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Patrician Bishops

Posted on April 26, 2023
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Rt. Rev. Dr Alfred-Jean Guyomard, O.M.IBishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka - Episcopal Ordination - 9 March 1924 (Rector 1921 - 1924)Date of Death - 27 February 1956 ***
Rt. Rev. Dr Jerome Emilianuspillai O.M.I.Bishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka - Episcopal Ordination - 22 May 1949Date of Death - 17 July 1972 ***
Rt. Rev. Dr Dominic Aloysius VendargonArchbishop of Kuala Lampur, Malaysia - Episcopal Ordination - 21 August 1955Date of Death - 3 August 2005 ***
Rt. Rev. Dr Jacob Bastiampillai DeogupillaiBishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka - Episcopal Ordination - 11 May 1967Date of Death - 25 April 2003 ***
Rt. Rev. Dr Leo Rajendram AntonyBishop of Trincomalee–Batticaloa, Sri Lanka - Episcopal Ordination - 21 November 1968Date of Death - 3 December 2012
Rt. Rev. Dr Appasinghe Paul PereraBishop of Kandy, Sri Lanka - Episcopal Ordination - 29 June 1973Date of Death - 16 May 1989 ***
Rt. Rev. Dr Antony SelvanayagamBishop of Penang, Malaysia - Episcopal Ordination - 1 September 1980
Rt. Rev. Dr Thomas Emmanuel SavundaranayagamBishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka - Episcopal Ordination - 30 July 1981
Rt. Rev. Dr Joseph Kingsley SwampillaiBishop of Trincomalee–Batticaloa, Sri Lanka - Episcopal Ordination - 7 May 1983
Rt. Rev. Dr Rayappu JosephBishop of Mannar, Sri Lanka - Episcopal Ordination - 20 October 1992Date of Death - 1 April 2021 ***
Rt. Rev. Dr Victor GnanapragasamApostolic Vicar of Quetta, Pakistan - Episcopal Ordination - 16 July 2010Date of Death - 12 December 2020 ***
Rt. Rev. Dr Justin Bernard GnanapragasamBishop of Jaffna, Sri Lanka - Episcopal Ordination - 28 November 2015 (Rector 2002 - 2007)
Rt. Rev. Dr Anton Ranjith PillainayagamAuxiliary Bishop of Colombo - Episcopal Ordination - 29 August 2020
Rt. Rev. Dr Gnanapragasam AnthonypillaiBishop of Mannar - Episcopal Ordination - 22 February 2025
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***Date of DeathInterred at
Rt. Rev. Dr Alfred-Jean Guyomard, O.M.I27 February 1956St Mary's Cathedral, Jaffna
Rt. Rev. Dr Jerome Emilianuspillai O.M.I.17 July 1972St Mary's Cathedral, Jaffna
Rt. Rev. Dr Jacob Bastiampillai Deogupillai25 April 2003St Mary's Cathedral, Jaffna
Rt. Rev. Dr Dominic Aloysius Vendargon3 August 2005St. John's Cathedral, Kuala Lumpur
Rt. Rev. Dr Appasinghe Paul Perera16 May 1989St Anthony's Cathedral, Kandy
Rt. Rev. Dr Victor Gnanapragasam12 December 2020Holy Rosary Cathedral, Quetta (Gardens)
Rt. Rev. Dr Rayappu Joseph1 April 2021St Sebastian's Cathedral, Mannar

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