Bishop Edmund Peiris, O.M.I. †

Deceased

Bishop Emeritus of Chilaw

Events

Date	Age	Event	Title
27 Dec 1897		Born	Chilaw
25 Feb 1924	26.2	Ordained Priest	Priest of Oblates of Mary Immaculate
12 Jan 1940	42.0	Appointed	Bishop of Chilaw, Sri Lanka
25 Apr 1940	42.3	Ordained Bishop	Bishop of Chilaw, Sri Lanka
27 Dec 1972	75.0	Resigned	Bishop of Chilaw, Sri Lanka
4 Sep 1989	91.7	Died	Bishop Emeritus of Chilaw, Sri Lanka

a priest for 65.5 years
a bishop for 49.4 years

Principal Co-Consecrator of:
Thomas Benjamin Cardinal Cooray, O.M.I. †
Bishop Anthony de Saram †
Bishop Frank Marcus Fernando

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