Dhiloraj Canagasabey
| The Right Reverend Dhiloraj Canagasabey | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Colombo | |
| Church | Church of Ceylon |
| Diocese | Diocese of Colombo |
| Installed | 14 May 2011 |
| Predecessor | Duleep De Chickera |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 May 1955 Batticaloa, Ceylon |
| Alma mater |
St. Michael's College, Batticaloa University of Serampore |
Dhiloraj Ranjit Canagasabey (born 23 May 1955) is a Sri Lankan Tamil bishop who is the current Bishop of Colombo in the Church of Ceylon.[1][2]
Early life and family
Canagasabey was born on 23 May 1955 in Batticaloa, Ceylon.[3][4] He was educated at the Roman Catholic St. Michael's College, Batticaloa.[3][5]
Canagasabey, a trilingual Tamil, is married to Harshini, a Sinhalese woman from Colombo.[6][7] They have a daughter (Dhilukshini) and a son (Dhiranjan).[5][8]
Career
After school Canagasabey joined the hospitality industry as management trainee at hotel school, later working at the Hotel Lanka Oberoi for five years.[4][5] However, he later left the industry to study theology at the Theological College of Lanka, Pilimatalawa in 1977.[4][5] He obtained Bachelor of Theology and Bachelor of Divinity degrees from the University of Serampore.[3][5]
Canagasabey was ordained as a deacon on 27 May 1983 and a priest on 3 June 1983.[4] After serving in several parishes he became Archdeacon of Nuwara Eliya on 17 December 1997.[4][5] He was chaplain and acting headmaster of S. Thomas' College, Bandarawela.[4][5] On 5 March 2011 the Diocesan Council of the Diocese of Colombo elected Canagasabey to be the 15th Church of Ceylon Bishop of Colombo.[3][5] He was consecrated on 14 May 2011 at the Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour, Colombo.[9][10]
References
- ↑ "Provincial Directory: Colombo". Anglican Consultative Council.
- ↑ "Bishop of Colombo". Diocese of Colombo.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "New Anglican Bishop of Colombo elected". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 6 March 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Herat, Gwen (14 March 2011). "The new Bishop-elect: Spiritual leader of great humility". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 "Venerable Dhiloraj Ranjith Canagasabey elected next Bishop of Colombo". Daily FT. 9 April 2011.
- ↑ Perera, Melani Manel (18 May 2011). "Colombo’s new Anglican bishop ordained". AsiaNews.
- ↑ "New Anglican Colombo bishop". UCANews.com. 7 March 2011.
- ↑ "Canagasabey elected Bishop of Colombo". The Island (Sri Lanka). 3 April 2011.
- ↑ "Ranjit Canagasabey consecrated as 15th Bishop of Colombo". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 15 May 2011.
- ↑ Nesiah, Lanka (22 May 2011). "Colombo has a new Bishop". Sunday Island (Sri Lanka).