Vale: Bishop Kenneth Fernando

From Wikipedia …………… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Fernando

Kenneth Michael James Fernando (25 July 1932–3 September 2025) was a Sri Lankan Anglican clergyman who was Bishop of Colombo.[1][2][3]

 Born in Moratuwa and educated at Prince of Wales’ College, Moratuwa and Royal College, Colombo and at the University of Oxford, 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. Fernando died on 3 September 2025, at the age of 93.[4][5]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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References

  1. Ethnic Conflict of Sri Lanka: Time Line – From Independence to 1999 Archived 2009-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Not one Bishop, but twoA. Piyadasa (Sunday Times)
  3. Holy Emmanuel Church, Moratuwa: A towering monument of faith, Dilshan Joseph (2019) Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) Retrieved 7 March 2019
  4. CCA mourns the passing of Bishop Kenneth M. Fernando, former CCA President. Christian Conference of Asia. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  5. “Former Church of Ceylon Bishop Kenneth Fernando passes away”. Daily Mirror. 2025-09-04. Archived from the original on 2025-09-04. Retrieved 2025-09-04.

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