Joseph Sarvananthan Explained
Venerable Joseph Sarvananthan was an Anglican priest, in the Diocese of Colombo of the Church of Ceylon in Sri Lanka. He was made a deacon in 1965 and ordained as a priest in 1966.
Life
Known as Fr Sarva or Sarvananthan 'Pothagar', he served in Bandarawela, Chilaw, Jaffna and Colombo. He has been a chaplain to St. John's College, Jaffna and C.M.S. Ladies' College, Colombo[1] Colombo and dean of post-ordination training. He was the chairman of the board of governors for the CMS schools. He was also the archdeacon of Jaffna[2] from 1995 to 2001.[3] [4] [5] Finally he served as priest in charge of Christ Church, Galle Face,[6] [7] before his untimely death after a brief illness.[8] [9]
Father Sarvananthan faithfully served God and the Body of Christ for 44 years.[10] [11]
He had his primary and secondary education at Jaffna College, Vaddukottai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Degree at Divinity School Colombo, which is affiliated to Serampore College, India. Furthermore, he went to Château De Bossey in Geneva to do his master's degree in theology in 1986.
As a member of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches, Ven. J Sarvananthan attended the Christian Conference of Asia, which convened in Malaysia in July and August 2004.[12]
Fr Sarva along with his wife Iris was present at the ordination of his eldest son Sudharshan Sarvananthan[13] at Carlisle Cathedral in June 2008. His son, who finally decided to take holy orders following in his father's footsteps, served his title post in the Heart of Eden Team Ministry[14] in rural Cumbria, UK.
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External links
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Further reading
- The Report of the Standing Committee 2010/2011 of the Diocese of Colombo - 126th Annual Session of the Diocesan Council, Page 36
- The Annual Magazine of Ladies College, Colombo, Sri Lanka - Page 98
Notes and References
- Web site: Ladies College – Principal's Prize day Report (accessed 6 March 2011) . Ladiescollege.lk . 17 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120112044646/http://www.ladiescollege.lk/principal_rpt/principal's_rpt.htm . 12 January 2012 . dead.
- Web site: In Sri Lanka's No Man's Land Churches Provide Some Hope for Refugees (accessed 7 May 2010) . Christianity Today . 4 January 2000 . 17 January 2012.
- Web site: Principal's Prize Day Report – PDF Document (accessed 7 May 2010) . 17 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120307204426/http://www.csjppa-uk.org/pdf/pgiving2002.pdf . 7 March 2012 .
- Web site: The Sunday Leader of 27 January 2002 – Rev. Nesakumar is new Jaffna Archdeacon (accessed 21 May 2010) . Thesundayleader.lk . 17 January 2012 . 27 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111127123853/http://www.thesundayleader.lk/archive/20020127/news.htm . dead .
- Web site: The fourteenth 'Shepherd' of Colombo diocese (accessed 5 January 2011) . Island.lk . 23 May 2001 . 17 January 2012.
- Web site: The Daily News of 7 November 2009 – Christ Church Galle Face celebrates 156 years (accessed 7 May 2010) . Dailynews.lk . 7 November 2009 . 17 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121014214615/http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/11/07/fea50.asp . 14 October 2012 .
- Web site: The Sunday Observer of 8 November 2009 – Christ Church celebrates 156 years of worship accessed (21 May 2010) . Sundayobserver.lk . 8 November 2009 . 17 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606172335/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2009/11/08/spe21.asp . 6 June 2011 . live.
- Web site: The Daily News of Friday 18 February 2011 – Obituaries online edition (accessed 6 March 2011) . Dailynews.lk . 17 January 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629045112/http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/02/18/main_Obituaries.asp . 29 June 2011 .
- Web site: (accessed 6 March 2011) . CSI Jaffna Diocese . 17 January 2012.
- Web site: The Sunday Times of 27 February 2011 (accessed 6 March 2011) . Sundaytimes.lk . 27 January 2011 . 17 January 2012.
- Web site: The Daily News of 3 March 2011 (accessed 6 March 2011) . Dailynews.lk . 17 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629045127/http://www.dailynews.lk/2011/03/03/fea15.asp . 29 June 2011 . dead.
- Web site: Faith & Order Plenary Commission – List of Members (accessed 21 May 2010) . Wcc-coe.org . 6 August 2004 . 17 January 2012.
- Web site: Church Times appointments page (accessed 2 June 2010) . 123people.co.uk . 17 January 2012 .
- http://www.long-marton.co.uk/HoE%202010%2006%20June.pdf Heart of Eden Monthly Magazine – PDF Document (accessed 2 June 2010)