Harold De Soyza
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Charles Harold Wilfred de Soysa, MA is the first Ceylonese Anglican Bishop of Colombo
, Sri Lanka.
Educated at Royal College, Colombo and at the University of Oxford
was trained for Ordination at Cuddesdon.
Working England for a short period, he returned to Ceylon serving in Kandy and Moratuwa. He was the Principal of the Colombo Divinity School, during this time he was made the Archdeacon
of Colombo
. He was one of only two Bishops of Colombo to be elected uncontested and was the first Ceylonese Bishop of Colombo.
He played a very important role in the Church Union and the Ecumenical Movement. In fact, his work in this area, was so recognised that, he was part of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Anglican Roman Catholic conversations.
He was instrumental in the construction of the Anglican Cathedral.
Bishop of Colombo
The Anglican Bishop of Colombo is the bishop of the Diocese of Colombo, a diocese in the Church of Ceylon which is part of the Anglican Communion.- List:#James Chapman D.D. 1845-1861...
, Sri Lanka.
Educated at Royal College, Colombo and at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
was trained for Ordination at Cuddesdon.
Working England for a short period, he returned to Ceylon serving in Kandy and Moratuwa. He was the Principal of the Colombo Divinity School, during this time he was made the Archdeacon
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
of Colombo
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
. He was one of only two Bishops of Colombo to be elected uncontested and was the first Ceylonese Bishop of Colombo.
He played a very important role in the Church Union and the Ecumenical Movement. In fact, his work in this area, was so recognised that, he was part of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Anglican Roman Catholic conversations.
He was instrumental in the construction of the Anglican Cathedral.