Kumara Illangasinghe
Right Reverend Kumara Illangasinghe | |
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Anglican Bishop of Kurunegala | |
Church | Anglican Church of Ceylon |
See | Anglican Diocese of Kurunegala |
In office | 2000 - 2010 |
Predecessor | Andrew Kumarage |
Successor | Gregory Shantha Kumar Francis |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1971 by Lakshman Wickramasinghe |
Consecration | 2000 |
Personal details | |
Born | Sri Lanka |
Previous post(s) | Principal at Theological College Of Lanka |
Kumara Illangasinghe, (B.Sc., B.D., M.Litt) is a former Anglican Bishop of Ceylon. After his ordination in 1971, he served in parishes including Thalampitiya, Rathmeewela and Aragoda. After that, he was appointed as the chaplain of Trinity College, Kandy.
Illangasinghe was the principal of the Theological College of Lanka between 1992 and 1999. In 2000 he was consecrated as the fourth Bishop of Kurunegala, following the retirement of Bishop Andrew Kumarage.
He is married to Dr. Lakmini Illangasinghe.
See also
- Church of Ceylon
- Bishop of Kurunegala
References
External links
- The Church of Ceylon (Anglican Communion)
- Anglican Church of Ceylon News
- Period in Office as Bishop
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Preceded by Andrew Kumarage | Bishop of Kurunegala 2000 – 2010 | Succeeded by |
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Bishops of Kurunegala
- Lakdasa De Mel (1950 – 1963)
- Lakshman Wickremasinghe (1962 – 1983)
- Andrew Oliver Kumarage (1984 – 2000)
- Kumara Illangasinghe (2000 – 2010)
- Gregory Shantha Kumar Francis (2010 – 2015)
- Keerthisiri Fernando (2017 – 2022)
- Nishantha Fernando (2023 – present)