Bishop of Colombo

The Anglican Bishop of Colombo is the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Colombo, a diocese in the Church of Ceylon which is part of the Anglican Communion. The Diocese of Colombo was founded in 1845, as the diocese of the Church of England in Ceylon.

List of bishops
Bishops of Colombo
From Until Incumbent Notes
1845 1861 James Chapman first Bishop of Colombo installed in the presiding seat
1862 1871 Piers Claughton first Bishop of St Helena (1859 – 61) and upon his return to England was appointed Archdeacon of London (1871 – 84)
1872 1875 Hugh Jermyn translated to Bishop of Brechin (1875 – 1903) and Primus of Scotland (1886 – 1901)
1876 1902 Reginald Copleston translated to Bishop of Calcutta and Metropolitan of India (1902 – 13)
1903 1924 Ernest Copleston
1924 1938 Mark Carpenter-Garnier
1938 1947 Cecil Horsley appointed as Bishop of Gibraltar (1947–53)
1948 1964 Rollo Graham Campbell
1964 1971 Harold de Soysa first Ceylonese Bishop of Colombo
1971 1977 Cyril Abeynaike
1978 1987 Swithin Fernando
1987 1992 Jabez Gnanapragasam
1992 2001 Kenneth Fernando
2001 2010 Duleep De Chickera
2011 2020 Dhiloraj Canagasabey
2020 present Dushantha Lakshman Rodrigo Consecrated and installed as the 16th Bishop of Colombo on 28th October, 2020

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