Archbishop Emeritus Oswald Gomis passed away at the age of 90 during early hours today while being treated at a private hospital.
The Late Archbishop received his primary education at St. Bendict’s College Kotahena and at St. Joseph’s College Colombo. He was ordained a priest in February 1958 and was appointed as Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo in 1968. Later he was appointed as the Bishop of Anuradhapura and as Archbishop of Colombo in 2002.
