The Most Reverend Dr. Oswald Gomis | |
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Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo | |
See | Colombo |
Installed | 6 July 2002 |
Term ended | 16 June 2009 |
Predecessor | Nicholas Fernando |
Successor | Malcolm Ranjith |
Other post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo and Titular Bishop of Mulia (1968–1995) Bishop of Anuradhapura (1995–2002) |
Orders | |
Ordination | 3 February 1958 by Thomas Benjamin Cooray |
Consecration | 9 April 1968 by Thomas Benjamin Cooray |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 3 February 2023 | (aged 90)
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
Oswald Thomas Colman Gomis (Sinhala: ඔස්වල්ඩ් තෝමස් කොල්මන් ගෝමිස්; 12 December 1932 – 3 February 2023) was the emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Colombo and the former Chancellor of the University of Colombo (2002–2021). Msgr. Gomis' previous post was as the Bishop of Anuradhapura having been appointed in 1996. He was also the Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo from 1968 to 1996. He formally relinquished office and retired on 5 August 2009.[1]