The first services were held on the island in 1796 and missionaries were sent to Ceylon to begin work in 1818.[3] The Church now has two dioceses, one in Colombo (covering the Western, Southern, Eastern, Northern and Uva provinces and Ratnapura, Nuwara Eliya and Puttalam districts) and the other in Kurunegala (covering Kurunegala, Kandy, Matale and Kegalla, Anuradapura, Polonnaruwa, districts). The Diocese of Colombo was founded in 1845 and the Diocese of Kurunegala in 1950.[3]
The Bishop of Calcutta was the Metropolitan Bishop of India and Ceylon from 10 October 1835. In 1930 Ceylon was included in the Church of India, Burma, and Ceylon (from 1948 the Church of India, Pakistan, Burma, and Ceylon) until 1970. In 1970, the Church of the Province of Myanmar, the Church of Ceylon, and the Church of Pakistan were separated from the CIBC (and the province of Calcutta).
The Church of Ceylon with around 50,000 members,[4] is the second largest group of Christians in Sri Lanka, after the Roman Catholic Church with 1,600,000 members.
Church and education
The missionaries of the Church Missionary Society established many schools in all parts of the island. The missionaries who arrived in Galle started to establish schools in order to uplift the education of the natives and to spread the Christian religion. Robert Mayor who arrived on 29 June 1818 was the 1st missionary to establish a school in the "Church Hill", Baddegama under the name of "Christ Church" adjoining the Baddegama seminary.
The schools are independently and privately managed by the CMS governing body headed by the bishops of the church, while some schools like Trinity College Kandy have adopted a board of governors under the patronage of the Bishop of Kurunegala.
In the early 20th century an Anglican missionary, W. S. Senior popularly known as the Bard of Lanka arrived in Ceylon to work with the Church Missionary Society. He was Vice-Principal of Trinity College, Kandy for many years and spent three decades in the country.[5] W. S. Senior wrote the 'Hymn for Ceylon,' sung to this day in churches on the island. The music for parts of this hymn was composed in 1950 by the leading Sri Lankan folk musician Deva Suriya Sena.[6]
^"History of the Church of Ceylon Diocese of Colombo".
^Anglican Communion Office (26 September 2022). "The Church of Ceylon". Anglican Communion. Retrieved 26 September 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ ab"History – Church of Ceylon (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2009-08-02.
^"Church of Ceylon — World Council of Churches". www.oikoumene.org.
^Herby Jayasuriya. . Daily News, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-08-02.
^Shehan Silva (23 May 2009). "Hymn for Sri Lanka – Ceylon (Trilingual)" – via YouTube.[unreliable source?]
External links
Diocese of Colombo
The Church of Ceylon (Anglican Communion)
Anglican Church of Ceylon News
Worship Resources including a Prayer for Sri Lanka written by Metropolitan Lakdasa de Mel
The Church of Ceylon – World Council of Churches website
A photo selection of Parishes of the Church of Ceylon
Hymn
A Sinhalese Hymn filmed at Holy Emmanuel Church, Moratuwa – Anglican Church of Ceylon on YouTube
The Hymn for Ceylon – Trilingual (Anglican Communion)
Publications
One hundred years in Ceylon, or, The centenary volume of the Church Missionary Society in Ceylon, 1818–1918 (1922) Author: Balding, John William Madras: Printed at the Diocesan Press.
The Church of Ceylon – her faith and mission Published in 1945, Printed at the Daily News Press by Bernard de Silva for the Church of Ceylon.
Editor: Medis, Frederick Published for the Diocese of Colombo.
March 14, 2023
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The Church of Ceylon Sinhala ල ක සභ ව is the Anglican Church in Sri Lanka It is an extra provincial jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury who serves as its Metropolitan 2 It was established in 1845 with the appointment of the first Anglican Bishop of Colombo James Chapman and until 1950 it consisted of a single diocese in that year a second diocese was established at Kurunegala Church of Ceylonල ක සභ වAnuradhapura cross featuring in church logosClassificationProtestantOrientationAnglicanScriptureHoly BibleTheologyAnglican doctrinePolityEpiscopalGovernanceChurch Mission SocietyPrimateJustin Welby Archbishop of CanterburyAnglican Bishop of ColomboDushantha RodrigoBishop of KurunegalaNishantha FernandoSpecial SchoolsCeylon School for the Deaf and Blind Ratmalana Nuffield School Jaffna LanguageEnglish Sinhalese amp TamilHeadquartersColombo Sri LankaTerritorySri LankaFounderJames ChapmanOrigin1815 1 RecognitionChurch of EnglandMembers50 000Secondary schoolsS Thomas College Mount Lavinia Trinity College Kandy Hillwood College Ladies College Colombo Bishop s College Colombo Mowbray College Kandy S Thomas Preparatory School S Thomas College Gurutalawa S Thomas College Bandarawela St John s College Jaffna Chundikuli Girls College St Paul s Girls School Milagiriya St Thomas College Matara Christ Church College Matale All Saints College Galle St John s College Nugegoda St John s College Panadura Christ Church College BaddegamaOther name s Church of EnglandPublicationsThe Churchman Monthly giftOfficial websitehttp www dioceseofcolombo lk http www dioceseofkurunegala comSt Paul s Church Milagiriya in the diocese of Colombo St Luke s Church Borella in Colombo St Paul s Church in Kandy diocese of Kurunegala Contents 1 Dioceses of Colombo and Kurunegala 2 Church and education 3 Hymn for Ceylon 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDioceses of Colombo and Kurunegala EditThe first services were held on the island in 1796 and missionaries were sent to Ceylon to begin work in 1818 3 The Church now has two dioceses one in Colombo covering the Western Southern Eastern Northern and Uva provinces and Ratnapura Nuwara Eliya and Puttalam districts and the other in Kurunegala covering Kurunegala Kandy Matale and Kegalla Anuradapura Polonnaruwa districts The Diocese of Colombo was founded in 1845 and the Diocese of Kurunegala in 1950 3 The Bishop of Calcutta was the Metropolitan Bishop of India and Ceylon from 10 October 1835 In 1930 Ceylon was included in the Church of India Burma and Ceylon from 1948 the Church of India Pakistan Burma and Ceylon until 1970 In 1970 the Church of the Province of Myanmar the Church of Ceylon and the Church of Pakistan were separated from the CIBC and the province of Calcutta There has been a movement for the amalgamation of traditional Protestant Churches including Church of Ceylon Methodist Church Lanka Baptist Sangamaya Salvation Army Presbyterian Church of Sri Lanka and the Christian Reformed Church of Sri Lanka formerly the Dutch Reformed Church and the Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India into one body namely the Church of Sri Lanka citation needed The Anglican Bishop of Colombo Dushantha Lakshman Rodrigo has four archdeaconries namely Colombo Galle Jaffna and Upcountry and East Keerthisiri Fernando the 6th Bishop of Kurunegala has one archdeaconry The Church of Ceylon with around 50 000 members 4 is the second largest group of Christians in Sri Lanka after the Roman Catholic Church with 1 600 000 members Church and education EditThe missionaries of the Church Missionary Society established many schools in all parts of the island The missionaries who arrived in Galle started to establish schools in order to uplift the education of the natives and to spread the Christian religion Robert Mayor who arrived on 29 June 1818 was the 1st missionary to establish a school in the Church Hill Baddegama under the name of Christ Church adjoining the Baddegama seminary During the early years the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel SPG the high church missionary society assisted the early bishops of the Diocese of Colombo Anglican to set up schools The SPG helped Bishop James Chapman establish the College of Saint Thomas the Apostle in Mutwal which opened on 3 February 1851 Later the College was shifted to Mt Lavinia The SPG continued to support the College until they withdrew from Ceylon in 1930 By the year 1910 the Anglican church had 403 schools with a student population of 32 783 A teacher training college was established in 1914 in Peradeniya by Alexander G Fraser principal of Trinity College Kandy The Anglican schools in Sri Lanka are famous for providing quality education enriched with Christian values giving priority to discipline The schools provide education in English Sinhala and Tamil languages giving prominence to the English Language The schools are independently and privately managed by the CMS governing body headed by the bishops of the church while some schools like Trinity College Kandy have adopted a board of governors under the patronage of the Bishop of Kurunegala From the past Anglican schools have produced many notable personalities Prime ministers D S Senanayake Dudley Senanayake Wijayananda Dahanayake and S W R D Bandaranaike were past pupils of S Thomas College Mount Lavinia as well as Leslie Goonewardene and N M Perera founders of Ceylon s first political party Leading Anglican schools in Sri Lanka S Thomas College Mount Lavinia Trinity College Kandy Hillwood College Ladies College Colombo Bishop s College Colombo CMS Mowbray College Kandy S Thomas Preparatory School S Thomas College Gurutalawa S Thomas College Bandarawela St John s College Jaffna Chundikuli Girls College St Paul s Girls School Milagiriya St Thomas College Matara Christ Church College Matale All Saints College Galle St John s College Nugegoda St John s College Panadura Christ Church Boys College Baddegama Christ Church Girls College Baddegama Bishop Lakdasa De Mel College Kurunegala St Andrew s Girls College Nawalapitiya Holy Trinity College Nuwara EliyaHymn for Ceylon EditIn the early 20th century an Anglican missionary W S Senior popularly known as the Bard of Lanka arrived in Ceylon to work with the Church Missionary Society He was Vice Principal of Trinity College Kandy for many years and spent three decades in the country 5 W S Senior wrote the Hymn for Ceylon sung to this day in churches on the island The music for parts of this hymn was composed in 1950 by the leading Sri Lankan folk musician Deva Suriya Sena 6 See also EditChristianity in Sri Lanka Anglican Bishop of Colombo Bishop of Kurunegala Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour Cathedral of Christ the King Kurunegala St Paul s Church Kandy Trinity College Chapel Kandy Church of Ceylon church buildings in Sri Lanka Theological College of LankaReferences Edit History of the Church of Ceylon Diocese of Colombo Anglican Communion Office 26 September 2022 The Church of Ceylon Anglican Communion Retrieved 26 September 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link a b History Church of Ceylon Anglican Communion Retrieved 2009 08 02 Church of Ceylon World Council of Churches www oikoumene org Herby Jayasuriya Two different views of Ceylon by two English Missionaries Daily News Sri Lanka Archived from the original on 2011 06 05 Retrieved 2009 08 02 Shehan Silva 23 May 2009 Hymn for Sri Lanka Ceylon Trilingual via YouTube unreliable source External links EditDiocese of Colombo The Church of Ceylon Anglican Communion Anglican Church of Ceylon News Worship Resources including a Prayer for Sri Lanka written by Metropolitan Lakdasa de Mel The Church of Ceylon World Council of Churches website A photo selection of Parishes of the Church of CeylonHymnA Sinhalese Hymn filmed at Holy Emmanuel Church Moratuwa Anglican Church of Ceylon on YouTube The Hymn for Ceylon Trilingual Anglican Communion PublicationsOne hundred years in Ceylon or The centenary volume of the Church Missionary Society in Ceylon 1818 1918 1922 Author Balding John William Madras Printed at the Diocesan Press The Church of Ceylon her faith and mission Published in 1945 Printed at the Daily News Press by Bernard de Silva for the Church of Ceylon The Church of Ceylon A history 1945 1995 Editor Medis Frederick Published for the Diocese of Colombo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Church of Ceylon amp oldid 1132357165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
