Kenneth Fernando
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Right Reverend Kenneth Fernando | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Colombo | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Ceylon |
| See | Anglican Diocese of Colombo |
| In office | 1992 — 2001 |
| Predecessor | Jabez Jabasir Gnanapragasam |
| Successor | Duleep Kamil de Chickera |
| Previous posts | Director, Ecumenical Institute for Study and Dialogue |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1992 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1932 |
| Died | 3 September 2025 (aged 93) |
Kenneth Michael James Fernando (25 July 1932 – 3 September 2025) was a Sri Lankan Anglican clergyman who was Bishop of Colombo.[1][2][3]
Born in Moratuwa and educated at Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa and Royal College, Colombo and at the University of Oxford, he served as the Secretary of the Diocese before he was elected as the Bishop of Colombo. He served as the Vicar of Maharagama Anglican Church prior to his ordination. Fernando died on 3 September 2025, at the age of 93.[4][5]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Ethnic Conflict of Sri Lanka: Time Line - From Independence to 1999 Archived 12 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Not one Bishop, but two R.A. Piyadasa (Sunday Times)
- ↑ Holy Emmanuel Church, Moratuwa: A towering monument of faith, Dilshan Joseph (2019) Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) Retrieved 7 March 2019
- ↑ "CCA mourns the passing of Bishop Kenneth M. Fernando, former CCA President". Christian Conference of Asia. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ↑ "Former Church of Ceylon Bishop Kenneth Fernando passes away". Daily Mirror. 4 September 2025. Archived from the original on 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
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- Alumni of Royal College, Colombo
- Alumni of the University of Oxford
- Anglican bishops of Colombo
- Sri Lankan expatriates in the United Kingdom