Kingsley Swampillai


Right Reverend Dr. Joseph Kingsley Swampillai is a Sri Lankan Tamil priest and former Roman Catholic Bishop of Trincomalee.

Early life and family

Swampillai was born on 9 December 1936 in Kayts on the island of Velanaitivu in northern Ceylon. He was educated at St. Patrick's College, Jaffna.

Career

Swampillai was ordained as a priest in December 1961. In March 1983 he became Bishop of Trincomalee-Batticaloa. He became Bishop of Trincomalee after the creation of the Diocese of Batticaloa in July 2012. Swampillai resigned on 3 June 2015.
He was briefly recalled to apostolic service in January 2016 to act as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Mannar when the position of Bishop of Mannar fell vacant after Rayappu Joseph's retirement; he held this appointment until December 2017.