Duleep De Chickera

Right Reverend Duleep De Chickera
Anglican Bishop of Colombo
Church	Anglican Church of Ceylon
See	Anglican Diocese of Colombo
In Office	2001 - 2010
Predecessor	Bishop Kenneth Fernando
Successor	Bishop Dhiloraj Canagasabey
Personal details
Born	11 July 1948(1948-07-11) Sri Lanka

Duleep Kamil De Chickera was the 14th Anglican Bishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He was inaugurated in 2001.

Educated at Royal College, Colombo representing the college at 1st XV Rugby, he gained his training for the ministry at Theological College of Lanka in Pilimatalawe, earning a B.Th thereafter earning a M.Sc. from Keble College, Oxford.^[1]

He had served first as Chaplain and then as the Sub-warden of S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia from 1983 to 1989 before being consecrated as a Bishop.^[2]

Bishop Duleep was accorded an honour in 2008 when he preached a key sermon at the Lambeth Conference in the presence of 650 Bishops from around the World. The Conference was boycotted by around 200 Bishops over the issues of sexuality and gender. "There is space equally for anyone and everyone, regardless of colour, ability, gender or sexual orientation. It is an inclusive communion", Bishop De Chickera orated at Canterbury Cathedral. Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, presided.^[3] The sermon orated by the Bishop of Colombo at the Lambeth Conference of 2009^[4] received worldwide attention in the media.

See also

• Church of Ceylon
• Bishop of Colombo

References

1. ^ Lambeth Conference opening sermon given by Keble alumnus
2. ^ PM says Royal-Thomian oldest continuing major cricket match, by A. C. de SILVA
3. ^ Bishops Back Appeal for Inclusive Communion (The Independent)
4. ^ The Archbishop of Canterbury says: 'Now we must work out what is really important' (The Times)

External links

• The Church of Ceylon (Anglican Communion)
• Anglican Church of Ceylon News

Religious titles
Preceded by Kenneth Fernando	Bishop of Colombo 2001–present	Incumbent

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Name	Dechickera, Duleep
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Date of birth	11 July 1948
Place of birth	Sri Lanka
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