Joseph Vianney Fernando

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Joseph Vianney Fernando (born August 6, 1942 in Buruliapitiya-Negombo ) is a Sri Lankan priest and bishop of Kandy .

Life

Joseph Vianney Fernando was ordained a priest on December 21, 1966 . Pope John Paul II appointed him Bishop of Kandy on March 17, 1983 .

The retired bishop of Kandy, Appasinghe Paul Perera , ordained him on 21 May of the same year Bishop ; Co- consecrators were Jacob Bastiampillai Deogupillai , Bishop of Jaffna , and Edmund Joseph Fernando OMI , Auxiliary Bishop in Colombo .

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predecessor Office successor
Appasinghe Paul Perera Bishop of Kandy
since 1983
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