The Episcopal Ordination and Enthronement of Ven Keerthisiri Fernando, Archdeacon of Nuwara Eliya as the 6 th Bishop of Kurunagala takes place on the Feast of the Epihany, Saturday 6 th January at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Kurunegala. Two Archbishops and six Bishops, both retired and still serving will participate in the service of ordination.
Archbishops
Phillip Freier - Primate of Australia
Ian Ernest - Former Archbishop of the Province of the Indian Ocean
Bishops:
Paul Slater - of Richmond and Suffragan Bishop of Leeds
Robert Paterson – Retired Bishop of Sodor and Man
Mar Joseph Barnabas - of the Malankara Syrian Mar Thomas Church, India
Kenneth Fernando - Retired Bishop of Colombo
Kumara Illangasinghe - Retired Bishop of Kurunagala
Duleep de Chickera - Retired Bishop of Colombo
The procession and service commences at 8.30 am
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