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''' Jabez Jebasir Gnanapragasam ''' (30 July 1924 – 1 November 1997) was the 12th [[Anglican Bishop of Colombo]],<ref>[http://www.stcg62group.org/PDF/Articles/50_Tribute_to_Warden_Neville.pdf "A Christian may be knocked down, but is never knocked out!"]</ref> [[Sri Lanka]]. <ref>[http://www.stcmount.sch.lk/collprofile/bishops.html St Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901063123/http://www.stcmount.sch.lk/collprofile/bishops.html |date=2010-09-01 }}</ref> He was educated at |
''' Jabez Jebasir Gnanapragasam ''' (30 July 1924 – 1 November 1997) was the 12th [[Anglican Bishop of Colombo]],<ref>[http://www.stcg62group.org/PDF/Articles/50_Tribute_to_Warden_Neville.pdf "A Christian may be knocked down, but is never knocked out!"]</ref> [[Sri Lanka]]. <ref>[http://www.stcmount.sch.lk/collprofile/bishops.html St Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901063123/http://www.stcmount.sch.lk/collprofile/bishops.html |date=2010-09-01 }}</ref> 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.<ref>[http://christinebeal.blogspot.com/2020/01/michaels-joy.html Michael's Joy by Christine Beal, 4 January 2020]</ref> His brother, Emmanuel was also an Anglican priest. |
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Revision as of 03:23, 17 September 2022
Jabez Jebasir Gnanapragasam | |
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| Bishop of Colombo | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Ceylon |
| See | Anglican Diocese of Colombo |
| In office | 1987–1992 |
| Predecessor | Swithin Winston Fernando |
| Successor | Kenneth Michael James Fernando |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 July 1924 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Died | 1 November 1997 (aged 73) Nugegoda, Sri Lanka |
| Spouse | Grace (m. 1953) |
| Children | 1 |
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.