Type: | Bishop |
Right Reverend Cyril Abeynaike | |
Bishop of Colombo | |
Church: | Anglican Church of Ceylon |
See: | Anglican Diocese of Colombo |
Term: | 1971–1977 |
Successor: | Swithin Winston Fernando |
Birth Date: | 22 February 1911 |
Birth Place: | Ceylon |
Death Place: | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Previous Post: | Archdeacon of Colombo |
Cyril Leander Abeynaike (22 February 1911 – 8 May 1991) was a former Anglican Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka.[1]
Educated at Royal College, Colombo and went on to study history at the University College, Colombo and theology at the King's College, London. He was made the Archdeacon of Colombo before he was elected as the Bishop of Colombo.[2]