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Recent Bishop Events


DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
29 Sep 201785.1DiedAnthony Leopold Raymond PeirisBishop Emeritus of Kurunegala
22 Nov 201769.5AppointedFidelis Lionel Emmanuel FernandoBishop of MannarBishop Emeritus
30 Dec 201769.6InstalledFidelis Lionel Emmanuel FernandoBishop of MannarBishop Emeritus
81.0CeasedJoseph Kingsley SwampillaiApostolic Administrator of MannarBishop Emeritus of Trincomalee
7 Mar 201858.7AppointedJoseph SpiteriApostolic Nuncio to LebanonApostolic Nuncio to México
4 Apr 201859.5AppointedJayakody Aratchige Don Anton JayakodyAuxiliary Bishop of Colombo
59.5AppointedJayakody Aratchige Don Anton JayakodyTitular Bishop of MulliAuxiliary Bishop of Colombo
76.4RetiredVincent Marius Joseph PeirisAuxiliary Bishop of ColomboAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
23 Jun 201859.7Ordained BishopJayakody Aratchige Don Anton JayakodyTitular Bishop of MulliAuxiliary Bishop of Colombo
3 Jul 201952.9AppointedIndunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku KankanamalageSecretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious DialogueSecretary of the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
2 Jan 202070.7RetiredPierre Nguyễn Văn TốtApostolic Nuncio to Sri LankaApostolic Nuncio
10 Apr 202087.3DiedNicholas Marcus FernandoArchbishop Emeritus of Colombo
13 Jun 202055.9AppointedBrian UdaigweApostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka
13 Jul 202053.8AppointedAnton Ranjith PillainayagamAuxiliary Bishop of Colombo
53.8AppointedAnton Ranjith PillainayagamTitular Bishop of MaterianaAuxiliary Bishop of Colombo
29 Aug 202053.9Ordained BishopAnton Ranjith PillainayagamTitular Bishop of MaterianaAuxiliary Bishop of Colombo
12 Dec 202080.0DiedVictor Gnanapragasam, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Quetta, Pakistan
1 Apr 202180.9DiedRayappu JosephBishop Emeritus of Mannar
9 Oct 202179.1RetiredJoseph Vianney FernandoBishop of KandyBishop Emeritus
63.3AppointedWarnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence MendisBishop of Kandy
17 Jan 202263.6AppointedWarnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence MendisApostolic Administrator of ChilawBishop of Kandy
63.6InstalledWarnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence MendisBishop of Kandy
7 Jul 202263.1AppointedJoseph SpiteriApostolic Nuncio to México
30 Jan 202378.0RetiredJulian Winston Sebastian Fernando, S.S.S.Bishop of BadullaBishop Emeritus
52.7AppointedEchchampulle Arachchige Jude Nishanta SilvaBishop of Badulla
3 Feb 202390.1DiedOswald Thomas Colman GomisArchbishop Emeritus of Colombo
22 Apr 202352.9Ordained BishopEchchampulle Arachchige Jude Nishanta SilvaBishop of Badulla
9 Nov 202387.1DiedFrançois Robert BacquéApostolic Nuncio
6 Dec 202354.8AppointedArachchige Don Wimal Siri Appuhamy JayasuriyaBishop of Chilaw
2 Mar 202455.1Ordained BishopArachchige Don Wimal Siri Appuhamy JayasuriyaBishop of Chilaw
65.7CeasedWarnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence MendisApostolic Administrator of ChilawBishop of Kandy
5 Mar 202456.3AppointedPeter Antony Wyman CroosBishop of Ratnapura
76.4RetiredCletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B.Bishop of RatnapuraBishop Emeritus
13 May 202482.5DiedVincent Marius Joseph PeirisAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Colombo
1 Jun 202456.5Ordained BishopPeter Antony Wyman CroosBishop of Ratnapura
19 Aug 202457.9AppointedAnton Ranjith PillainayagamApostolic Administrator of BatticaloaAuxiliary Bishop of Colombo
71.8ResignedJoseph PonniahBishop of BatticaloaBishop Emeritus
14 Dec 202459.4AppointedGnanapragasam AnthonypillaiBishop of MannarBishop-Elect
76.5RetiredFidelis Lionel Emmanuel FernandoBishop of MannarBishop Emeritus

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