Joseph Sarvananthan

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 Sarvananthan
Anglican Archdeacon of Jaffna
ChurchAnglican Church of Ceylon
SeeDiocese of Colombo
In office1995–2001
PredecessorVenerable Dr Donald Kanagaratnam
SuccessorVenerable S P Nesakumar
Personal details
Born
Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Previous post(s)Vicar of various parishes, Lecturer Theological College of Lanka, Pilimatalawa

Life

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 Château De Bossey in Geneva to do his master's degree in theology in 1986.

As a member of the Faith and Order Commission 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

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "The fourteenth 'Shepherd' of Colombo diocese (accessed 5 January 2011)". Island.lk. 23 May 2001. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "(accessed 6 March 2011)". CSI Jaffna Diocese. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  10. "The Sunday Times of 27 February 2011 (accessed 6 March 2011)". Sundaytimes.lk. 27 January 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  11. "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.
  12. "Faith & Order Plenary Commission – List of Members (accessed 21 May 2010)". Wcc-coe.org. 6 August 2004. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  13. "Church Times appointments page (accessed 2 June 2010)". 123people.co.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  14. Heart of Eden Monthly Magazine – PDF Document (accessed 2 June 2010)

See also

Further reading
  • 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
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