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Sampathawaduge Maxwell Grenville Silva was born on September 27, 1953, in Willorawatte, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Presently he is serving as the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Colombo . [ 1 ]
Its name was changed by Pope Pius XII to the Archdiocese of Colombo in Ceylon on December 6, 1944, but was returned to simply the Archdiocese of Colombo on May 22, 1972 by Pope Paul VI. It enjoyed Papal visits form Pope Paul VI (December 1970), Pope John Paul II (January 1995) and Pope Francis (January 2015).
1]: Country: Sri Lanka: Language(s): Sinhala English Latin: Denomination: Roman Catholic: Tradition: Roman(Latin): History; Status: Parish Church: Founded: 7 August 1872; 152 years ago (): Dedication: Saint Anne: Architecture; Functional status: Active: Administration; District: Gampaha District: Province: Western Province: Metropolis: Colombo: Archdiocese: Archdiocese of Colombo [2]: Parish ...
The school is now known as St.Paul's School, Milagiriya and is a Government-run educational institution. The Church constructed in the style of a Greek Basilica was consecrated by Bishop E. A. Copleston, Bishop of Colombo. In the 1950s Reverend Canon Ivan Corea built the Rev. Lucien Jansz Memorial.
Pages in category "Roman Catholic auxiliary bishops of Colombo" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
As of June 2022 the president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Sri Lanka is Bishop Harold Anthony Perera, the bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala. The secretary general of the bishops conference is Bishop J.D. Anthony, auxiliary bishop of Colombo. The conference is an incorporated entity in Sri Lanka. [1]
A Holy Cross Church was known to be located near the heart of Gampaha during the Portuguese ruling period in Sri Lanka(1505–1658). [2] This was during the reign of King Rajasingha II (1629–1687), the third king of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka.
Cyril Abeynaike, 10th bishop of Colombo (Anglican) Tissa Balasuriya (Catholic) Cardinal Thomas Cooray, 8th archbishop of Colombo; Ivan Corea (Anglican) Duleep de Chickera, 14th bishop of Colombo (Anglican) Lakdasa De Mel, 1st bishop of Kurunegala (Anglican) Lynn de Silva (Methodist) Harold de Soysa, 9th bishop of Colombo (Anglican)