Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris
Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris (born August 9, 1932 in Kalaeliya , Sri Lanka , † September 29, 2017 in Kurunegala ) was a Sri Lankan clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of Kurunegala .
Life
Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris was ordained a priest on December 20, 1958 .
Pope John Paul II appointed him on May 15, 1987 as the first bishop of the diocese of Kurunegala, established on the same date . The episcopal ordination donated him the Archbishop of Colombo , Nicholas Marcus Fernando , on July 18 of the same year; Co- consecrators were Edmund Joseph Fernando OMI , Bishop of Badulla , and Joseph Kingsley Swampillai , Bishop of Trincomalee-Batticaloa .
On May 14, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI. his age-related retirement.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of Kurunegala 1987–2009 |
Harold Anthony Perera |
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| SURNAME | Peiris, Anthony Leopold Raymond |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Sri Lankan clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Kurunegala |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kalaeliya , Sri Lanka |
| DATE OF DEATH | 29th September 2017 |
| Place of death | Kurunegala |