Rt Rev. Kingsley Swampillai |
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Bishop of Trincomalee | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Province | Colombo |
Diocese | Trincomalee |
Installed | 17 March 1983 |
Term ended | 3 June 2015 |
Predecessor | Leo Rajendram Antony |
Successor | Noel Emmanuel |
Personal details | |
Born |
Kayts, Ceylon |
9 December 1936
Alma mater | St. Patrick's College, Jaffna |
Right Reverend Joseph Kingsley Swampillai (born 9 December 1936) is a Sri Lankan Tamil priest and former Roman Catholic Bishop of Trincomalee.
Swampillai was born on 9 December 1936 in Kayts on the island of Velanaitivu in northern Ceylon. He was educated at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna.
Swampillai was ordained as a priest in December 1961. In March 1983 he became Bishop of Trincomalee-Batticaloa. He became Bishop of Trincomalee after the creation of the Diocese of Batticaloa in July 2012. Swampillai resigned on 3 June 2015.