The Right Reverend Swithin Fernando | |
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Bishop of Colombo | |
Church | Anglican Church of Ceylon |
See | Anglican Diocese of Colombo |
In office | 1978β1987 |
Predecessor | Cyril Abeynaike |
Successor | Jabez Jabasir Gnanapragasam |
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Ordination | 1944 |
Swithin Winston Fernando was an Anglican Bishop of Colombo in Sri Lanka.
An alumnus of Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa he was the Archdeacon of Colombo in 1971 and consecrated Bishop of Colombo in January 1978. A incumbent of All Saints' Church, Galle and St. Luke's Church Borella, he died on 5 December 2009 and a memorial service to honour his life of service to the Anglican Communion was held the following year in February.
See also
References
- St Thomasβ College, Mount Lavinia Archived 2010-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Sunday Island
- Sunday Times
- Daily News
- Holy Emmanuel Church, Moratuwa: A towering monument of faith, Dilshan Joseph (2019) Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) Retrieved 7 March 2019
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Preceded byCyril Abeynaike | Bishop of Colombo 1978 – 1987 |
Succeeded byJabez Jabasir Gnanapragasam |
Bishops of Colombo | |
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Archdeacon of Colombo | |
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