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Sri Lanka

Seniority by Priestly Ordination

Ordained
Priest		YearsNameCurrent Title
13 Jul 1947 Archbishop Carlo CurisApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Canada
7 Dec 1954 Bishop Leo Rajendram AntonyBishop Emeritus of Trincomalee-Batticaloa
22 Dec 1956 Bishop Frank Marcus FernandoBishop Emeritus of Chilaw
3 Feb 1958 Archbishop Oswald Thomas Colman GomisArchbishop of Colombo
20 Dec 1958 Bishop Anthony Leopold Raymond PeirisBishop of Kurunegala
20 Dec 1959 Archbishop Nicholas Marcus FernandoArchbishop Emeritus of Colombo
21 Dec 1960 Bishop Elmo Noel Joseph PereraBishop Emeritus of Galle
20 Dec 1961 Bishop Joseph Kingsley SwampillaiBishop of Trincomalee-Batticaloa
21 Dec 1963 Bishop Thomas SavundaranayagamBishop of Jaffna
20 Feb 1966 Archbishop Osvaldo PadillaApostolic Nuncio to Korea
1 Oct 1966 Archbishop François Robert BacquéApostolic Nuncio to Netherlands
21 Dec 1966 Bishop Joseph Vianney FernandoBishop of Kandy
13 Dec 1967 Bishop Rayappu JosephBishop of Mannar
5 Jul 1970 Archbishop Mario ZenariApostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka
27 Mar 1971 Archbishop Thomas Yeh Sheng-nanApostolic Nuncio to Algeria
25 Jan 1972 Bishop Vincent Marius Joseph PeirisAuxiliary Bishop of Colombo
4 Aug 1973 Bishop Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B.Bishop of Ratnapura
29 Jun 1975 Archbishop Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige DonSecretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Roman Curia
6 Sep 1975 Bishop Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, S.S.S.Bishop of Badulla
30 Apr 1980 Bishop Joseph PonniahAuxiliary Bishop of Trincomalee-Batticaloa
10 May 1980 Bishop Norbert Marshall Andradi, O.M.I.Bishop of Anuradhapura
5 Jul 1980 Bishop Harold Anthony PereraBishop of Galle
20 Jul 1985 Bishop Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence MendisBishop of Chilaw
3 Aug 1985 Father Ivan Tilak JayasunderaFormer Bishop-Elect of Ratnapura

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