"I was ordained a Priest on December 18, 2004 for the Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka. I served as a Parochial Vicar for the Archdiocese for four years. Thereafter I was selected as an assistant Director of Catholic Education of the Archdiocese of Colombo. I then served as a Principal of the Middle School, Prefect of Sports and the Prefect of Discipline at St. Peters College, which is one of the major Catholic Schools in Sri Lanka. Finally, I took over the Branch School of St. Peter’s College and served there as the Director/Principal until I came the United States in 2017. I was assigned as a Parochial Vicar at Holy Trinity Church in Poughkeepsie for one year.
I am a native Sri Lankan and started my primary education at DeMazenod College and entered the Minor Seminary at the age of 16. After having completed the Minor Seminary formation, I entered the Major Seminary and earned a Bachelor of Philosophy and Bachelor of Theology degrees from the Urbaniana University, Rome. Finally I entered the University of Keleniya, Sri Lanka, and completed a Masters in Philosophy.
I was born on March 19, 1976 as the youngest of three siblings: a brother and two sisters. God gave my father eternal rest in 2004 when I was only ordained a priest for three months. Now God has called me to serve Him by offering my priestly ministry to all of you here. May God Bless you."