Keerthisiri Fernando, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Age, Net Worth, Biography

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Keerthisiri Fernando (Sinhala: ??????????? ?????????? ?????????) (born 5 May 1961) is the sixth Bishop of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. Wannakuwatte Mitiwaduge Devapriya Keerthisiri Fernando was born in Moratuwa, on 5 May 1961, the son of David Fernando and Neeta Perera.
Fernando attended the Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa, from 1967 to 1980.In 1989 Fernando received his Bachelor of Theology from the University of Serampore in India.
He was subsequently ordained as a priest in Church of Ceylon on 30 November 1990.
In 1993 he obtained a Bachelor of Divinity from University of Serampore.
From 1996 to 2010 he served in various positions at the Theological College of Lanka in Pilimatalawa.
In 2001 he received a Master of Philosophy (Sociology with theological implications) from the University of Ruhuna in Sri Lanka and in 2005 he received a Master of Philosophy (Theology and Sociology of Religion) from the University of Kent UK. In 1996 he was posted to the Theological College of Lanka, Pilimatalawa as a lecturer.
He served as Chaplain, Director of Field Education until 2010 and as Acting Principal.
In 2015 he was assigned to St.
Francis of Assisi, Mount Lavinia.
On 29 April 2016 he was installed as the 5th Archdeacon of Nuwara Eliya.On 21 September 2017 he was elected to the position of Bishop of Kurunegala.
On 6 January 2018 he was ordained as the 6th Bishop of Kurunegala at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Kurunegala.

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