Diocese of Kurunegala
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Diocese of Kurunegala | ||
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Bishop of Kurunegala Nishantha Fernando | | |
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 Map of the Diocese of Kurunegala | ||
The Diocese of Kurunegala is a diocese of the Church of Ceylon (which is part of the Anglican Communion). The See was erected in 1950 from that of the Diocese of Colombo as one of two dioceses of the Church of England in Ceylon.
The diocese covers the districts of Kurunegala, Kandy, Matale, Kegalle, Anuradhapura, and Polonnaruwa.[1]
List of bishops
| Bishops of Kurunegala | ||||
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| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes | |
| 1950 | 1962 | Lakdasa De Mel | First Bishop of Kurunegala, installed on 2 February 1950; installed in May 1962 as Metropolitan Bishop of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon
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| 1962 | 1983 | Lakshman Wickremasinghe | One of the youngest bishops in the Anglican Communion | |
| 1983 | 2000 | Andrew Kumarage | ||
| 2000 | 2010 | Kumara Illangasinghe | ||
| 2010 | 2015 | Shantha Francis | First Tamil bishop, resigned in January 2015
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| 2015 | 2017 | vacant | ||
| 2018 | 2022 | Keerthisiri Fernando | Former archdeacon of Nuwara Eliya | |
| 2023 | present | Nishantha Fernando | Ordination on 19 March 2023[2] | |
See also
References
- ^ "History โ Church of Ceylon (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2 August 2009.
- ^ Marasinghe, Lanil. "Bishops - Diocese of Kurunagala". dioceseofkurunegala.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
Publications
- One hundred years in Ceylon, or, The centenary volume of the Church Missionary Society in Ceylon, 1818-1918 (1922) Author: Balding, John William Madras: Printed at the Diocesan Press.
- The Church of Ceylon - her faith and mission Published in 1945, Printed at the Daily News Press by Bernard de Silva for the Church of Ceylon.
- The Church of Ceylon: A History, 1945-1995 Editor: Medis, Frederick, Published for the Diocese of Colombo.