On December 1, 2018 Cardinal Timothy Dolan assigned Fr. Lakmin Silva to be Parochial Vicar here at Immaculate Conception and Assumption of Our Lady Parish. We welcome him and ask God’s choicest blessings upon his priestly ministry among us. Here is a brief autobiography:

"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."