Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage

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Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage (born July 20, 1966 in Sri Lanka ) is a Roman Catholic clergyman , missionary scholar and curia official .

Life

Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage received on 16 December 2000, the sacrament of the priesthood and served as chaplain in the Diocese of Badulla active in Sri Lanka. After studying for a doctorate at Urbania, he was appointed professor of missiology at the Roman Pontifical Urban University.

Pope Benedict XVI appointed him on June 12, 2012 as Undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue . In 2014 he was confirmed in office by Pope Francis .

On July 3, 2019, Pope Francis appointed him Secretary of the Council for Interreligious Dialogue.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Website Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage on urbaniana.edu , accessed on June 24, 2017
  2. ↑ New Under-Secretary for Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue on news.va of June 12, 2012, accessed on June 24, 2017
  3. ^ Nomina del Sotto-Segretario del Pontificio Consiglio per il Dialogo Interreligioso , in: Press Office of the Holy See : Daily Bulletin of June 12, 2012.
  4. ↑ Alessandro Speciale: Cooperation between world faiths 'vital'. New Asian undersecretary looks to heal divisions, warns against fundamentalism on ucanews.com from June 26, 2012, accessed June 24, 2017
  5. ^ Nomina del Segretario del Pontificio Consiglio per il Dialogo Interreligioso. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, July 3, 2019, accessed July 3, 2019 (Italian).
personal data
SURNAME Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage, Indunil Janakaratne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage, Indunil J .; Kankanamalage, Indunil JK
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Sri Lankan clergyman and curia official
DATE OF BIRTH July 20, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Sri Lanka