Jabez Jebasir Gnanapragasam
Bishop of Colombo
ChurchAnglican Church of Ceylon
SeeAnglican Diocese of Colombo
In office1987–1992
PredecessorSwithin Winston Fernando
SuccessorKenneth Michael James Fernando
Personal details
Born(1924-07-30)30 July 1924
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Died1 November 1997(1997-11-01) (aged 73)
Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
Spouse
Grace
(m. 1953)
Children1
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Jabez Jebasir Gnanapragasam (30 July 1924 – 1 November 1997) was the 12th Anglican Bishop of Colombo,[1] Sri Lanka. [2] He was educated at Trinity College, Kandy, read History at University of Ceylon and Theology at Bishop's College, Calcutta. He was married to Grace (24 February 1934 – 2 October 2019) from 1953 until his death in November 1997.[3] His brother, Emmanuel was also an Anglican priest.

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