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Today · 28 OctEventha· sasa
Oblate bishop
Bishop of Jaffna & Archbishop of Colombo
Province necrology · Register no. 53
From the Province register of Oblates who served in Ceylon and Jaffna. Dates are written day, month, year.
Archbishop Andrew Melizan, O.M.I., served as Bishop of Jaffna from 1883 to 1893 and succeeded Archbishop Bonjean as Archbishop of Colombo from 1893 until his death in 1905. His episcopate was marked by dynamic expansion in secondary education and pastoral care. Under his visionary direction, St. Joseph's College in Colombo was founded in 1896, which quickly grew into one of the premier Catholic educational institutions in Asia. Similarly, in Jaffna, he significantly upgraded St. Patrick's College, establishing it as an epicenter of academic excellence and spiritual formation in Northern Sri Lanka. Archbishop Melizan worked tirelessly to strengthen rural parishes, build mission chapels, and foster deep spiritual devotion among the faithful. His legacy is remembered through the numerous educational institutes and charitable societies he established across Ceylon.
In memoriam
Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.
Archbishop Andrew Melizan, O.M.I., served as Bishop of Jaffna from 1883 to 1893 and succeeded Archbishop Bonjean as Archbishop of Colombo from 1893 until his death in 1905. His episcopate was marked by dynamic expansion in secondary education and pastoral care.
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