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Today · 28 OctEventha· sasa
Oblate bishop
Bishop of Jaffna
Province necrology · Register no. 243
From the Province register of Oblates who served in Ceylon and Jaffna. Dates are written day, month, year.
Bishop Alfred Guyomar, O.M.I., served as Bishop of Jaffna for a quarter-century (1924–1950), administering a vast diocese that encompassed Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka. A scholar holding doctorates in theology and science, Bishop Guyomar dedicated his episcopate to expanding educational facilities, founding secondary schools in Batticaloa, Trincomalee, and Mannar. He nurtured local Catholic literature, supported agricultural cooperatives in the Vanni, and fortified parish communities until his retirement in 1950.
In memoriam
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.
Bishop Alfred Guyomar, O.M.I., served as Bishop of Jaffna for a quarter-century (1924–1950), administering a vast diocese that encompassed Northern and Eastern Sri Lanka.
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