (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th most ...
from 1995 to 2001. Finally he served as priest in charge of Christ Church, Galle Face, before his untimely death after a brief illness. Father Sarvananthan faithfully served God and the Body of Christ for 44 years. He had his primary and secondary education at
Jaffna College __NOTOC__ Jaffna College is a private school in Vaddukoddai, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1871 as a successor to the Batticotta Seminary which had been established by American missionaries. History In 1816 American missionaries founded the ...
, Vaddukottai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Degree at Divinity School Colombo, which is affiliated to
Serampore College , founders = William Ward, William Carey, & Joshua Marshman , religious_affiliation = Baptist , rector = , location = 8, William Carey RoadSerampore – 712201West Bengal, India , established = , principal = Vansanglura Va ...
, India. Furthermore, he went t
Château De Bossey
in Geneva to do his master's degree in theology in 1986. As a member of th

of th

, Ven. J Sarvananthan attended the
Christian Conference of Asia The Christian Conference of Asia is a regional ecumenical organisation representing 15 National Councils and over 100 denominations (churches) in New Zealand, Australia, Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, East Timor, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos ...
, which convened in Malaysia in July and August 2004. Fr Sarva along with his wife Iris was present at the
ordination Ordination is the process by which individuals are Consecration, consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorization, authorized (usually by the religious denomination, denominational ...
of his eldest son Sudharshan Sarvananthan at
Carlisle Cathedral Carlisle Cathedral is a grade-I listed Anglican cathedral in the city of Carlisle, Cumbria, England. It was founded as an Augustinian priory and became a cathedral in 1133. It is also the seat of the Bishop of Carlisle.Tim Tatton-Brown and John ...
in June 2008. His son, who finally decided to take holy orders following in his father's footsteps, served his title post in the Heart of Eden Team MinistryHeart of Eden Monthly Magazine – PDF Document (accessed 2 June 2010)
/ref> in rural Cumbria, UK.


See also

*
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References


External links


The Church of Ceylon (Anglican Communion)

Anglican Church of Ceylon News


See also



* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110629045127/http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/03/03/fea15.asp Christian Perspectives – Daily News 3 March 2011
He touched and enriched our lives – The Sunday Times 6 March 2011



Further reading

*The Report of the Standing Committee 2010/2011 of the Diocese of Colombo - 126th Annual Session of the Diocesan Council, Page 36 *The Annual Magazine of Ladies College, Colombo, Sri Lanka - Page 98 {{DEFAULTSORT:Sarvananthan, Joseph Anglican chaplains Sri Lankan Anglican priests Sri Lankan chaplains Sri Lankan educational theorists Sri Lankan Tamil priests Alumni of Jaffna College Living people Year of birth missing (living people)