Kenneth Michael James Fernando is a former
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 ...
, Sri Lanka.
Holy Emmanuel Church, Moratuwa: A towering monument of faith
Dilshan Joseph (2019) Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka)
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Born in Moratuwa
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and educated at Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa
Prince of Wales' College ( Sinhala: වේල්ස් කුමර විද්යාලය ''Wales Kumara Vidyalaya'', Tamil: பிரின்ஸ் ஆஃப் வேல்ஸ் கல்லூரி) is a selective-entry boys' scho ...
and Royal College, Colombo
Royal College, Colombo also known as; Royal Colombo, Colombo Royal College or Colombo Royal) is a Single-sex education, boys' school located in Cinnamon Gardens, Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Started by Joseph Marsh (priest), Joseph Mar ...
and at the University of Oxford
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, he served as the Secretary of the Diocese before he was elected as the Bishop of Colombo. He served as the Vicar of Maharagama Anglican Church prior to his ordination.
See also
*Church of Ceylon
The Church of Ceylon () is the Anglican Church in Sri Lanka. It is an extraprovincial jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who serves as its Metropolitan bishop, Metropolitan. It was established in 1845 with the appointment of the fir ...
*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 ...
* St Luke's Church, Borella
References
External links
Church of Ceylon - The Anglican Church in Sri Lanka
The Church of Ceylon (Anglican Communion)
Anglican Church of Ceylon News
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20th-century Anglican bishops in Asia
Sinhalese people
Sri Lankan Anglican bishops
Sri Lankan educational theorists
Sri Lankan chaplains
Anglican chaplains
Alumni of Royal College, Colombo
Alumni of the University of Oxford
Anglican bishops of Colombo
Living people
Sri Lankan expatriates in the United Kingdom
1932 births