Jabez Gnanapragasam
Right Reverend Jabez Jebasir Gnanapragasam | |
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Bishop of Colombo | |
Church | Anglican Church of Ceylon |
See | Anglican Diocese of Colombo |
In office | 1987–1992 |
Predecessor | Swithin Winston Fernando |
Successor | Kenneth Michael James Fernando |
Personal details | |
Born | Colombo, Sri Lanka | 30 July 1924
Died | 1 November 1997 Nugegoda, Sri Lanka | (aged 73)
Spouse | Grace (m. 1953) |
Children | 1 |
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Jabez Jebasir Gnanapragasam (30 July 1924 – 1 November 1997) was the 12th Anglican Bishop of Colombo,[1] Sri Lanka. [2] He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy, read History at University of Ceylon and Theology at Bishop's College, Calcutta. He was married to Grace (24 February 1934 – 2 October 2019) from 1953 until his death in November 1997.[3] His brother, Emmanuel was also an Anglican priest.
See also[]
- Church of Ceylon
- Anglican Bishop of Colombo
- Anglican Diocese of Colombo
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Categories:
- 1924 births
- 1997 deaths
- 20th-century Anglican bishops in Asia
- Anglican bishops of Colombo
- Sri Lankan Anglican bishops
- Sri Lankan Tamil priests