St. Matthew's Church, Thalangama
St. Matthew's Church, Thalangama
- Date of Consecration
- 1850 - 09 - 21
- Archdeaconry
- Colombo Archdeaconry
- Vicar
- Ven. John Marshall
History
The land for this Church was bought by CMS missionary Francis Taylor for Rs 1,500 on 25 September 1848. The Church was dedicated on 21 September 1850 by Bishop James Chapman, the first Bishop of Colombo. The first Vicar was the Rev. Isaah Wood. In 1822, the CMS mission in Kotte was established. The CMS missionaries preached the Gospel in the neighbouring villages at Ihala Welikada, Kotuwegoda, Talangama, Liyanwela, Mirihana and Borelasgamuwa. The missionaries used the “Bakki Karathaya(Buggy Cart)” and later on the horse-carriage as a mode of transport.
| Name | From | To | Remarks |
| Name | From | To | Remarks |
| Rev. I. Wood | 1850 | 1851 | |
| Rev. E. T. Wiggins | 1852 | 1853 | |
| Rev. I. Wood | 1853 | 1854 | |
| Rev. C. Jayasinghe | 1854 | 1862 | |
| Not Available | 1862 | 1870 | |
| Rev. M. De Silva | 1871 | 1890 | |
| Rev. Alphonso perera | 1891 | 1893 | |
| Rev. Dowbggin | 1894 | 1900 | |
| Rev. J. W. Balding | 1901 | 1903 | |
| Rev. R. W. Rryde | 1904 | 1908 | |
| Rev. D. L. Welikala | 1910 | 1916 | |
| Rev. T. C. J. Pieris | 1917 | 1919 | |
| Rev. C.B.P. Wickramasinghe | 1920 Jan | 1920 Oct | |
| Rev. D. F. Gunawardene | 1920 Oct | 1920 Dec | |
| Rev. Almeida | 1921 Jan | 1921 Jul | |
| Rev. D. G. A. Wijesekera | 1921 Aug | 1924 Apr | |
| Rev. D. S. Jayasundara | 1925 | 1927 | |
| Rev. W. G. Peiris | 1928 | 1931 | |
| Rev. L. J. Gaster | 1932 | 1933 | |
| Rev. A. C. Houlder | 1934 | 1937 | |
| Rev. D. P. R. Wijesinghe | 1938 | 1939 | |
| Rev. H. E. C. Mendis | 1940 | 1967 | |
| Rev. E. O. P. Welikala | 1968 | 1970 | |
| Bro. Russel Rebert | 1971 | ||
| Rev. Henry Fernando | 1972 | 1977 | |
| Rev. N. H. M. de Mel | 1978 | 1981 | |
| Rev. George Karunaratne | 1982 | 1989 | |
| Rev. Henry Fernando | 1990 | 1992 | |
| Rev. P. S. A. Dias Bandaranaike | 1993 | 2000 | |
| Rev. W. J. Roy De Silva | 2001 | 2006 | |
| Rev. Asiri Fernando Jayasuriya | 2007 | 2012 | |
| Rev. Nilanga Gunasekara | 2013 | 2013 Nov | |
| Rev. Noel Fernando | 2013 Nov | 2013 Dec | |
| Rev/ Anthony J. Fernando | 2014 | todate |
Contact Details
- Postal Address
- St. Matthew's Church, Talangama, Battaramulla Sri Lanka
- Telephone
- 0112 883 394
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