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Recent Bishop Events


DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
20 Jan 200646.2AppointedIvan Tilak JayasunderaBishop of RatnapuraFormer Bishop-Elect
6 Jul 200646.6ResignedIvan Tilak JayasunderaBishop-Elect of RatnapuraFormer Bishop-Elect
19 Oct 200675.0RetiredFrank Marcus FernandoBishop of ChilawBishop Emeritus
48.4SucceededWarnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence MendisBishop of Chilaw
4 May 200759.7AppointedCletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B.Bishop of Ratnapura
11 Jul 200759.8Ordained BishopCletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B.Bishop of Ratnapura
28 Jul 200759.9InstalledCletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B.Bishop of Ratnapura
10 Oct 200773.1DiedAmbrose Battista De PaoliApostolic Nuncio to Australia
19 Feb 200855.4AppointedJoseph PonniahAuxiliary Bishop of Trincomalee-BatticaloaBishop of Batticaloa
55.4AppointedJoseph PonniahTitular Bishop of Mons in MauretaniaBishop of Batticaloa
12 Apr 200865.7AppointedOsvaldo PadillaApostolic Nuncio to Korea
26 Apr 200865.7AppointedOsvaldo PadillaApostolic Nuncio to MongoliaApostolic Nuncio to Korea
24 May 200855.6Ordained BishopJoseph PonniahTitular Bishop of Mons in MauretaniaBishop of Batticaloa
30 Dec 200863.0AppointedMario ZenariApostolic Nuncio to Syria
21 Feb 200949.8AppointedJoseph SpiteriTitular Archbishop of SertaApostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka
49.8AppointedJoseph SpiteriApostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka
14 May 200976.8RetiredAnthony Leopold Raymond PeirisBishop of KurunegalaBishop Emeritus
57.9AppointedHarold Anthony PereraBishop of Kurunegala
24 May 200950.0Ordained BishopJoseph SpiteriTitular Archbishop of SertaApostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka
16 Jun 200976.5RetiredOswald Thomas Colman GomisArchbishop of ColomboArchbishop Emeritus
61.6AppointedAlbert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige DonCardinal, Archbishop of Colombo
5 Aug 200961.7InstalledAlbert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige DonCardinal, Archbishop of Colombo
24 Aug 200977.8DiedFrank Marcus FernandoBishop Emeritus of Chilaw
29 Apr 201069.4AppointedVictor Gnanapragasam, O.M.I.Vicar Apostolic of Quetta, Pakistan
69.4AppointedVictor Gnanapragasam, O.M.I.Titular Bishop of ThimidaVicar Apostolic of Quetta, Pakistan
16 Jul 201069.7Ordained BishopVictor Gnanapragasam, O.M.I.Titular Bishop of ThimidaVicar Apostolic of Quetta, Pakistan
20 Nov 201063.0AppointedAlbert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige DonCardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in LucinaCardinal, Archbishop of Colombo
63.0Elevated to CardinalAlbert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige DonCardinal, Archbishop of Colombo
13 Feb 201163.2InstalledAlbert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige DonCardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in LucinaCardinal, Archbishop of Colombo
27 May 201148.7AppointedRaymond Kingsley WickramasingheBishop of Galle
31 Aug 201149.0Ordained BishopRaymond Kingsley WickramasingheBishop of Galle
28 Nov 201163.5AppointedFidelis Lionel Emmanuel FernandoAuxiliary Bishop of Colombo
63.5AppointedFidelis Lionel Emmanuel FernandoTitular Bishop of HortaAuxiliary Bishop of Colombo
58.2AppointedSampathawaduge Maxwell Grenville SilvaAuxiliary Bishop of Colombo
58.2AppointedSampathawaduge Maxwell Grenville SilvaTitular Bishop of LesinaAuxiliary Bishop of Colombo
15 Dec 201175.3RetiredFrançois Robert BacquéApostolic Nuncio to NetherlandsApostolic Nuncio Emeritus
11 Feb 201263.7Ordained BishopFidelis Lionel Emmanuel FernandoTitular Bishop of HortaAuxiliary Bishop of Colombo
58.4Ordained BishopSampathawaduge Maxwell Grenville SilvaTitular Bishop of LesinaAuxiliary Bishop of Colombo
3 Jul 201259.7AppointedJoseph PonniahBishop of Batticaloa
75.6AppointedJoseph Kingsley SwampillaiBishop of Trincomalee
3 Dec 201285.6DiedLeo Rajendram AntonyBishop Emeritus of Trincomalee-Batticaloa

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