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A move that will forge better North-South relations Rev. Father Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam was first ordained at the St. Lucia’s Cathedral, which will also host the Episcopal Consecration. Source:Dailynews A Tamil priest has been appointed an Auxiliary Bishop in Colombo Archdiocese in a move expected to improve North-South relations in Sri Lanka. Father Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam, 53, will serve as the third Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese. The Bishop-elect, who has a background in education, is fluent in Tamil, Sinhala and English. His Episcopal Consecration will be held at St. Lucia’s Cathedral in Kotahena today (29). ...

Sep 1, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam, Lal Pushpadewa Fernando, St. Lucia’s Cathedral, St. Sebastian’s College Comments 0

New chapter of Colombo Archdiocese history – By E. Weerapperuma Source:Dailynews The Episcopal Consecration of Monsignor Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam will take place today (29) at St. Lucia’s Cathedral, Kotahena, Colombo. The Episcopal Consecration of Monsignor Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam will take place today (29) at St. Lucia’s Cathedral, Kotahena, Colombo. Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka along with a limited number of priests and religious leaders representing the Archdiocese and other dioceses are expected to be present at the consecration ceremony. His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo will be the officiating prelate at the Episcopal Consecration. Karampom, also known as the “Little Vatican” in Kayts, Jaffna, the birthplace of the Auxiliary Bishop-Elect Anton Ranjith hailing from Our Lady of Refuge Parish, Jaffna, has been the fertile land claimed to have given seven bishops so far and Msgr. Pillainayagam is the eighth. He is a close relative ...

Sep 1, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam, Ven. Joseph Vaz Comments 0

Sri Lankans have high hopes for new Tamil bishop – by UCA News reporter, Colombo Father Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam, 53, will serve as the third auxiliary bishop of Colombo Archdiocese. Source:Ucanews A Tamil priest has been appointed an auxiliary bishop in Colombo Archdiocese in a move expected to improve north-south relations in Sri Lanka. Father Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam, 53, will serve as the third auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese. The bishop-elect, who has a background in education, is fluent in Tamil, Sinhala and English. His episcopal consecration will be held at St. Lucia’s Cathedral in Kotahena on Aug. 29. ...

Aug 26, 2020 Posted by eLanka admin In Articles Tagged Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam, St. Francis Xavier Major Seminary in Jaffna, St. Joseph Vaz Deva Dharma Nikethanaya, St. Peter's College in Colombo Comments 0