Jabez Gnanapragasam Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Right Reverend
Jabez Jebasir Gnanapragasam
Bishop of Colombo
Church:Anglican Church of Ceylon
See:Anglican Diocese of Colombo
Term:1987–1992
Successor:Kenneth Michael James Fernando
Birth Date:30 July 1924
Birth Place:Colombo, Sri Lanka
Death Place:Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
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    Jabez Jebasir Gnanapragasam (30 July 1924 – 1 November 1997) was the 12th Anglican Bishop of Colombo,[1] Sri Lanka. [2] He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy, read History at University of Ceylon and Theology at Bishop's College, Calcutta. He was married to Grace (24 February 1934 – 2 October 2019) from 1953 until his death in November 1997.[3] His brother, Emmanuel was also an Anglican priest.

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    1. http://www.stcg62group.org/PDF/Articles/50_Tribute_to_Warden_Neville.pdf "A Christian may be knocked down, but is never knocked out!"
    2. http://www.stcmount.sch.lk/collprofile/bishops.html St Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia
    3. http://christinebeal.blogspot.com/2020/01/michaels-joy.html Michael's Joy by Christine Beal, 4 January 2020