Dushantha Lakshman Rodrigo (born 5 October 1968) is the 16th and current

Anglican Bishop of Colombo The Anglican Bishop of Colombo is the ecclesiastical head of the Anglican Diocese of Colombo, a diocese in the Church of Ceylon which is part of the Anglican Communion. The Anglican Diocese of Colombo was founded in 1845, as the diocese of the C ...

Early life

Dushantha Lakshman Rodrigo was born in Trincomalee on 5 October 1968, the son of Arthur William Rodrigo and Ruth Adlene De Alwis, his parents married at the Jaffna Methodist Church in 1960. His father, Arthur, served in the Sri Lankan Navy.

Education

Rodrigo received his primary and secondary education at S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia. He later joined the

Theological College of Lanka The Theological College of Lanka (TCL) is a college that was inaugurated in 1963 by the Anglican Church, the Methodist Church and the Baptist Church in Sri Lanka. Later the Presbyterian Church (Presbytery of Lanka) joined the federation, to edu ...

. He holds a PgD in Counselling and Psychosocial Support from the

University of Colombo (Buddhih Sarvatra Bhrajate) , mottoeng = ''Wisdom Enlightens'' , established = , endowment = LKR 1.461 billion

, and an MA in Development Studies from the

Open University of Sri Lanka "The Open University of Sri Lanka" (OUSL; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා විවෘත විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, ta, இலங்கை திறந்த பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a national universit ...

Ministry

Rodrigo also served as a chaplain at several schools, such as; S. Thomas' College, Gurutalawa 1995 - 1999,

Bishop's College, Colombo , motto_translation = Not for self, but for all , streetaddress = 15 Boyd Place , city = Colombo , postcode = , country = Sri Lanka , coordinates = , sc ...

2008 - 2011, S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia (He also served as the acting warden) 2011. He was later appointed the Headmaster of S. Thomas' Preparatory School, from 2015-2020. Rodrigo was initially an assistant curate at Holy Trinity Church, Nuwara Eliya, and Christ Church Ragala from 1995 - 1996. He was also the vicar at several churches; Church of the Ascension Matara 2000 - 2003, Christ Church Mutwal from 2003 - 2006,

St Michael and All Angels Church, Polwatte St Michael and All Angels Church, Polwatte ( si, කොල්ලුපිටිය ගල් පල්ලිය) is located in Kollupitiya, a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. History In 1844 Rev. Solomon David from Kotahena began holding regular ...

2006 - 2011, St Mary & St John Church, Nugegoda from 2012 - 2017, and St. Paul's Church Colombo 2017-2020.https://lk.linkedin.com/in/rev-dushantha-rodrigo-0968bb36 In 2020, Rodrigo became the 16th Bishop of Colombo.

References

Living people Alumni of S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia Sri Lankan Christian clergy 1968 births Anglican bishops of Colombo {{Anglican-bishop-stub