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Right Reverend
Kumara Illangasinghe
Anglican Bishop of Kurunegala
ChurchAnglican Church of Ceylon
SeeAnglican Diocese of Kurunegala
In office2000 - 2010
PredecessorAndrew Kumarage
SuccessorGregory Shantha Kumar Francis
Orders
Ordination1971
by Lakshman Wickramasinghe
Consecration2000
Personal details
Born
Sri Lanka
Previous post(s)Principal at Theological College Of Lanka

Kumara Illangasinghe, (B.Sc., B.D., M.Litt) is a former Anglican Bishop of Ceylon. After his ordination in 1971, he served in parishes including Thalampitiya, Rathmeewela and Aragoda. After that, he was appointed as the chaplain of Trinity College, Kandy.

Illangasinghe was the principal of the Theological College of Lanka between 1992 and 1999. In 2000 he was consecrated as the fourth Bishop of Kurunegala, following the retirement of Bishop Andrew Kumarage.

He is married to Dr. Lakmini Illangasinghe.

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Religious titles Preceded byAndrew Kumarage Bishop of Kurunegala 2000 – 2010 Succeeded byGregory Shantha Kumar Francis