Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris

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Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris (9 August 1932 – 29 September 2017) was a Roman Catholic bishop.

Ordained to the priesthood in 1958, Peiris served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, from 1987 until 2009.[http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/kuru0.htm Diocese of Kurunegala]

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Category:21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Sri Lanka

Category:20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Sri Lanka

Category:People from Kurunegala

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