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Today · 28 OctEventha· sasa
Oblate bishop
Bishop of Badulla & Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo
Province necrology · Register no. 495
From the Province register of Oblates who served in Ceylon and Jaffna. Dates are written day, month, year.
Bishop Edmund J. Fernando, O.M.I., served as Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo and subsequently as Bishop of Badulla (1979–1997) in the Uva Province. Bishop Fernando dedicated his episcopate to ministering among impoverished plantation workers and rural estate communities in the hill country. He expanded catechetical training, built rural clinics, and advocated for the civic and human rights of estate Tamil workers.
In memoriam
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.
Bishop Edmund J. Fernando, O.M.I., served as Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo and subsequently as Bishop of Badulla (1979–1997) in the Uva Province.
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