Lakshman Wickremasinghe

The Right Reverend

Lakshman Wickremesinghe
Anglican Bishop of Kurunegala
ChurchAnglican Church of Ceylon
DioceseKurunegala
In office1962 – 1983
PredecessorLakdasa De Mel
SuccessorAndrew Kumarage
Orders
Ordination1952
Consecration1962
by Lakdasa De Mel
Personal details
Born(1927-03-25)25 March 1927
Died23 October 1983(1983-10-23) (aged 56)
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Lakshman Wickremesinghe (25 March 1927 – 23 October 1983) was one of the youngest bishops in the Anglican Communion and a human rights activist.

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