Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris

Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris
Bishop of Kurunegala
ChurchCatholic Church
DioceseDiocese of Kurunegala
In office15 May 1987 – 14 May 2009
PredecessorDiocese erected
SuccessorHarold Anthony Perera
Orders
Ordination20 December 1958
by Thomas Cooray[1]
Consecration18 July 1987
by Nicholas Fernando[1]
Personal details
Born(1932-08-09)9 August 1932
Kalaeliya (east of Bopitiya), Western Province, Island of Ceylon and its Dependencies, British Empire
Died29 September 2017(2017-09-29) (aged 85)
Kurunegala, North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris (9 August 1932 – 29 September 2017) was a Roman Catholic bishop.

Ordained to the priesthood in 1958, Peiris served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, from 1987 until 2009.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Bishop Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-05-19.
  2. ↑ Diocese of Kurunegala


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