Kumara Illangasinghe, (B.Sc., B.D., M.Litt) is a former Anglican
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...
of
Ceylon
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
. 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
Trinity College, Kandy is a private Anglican boys' school located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It offers both day and boarding facilities. It was founded in 1872 by British Anglican missionaries of the Church Missionary Society, modelled on Britis ...
.
Illangasinghe was the principal of the
Theological College of Lanka
The Theological College of Lanka (TCL) is an ecumenical college for Pastoral Formation (seminary) that was inaugurated in 1963 by the Anglican Church, the Methodist Church and the Baptist Church in Sri Lanka. Later the Presbyterian Church (Presb ...
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
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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 ...
*
Bishop of Kurunegala
References
External links
Church of Ceylon - The Anglican Church in Sri LankaDiocese of KurunegalaThe Church of Ceylon (Anglican Communion)Anglican Church of Ceylon News
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20th-century Anglican bishops in Asia
Sri Lankan Anglican bishops
Sri Lankan educational theorists
Anglican bishops of Kurunegala
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)