Catholic-Hierarchy DC

Sri Lanka

Bishops By Age

BirthdateAgeNameCurrent Title
2 Nov 1923 Archbishop Carlo CurisApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Canada
18 Apr 1927 Bishop Leo Rajendram AntonyBishop Emeritus of Trincomalee-Batticaloa
19 Oct 1931 Bishop Frank Marcus FernandoBishop Emeritus of Chilaw
9 Aug 1932 Bishop Anthony Leopold Raymond PeirisBishop of Kurunegala
4 Dec 1932 Bishop Elmo Noel Joseph PereraBishop Emeritus of Galle
6 Dec 1932 Archbishop Nicholas Marcus FernandoArchbishop Emeritus of Colombo
12 Dec 1932 Archbishop Oswald Thomas Colman GomisArchbishop of Colombo
2 Sep 1936 Archbishop François Robert BacquéApostolic Nuncio to Netherlands
9 Dec 1936 Bishop Joseph Kingsley SwampillaiBishop of Trincomalee-Batticaloa
13 Jul 1938 Bishop Thomas SavundaranayagamBishop of Jaffna
16 Apr 1940 Bishop Rayappu JosephBishop of Mannar
26 Jun 1941 Archbishop Thomas Yeh Sheng-nanApostolic Nuncio to Algeria
11 Oct 1941 Bishop Vincent Marius Joseph PeirisAuxiliary Bishop of Colombo
5 Aug 1942 Archbishop Osvaldo PadillaApostolic Nuncio to Korea
6 Aug 1942 Bishop Joseph Vianney FernandoBishop of Kandy
16 Jan 1945 Bishop Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, S.S.S.Bishop of Badulla
5 Jan 1946 Archbishop Mario ZenariApostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka
6 Sep 1947 Bishop Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B.Bishop of Ratnapura
15 Nov 1947 Archbishop Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige DonSecretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Roman Curia
30 Aug 1949 Bishop Norbert Marshall Andradi, O.M.I.Bishop of Anuradhapura
9 Jun 1951 Bishop Harold Anthony PereraBishop of Galle
12 Oct 1952 Bishop Joseph PonniahAuxiliary Bishop of Trincomalee-Batticaloa
21 May 1958 Bishop Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence MendisBishop of Chilaw
25 Nov 1959 Father Ivan Tilak JayasunderaFormer Bishop-Elect of Ratnapura

============

Home | Search | Countries | Religious Orders | Popes | Holy See | Roman Curia | Statistics
Bishops: All | Living | Deceased | Youngest | Oldest | Cardinal Electors
Dioceses: All | Current | Titular | Vacant | Structured View
Events: Recent | by Date | by Year | Necrology

============

About Catholic-Hierarchy Terminology/Site Help
[ Comments/Corrections ] Copyright David M. Cheney, 1996-2008
code: v2.5.4, 1 Sep 08; data: 14 Sep 08