Gregory Shantha Kumar Francis
Sri Lankan bishop
About Gregory Shantha Kumar Francis
Born 1955. Gregory Shantha Kumar Francis is a Sri Lankan.
Gregory Shantha Kumar Francis served as the Anglican bishop of Kurunegala.
Gregory Shantha Kumar Francis was born in 1955 in the village of Polgahawela, Sri Lanka. He is an upcountry Tamil, and fluent in Sinhala, English and Tamil.
In 2012, Francis was nominated by the International Counter Narcotic Association to be a consultant on rehabilitation and counselling.
On 6 January 2015 the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, announced that Francis had resigned as Bishop of Kurunegala. In a statement by Francis he advised that he had been threatened by Tamil diaspora groups opposing his stand for a unitary state and the sovereignty of the country.
Francis is married to Priyadharshin and has two sons, Prabath and Pramith.
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Who is Gregory Shantha Kumar Francis?
Sri Lankan bishop
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Gregory Shantha Kumar Francis was born in 1955 in Polgahawela.
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Gregory Shantha Kumar Francis is Sri Lankan.
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