Church Roman Catholic Church | Name Kingsley Swampillai Installed 17 March 1983 Term ended June 3, 2015 | |
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Province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo | ||
BISHOP Joseph Kingsley Swampillai, VOICE CUT.wmv
Right Reverend Joseph Kingsley Swampillai (born 9 December 1936) is a Sri Lankan Tamil priest and former Roman Catholic Bishop of Trincomalee.
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- BISHOP Joseph Kingsley Swampillai VOICE CUTwmv
- tamil interview with rt rev dr kingsley swampillai the bishop of trincomalee
- Early life and family
- Career
- References
tamil interview with rt rev dr kingsley swampillai the bishop of trincomalee
Early life and family
Swampillai was born on 9 December 1936 in Kayts on the island of Velanaitivu in northern Ceylon. He was educated at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna.
Career
Swampillai was ordained as a priest in December 1961. In March 1983 he became Bishop of Trincomalee-Batticaloa. He became Bishop of Trincomalee after the creation of the Diocese of Batticaloa in July 2012. Swampillai resigned on 3 June 2015.
References
Kingsley Swampillai Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA