Type: | Bishop |
Right Reverend Kumara Illangasinghe | |
Anglican Bishop of Kurunegala | |
Church: | Anglican Church of Ceylon |
See: | Anglican Diocese of Kurunegala |
Term: | 2000 - 2010 |
Successor: | Gregory Shantha Kumar Francis |
Ordination: | 1971 |
Ordained By: | Lakshman Wickramasinghe |
Consecration: | 2000 |
Birth Place: | Sri Lanka |
Previous Post: | Principal at Theological College Of Lanka |
Kumara Illangasinghe, (B.Sc., B.D., M.Litt) is a former Anglican Bishop of Ceylon. After his ordination in 1971, he served in parishes including Thalampitiya, Rathmeewela and Aragoda. After that, he was appointed as the chaplain of Trinity College, Kandy.
Illangasinghe was the principal of the Theological College of Lanka between 1992 and 1999. In 2000 he was consecrated as the fourth Bishop of Kurunegala, following the retirement of Bishop Andrew Kumarage. He is married to Dr. Lakmini Illangasinghe.