Leo Nanayakkara

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Summary

Leo Nanayakkara is a human[1]. He was born on November 26, 1917[2]. He died in Kandy[3]. He died on May 28, 1982[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

Key Facts

  • Leo Nanayakkara died in Kandy[3].
  • Leo Nanayakkara was born on November 26, 1917[2].
  • Leo Nanayakkara died on May 28, 1982[4].
  • Leo Nanayakkara's professions included Catholic priest[5].
  • Leo Nanayakkara worked as a Catholic bishop[6].
  • Leo Nanayakkara held the position of Bishop of Kandy[7].
  • Leo Nanayakkara held the position of diocesan bishop[8].
  • Leo Nanayakkara's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[9].
  • Leo Nanayakkara is recorded as male[10].
  • Leo Nanayakkara's instance of is recorded as human[11].
  • Leo Nanayakkara's religious order is recorded as Benedictines[12].
  • Leo Nanayakkara's family name is recorded as Q37115272[13].
  • Leo Nanayakkara's given name is recorded as Leo[14].
  • Leo Nanayakkara's consecrator is recorded as Bernardo Regno[15].
  • Leo Nanayakkara's consecrator is recorded as Ignatius Philip Trigueros Glennie[16].
  • Leo Nanayakkara's consecrator is recorded as Jerome Emilianuspillai[17].

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Origins and Family

Leo Nanayakkara was born on November 26, 1917[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6]. Positions held include Bishop of Kandy[7] and diocesan bishop[8], an ecclesiastical occupation[18].

Personal Life

Leo Nanayakkara's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[9].

Death and Burial

Leo Nanayakkara died on May 28, 1982[4]. He died in Kandy[3].

FAQs

Where did Leo Nanayakkara die?

Leo Nanayakkara died in Kandy[3].

What did Leo Nanayakkara do for work?

Leo Nanayakkara worked as Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 3
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'fi', 'id']
    Place of death → Kandy
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56927|batch #56927]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 5w ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → Bishop of Kandy, diocesan bishop
    Given name → Leo
    Imported from → —
    Viaf cluster id → 50031884
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53268|batch #53268]]: add P1810 to P1047"
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