Venerable Joseph Sarvananthan was an Anglican priest, in the Diocese of Colombo of the Church of Ceylon in Sri Lanka. He was made a deacon in 1965 and ordained as a priest in 1966.
Known as Fr Sarva or Sarvananthan 'Pothagar', he served in Bandarawela, Chilaw, Jaffna and Colombo. He has been a chaplain to St. John's College, Jaffna and C.M.S. Ladies' College, Colombo[1] Colombo and dean of post-ordination training. He was the chairman of the board of governors for the CMS schools. He was also the archdeacon of Jaffna[2] from 1995 to 2001.[3][4][5] Finally he served as priest in charge of Christ Church, Galle Face,[6][7] before his untimely death after a brief illness.[8][9]
Father Sarvananthan faithfully served God and the Body of Christ for 44 years.[10][11]
He had his primary and secondary education at Jaffna College, Vaddukottai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Degree at Divinity School Colombo, which is affiliated to Serampore College, India. Furthermore, he went to in Geneva to do his master's degree in theology in 1986.
Fr Sarva along with his wife Iris was present at the ordination of his eldest son Sudharshan Sarvananthan[13] at Carlisle Cathedral in June 2008. His son, who finally decided to take holy orders following in his father's footsteps, served his title post in the Heart of Eden Team Ministry[14] in rural Cumbria, UK.
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External linksedit
The Church of Ceylon (Anglican Communion)
Anglican Church of Ceylon News
See alsoedit
His inner life and spirituality made him what he was – The Sunday Times 27 February 2011
He touched and enriched our lives – The Sunday Times 6 March 2011
Further readingedit
The Report of the Standing Committee 2010/2011 of the Diocese of Colombo - 126th Annual Session of the Diocesan Council, Page 36
The Annual Magazine of Ladies College, Colombo, Sri Lanka - Page 98
January 01, 1970
joseph, sarvananthan, venerable, anglican, priest, diocese, colombo, church, ceylon, lanka, made, deacon, 1965, ordained, priest, 1966, venerable, anglican, archdeacon, jaffnachurchanglican, church, ceylonseediocese, colomboin, office1995, 2001predecessorvener. Venerable Joseph Sarvananthan was an Anglican priest in the Diocese of Colombo of the Church of Ceylon in Sri Lanka He was made a deacon in 1965 and ordained as a priest in 1966 Venerable Joseph SarvananthanAnglican Archdeacon of JaffnaChurchAnglican Church of CeylonSeeDiocese of ColomboIn office1995 2001PredecessorVenerable Dr Donald KanagaratnamSuccessorVenerable S P NesakumarPersonal detailsBornCeylon Sri Lanka Previous post s Vicar of various parishes Lecturer Theological College of Lanka Pilimatalawa Contents 1 Life 2 See also 3 References 4 External links 5 See also 6 Further readingLife editKnown as Fr Sarva or Sarvananthan Pothagar he served in Bandarawela Chilaw Jaffna and Colombo He has been a chaplain to St John s College Jaffna and C M S Ladies College Colombo 1 Colombo and dean of post ordination training He was the chairman of the board of governors for the CMS schools He was also the archdeacon of Jaffna 2 from 1995 to 2001 3 4 5 Finally he served as priest in charge of Christ Church Galle Face 6 7 before his untimely death after a brief illness 8 9 Father Sarvananthan faithfully served God and the Body of Christ for 44 years 10 11 He had his primary and secondary education at Jaffna College Vaddukottai Jaffna Sri Lanka Degree at Divinity School Colombo which is affiliated to Serampore College India Furthermore he went to Chateau De Bossey in Geneva to do his master s degree in theology in 1986 As a member of the Faith and Order Commission permanent dead link of the World Council of Churches Archived 29 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine Ven J Sarvananthan attended the Christian Conference of Asia which convened in Malaysia in July and August 2004 12 Fr Sarva along with his wife Iris was present at the ordination of his eldest son Sudharshan Sarvananthan 13 at Carlisle Cathedral in June 2008 His son who finally decided to take holy orders following in his father s footsteps served his title post in the Heart of Eden Team Ministry 14 in rural Cumbria UK See also editChurch of CeylonReferences edit Ladies College Principal s Prize day Report accessed 6 March 2011 Ladiescollege lk Archived from the original on 12 January 2012 Retrieved 17 January 2012 In Sri Lanka s No Man s Land Churches Provide Some Hope for Refugees accessed 7 May 2010 Christianity Today 4 January 2000 Retrieved 17 January 2012 Principal s Prize Day Report PDF Document accessed 7 May 2010 PDF Archived from the original PDF on 7 March 2012 Retrieved 17 January 2012 The Sunday Leader of 27 January 2002 Rev Nesakumar is new Jaffna Archdeacon accessed 21 May 2010 Thesundayleader lk Archived from the original on 27 November 2011 Retrieved 17 January 2012 The fourteenth Shepherd of Colombo diocese accessed 5 January 2011 Island lk 23 May 2001 Retrieved 17 January 2012 The Daily News of 7 November 2009 Christ Church Galle Face celebrates 156 years accessed 7 May 2010 Dailynews lk 7 November 2009 Archived from the original on 14 October 2012 Retrieved 17 January 2012 The Sunday Observer of 8 November 2009 Christ Church celebrates 156 years of worship accessed 21 May 2010 Sundayobserver lk 8 November 2009 Archived from the original on 6 June 2011 Retrieved 17 January 2012 The Daily News of Friday 18 February 2011 Obituaries online edition accessed 6 March 2011 Dailynews lk Archived from the original on 29 June 2011 Retrieved 17 January 2012 accessed 6 March 2011 CSI Jaffna Diocese Retrieved 17 January 2012 The Sunday Times of 27 February 2011 accessed 6 March 2011 Sundaytimes lk 27 January 2011 Retrieved 17 January 2012 The Daily News of 3 March 2011 accessed 6 March 2011 Dailynews lk Archived from the original on 29 June 2011 Retrieved 17 January 2012 Faith amp Order Plenary Commission List of Members accessed 21 May 2010 Wcc coe org 6 August 2004 Retrieved 17 January 2012 Church Times appointments page accessed 2 June 2010 123people co uk Retrieved 17 January 2012 permanent dead link Heart of Eden Monthly Magazine PDF Document accessed 2 June 2010 dead link External links editThe Church of Ceylon Anglican Communion Anglican Church of Ceylon NewsSee also editHis inner life and spirituality made him what he was The Sunday Times 27 February 2011 Christian Perspectives Daily News 3 March 2011 He touched and enriched our lives The Sunday Times 6 March 2011 A dedicated man of God Daily Mirror 15 March 2011Further reading editThe Report of the Standing Committee 2010 2011 of the Diocese of Colombo 126th Annual Session of the Diocesan Council Page 36 The Annual Magazine of Ladies College Colombo Sri Lanka Page 98 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joseph Sarvananthan amp oldid 1219816077, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
