Archdiocese of Colombo

Previous Ordinaries:

• Bishop Fidelis Lionel Emmanuel Fernando (28 Nov 2011 to 22 Nov 2017)
• Archbishop Oswald Thomas Colman Gomis (2002-2009)
• Vincent Marius Joseph Peiris (16 Nov 2000 appointed - 4 April 2018 retired)
• Archbishop Nicholas Marcus Fernando (1977-2002)
• Cardinal Thomas Benjamin Cooray, O.M.I (1947 -1976 )
• Archbishop Jean Marie Masson, O.M.I (1938 - 1947 )
• Archbishop Peter Marque, O.M.I (1929 - 1937 )
• Archbishop Anthony Coudert, O.M.I (1905 -1929)
• Archbishop Andréw Théophile Mélizan, O.M.I (1893 -1905)
• Archbishop Christopher Bonjean, O.M.I. † (1883 -1892)