Rev. Billimoria installed as STC’s 19th Warden

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Rev. Billimoria installed as STC’s 19th Warden
Thursday, January 8, 2015 (All day)
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Rev. Nigel Marc Pirosha Billimoria being installed as the 19th Warden of S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia by Rt. Rev Dhiloraj Canagasabey.
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Rev. Nigel Marc Pirosha Billimoria was instituted and installed as the 19th Warden of S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia by Rt. Rev Dhiloraj Canagasabey at a special service at the College Chapel of the Transfiguration on Tuesday.

A large gathering including students, teachers, old boys and teachers participated.

The preacher at the service was Emeritus Bishop Kenneth Fernando. The choir of S. Thomas' College led the Service.

Rev. Billimoria was the college Sub Warden from September 2011 prior to which he served for four and a half years as Headmaster of S. Thomas’ College, Gurutalawa.

He was selected as the warden of S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia with Prof. Indra de Soysa leaving college at the end of 2014.

Rev. Billimoria is an old boy of S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia.

He was a student during the time of Warden Neville de Alwis who first invited him to consider the teaching profession.

Upon leaving school he became a teacher at his Alma Mater and served until 1999, when he was sent by the Bishop of Colombo to be trained for the Anglican priesthood to Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford.

Prior to this, he had obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in history, with a 1st Class from the University of Pune (Poona), India as an ICCR scholar.

On his return, he was ordained Deacon in 2001 and Priest in 2002 by Rt. Rev. Duleep de Chickera and served in parishes in Moratuwa and Mirihana until 2007, when he was appointed to S. Thomas’ College, Gurutalawa.
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