Bishop of Kurunegala

The Anglican Bishop of Kurunegala is the bishop of the Diocese of Kurunegala, a diocese in the Church of Ceylon which is part of the Anglican Communion. The Diocese of Kurunegala was founded in 1960, as the diocese of the Church of England in Ceylon.

List of Bishops

Bishops of Kurunegala
From Until Incumbent Qualifications Notes
1960 1962 Lakdasa De Mel M.A. first Bishop of Kurunegala, installed on 2 February 1960

Installed in May 1962 as Metropolitan Bishop of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon

1962 1983 Lakshman Wickremasinghe one of the youngest bishops in the Anglican Communion
1983 2000 Andrew Oliver Kumarage B. Div., Dip. RE
2000 2010 Kumara Illangasinghe B. Sc., B. Div., M. Litt.
2010 2015 Gregory Shantha Kumar Francis B. Th. first Tamil bishop, resigned in January 2015
2015 present vacant

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