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The Right Reverend
Swithin Fernando
Bishop of Colombo
ChurchAnglican Church of Ceylon
SeeAnglican Diocese of Colombo
In office1978–1987
PredecessorCyril Abeynaike
SuccessorJabez Jabasir Gnanapragasam
Orders
Ordination1944

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

  1. St Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia Archived 2010-09-01 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Sunday Island
  3. Sunday Times
  4. Daily News
  5. Holy Emmanuel Church, Moratuwa: A towering monument of faith, Dilshan Joseph (2019) Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) Retrieved 7 March 2019

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Anglican Communion titles
Preceded byCyril Abeynaike Bishop of Colombo
1978 – 1987
Succeeded byJabez Jabasir Gnanapragasam
Bishops of Colombo


Archdeacon of Colombo


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