Cyril Abeynaike

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Right Reverend Cyril Abeynaike
Anglican Bishop of Colombo
Church	Anglican Church of Ceylon
See	Anglican Diocese of Colombo
In office	1971 — 1977
Predecessor	Charles Harold Wilfred de Soysa
Successor	Swithin Winston Fernando
Personal details
Born	22 February 1911 Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Previous post	Archdeacon of Colombo

Cyril Lindon Abeynaike, MA (February 22, 1911-May.8 1991 ) is a former Anglican Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka.^[1]

Educated at Royal College, Colombo and went on to study history at the University College, Colombo and theology at the King's College, London. He was made the Archdeacon of Colombo before he was elected as the Bishop of Colombo.

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↑ Bishop Cyril was a true shepherd of people

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v t e Bishops of Colombo

James Chapman Piers Claughton Hugh Jermyn Reginald Copleston Ernest Copleston Mark Carpenter-Garnier Cecil Horsley Rollo Graham Campbell Harold De Soyza Cyril Abeynaike Swithin Fernando Jabez Gnanapragasam Kenneth Fernando Duleep De Chickera

Persondata
Name	Abeynaike, Cyril
Alternative names
Short description	Sri Lankan Anglican bishop
Date of birth	22 February 1911
Place of birth	Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Date of death	1991
Place of death

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Cyril Abeynaike

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