Kingsley Swampillai

Right Reverend Dr. Joseph Kingsley Swampillai (born 9 December 1936) is a Sri Lankan Tamil priest and former Roman Catholic Bishop of Trincomalee.

Rt Rev.

Kingsley Swampillai
Bishop of Trincomalee
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ProvinceColombo
DioceseTrincomalee
Installed17 March 1983
Term ended3 June 2015
PredecessorLeo Rajendram Antony
SuccessorNoel Emmanuel
Other postsApostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Mannar (2016-2017)
Personal details
Born (1936-12-09) 9 December 1936
Kayts, Ceylon
Alma materSt. Patrick's College, Jaffna

Early life and family

Swampillai was born on 9 December 1936 in Kayts on the island of Velanaitivu in northern Ceylon.[1] He was educated at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna.[2][3][4]

Career

Swampillai was ordained as a priest in December 1961.[1] In March 1983 he became Bishop of Trincomalee-Batticaloa.[1] He became Bishop of Trincomalee after the creation of the Diocese of Batticaloa in July 2012.[1] Swampillai resigned on 3 June 2015.[5][6][7]

He was briefly recalled to apostolic service in January 2016 to act as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Mannar when the position of Bishop of Mannar fell vacant after Rayappu Joseph's retirement; he held this appointment until December 2017.[8]

References
  1. "Bishop Joseph Kingsley Swampillai". Catholic Hierarchy.
  2. "Past Bishops". St Patrick's College, Jaffna Old Boys' Association, Colombo Branch. Archived from the original on 2014-03-23.
  3. Rasaiya, Christy (16 July 2000). "St. Patrick's 150 years old". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  4. "St. Patrick's College, Jaffna 150 years old". The Island (Sri Lanka). 27 July 2000.
  5. "Pope appoints a new Bishop in Sri Lanka". Vatican Radio. 3 June 2015.
  6. "Pope appoints a new Bishop in Sri Lanka". The Island (Sri Lanka). 5 June 2015.
  7. "Fr. Noel Emmanuel new Bishop of Trincomalee". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 4 June 2015. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015.
  8. "Sri Lanka: Bp. Fidelis L. E. Fernando new Bishop of Mannar". en.radiovaticana.va. Vatican Radio. 22 Nov 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.


Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Leo Rajendram Antony		 Bishop of Trincomalee
17 March 1983 – 3 June 2015		 Succeeded by
Noel Emmanuel
Preceded by
Rayappu Joseph		 Bishop of Mannar
(as Apostolic Administrator)
14 January 2016 – 22 November 2017		 Succeeded by
Fidelis Fernando
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