St. Patrick's College, Jaffna

St. Patrick's College சம்பத்திரிசியார் கல்லூரி
Fide et labore By faith and labour
Location
Jaffna, Jaffna District, Northern Province Sri Lanka
Coordinates	9°39′19.80″N 80°01′19.30″E / 9.6555000°N 80.0220278°ECoordinates: 9°39′19.80″N 80°01′19.30″E / 9.6555000°N 80.0220278°E
Information
School type	Private 1AB
Religious affiliation(s)	Christianity
Denomination	Roman Catholicism
Founded	1850
Founder	Monsignor Orazio Bettacchini
School district	Jaffna Education Zone
Authority	Roman Catholic Church
School number	1001030
Rector	Rev Fr. M. Jero Selvanayaham
Grades	1-13
Gender	Boys
Age range	5-18
Language	Tamil
Colour(s)	Green and gold
School roll	1,942
School fees	5000rs for a year
Website	spcjaffna.com

St. Patrick’s College (Tamil: சம்பத்திரிசியார் கல்லூரி Campattiriciyār Kallūri, SPC) is a private school in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.^[1][2] It was founded in 1850 by Roman Catholic missionaries.

History

The Jaffna Catholic English School was established in 1850 by Monsignor Orazio Bettacchini, an Italian Roman Catholic missionary.^[3][4] The school was later renamed Jaffna Boys’ Seminary.^[3][4] The school was registered as a High School in 1881 and renamed St. Patrick’s College on 10 January 1881.^[3][4]

Most private schools in Ceylon were taken over by the government in 1960 but SPC chose to remain as a private and non-fee levying school.^[3]

Big Match

SPC play Jaffna College in an annual cricket match known as the Battle of the Golds.^[5] The first match took place in 1917.^[6]

Rectors/Principals

^[7][8]

• 1850-58 Patrick Foy
• 1859-61 Rev. Bro. John Joseph Brown
• 1862-70 Rev. Bro. Patrick Joseph Conway
• 1870 Rev. Bro. Michael A. Murphy
• 1870-74 Rev. Bro. ( Fr.) Patrick O Flanagan
• 1874-75 T. W. McMahan
• 1875-80 Rev. Bro. ( Fr.) Patrick O Flanagan
• 1880-83 Rev. Bro. (Fr.) J. A. R. Smythe
• 1883-85 Rev. Fr. Charles H. Lytton
• 1885-88 Rev. Fr. Jules Collin
• 1888-89 Rev. Fr. M. Dubreuil
• 1889-01 Rev. Fr. Patrick Dunne
• 1901-02 Rev. Fr. Jules Collin
• 1902-05 Rev. Fr. Charles A. Beaud
• 1905-21 Rev. Fr. Charles S. Matthews
• 1921-24 Rev. Fr. John A. Guyomar
• 1924-36 Rev. Fr. Charles S. Matthews
• 1936-54 Rev. Fr. Timothy M. F. Long
• 1954-60 Rev. Fr. S. N. Arulnesan
• 1960-66 Rev. Fr. P. J. Jeevaratnam
• 1966-76 Rev. Fr. T. A. J. Mathuranayagam
• 1976-79 Rev. Fr. John A. Francis
• 1979-92 Rev. Fr. G. A. Michael (Francis) Joseph
• 1992-02 Rev. Fr. A. I. Bernard
• 2002-07 Rev. Fr. Dr. Justin Gnanapragasam
• 2008- Rev. Fr. Jero Selvanayagam

Alumni

• S. C. C. Anthony Pillai - Trade unionist and Member of Parliament.^[9]
• Leo Rajendram Antony - Roman Catholic Bishop of Trincomalee–Batticaloa.^[10][11]
• Anton Arulanandam - Secretary of the Amateur Athletic Association of Ceylon.^[12]
• Tissa Balasuriya - Roman Catholic priest and theologian.^[13]
• Bertram Bastiampillai - Professor of political science and history, Ombudsman/Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration.^[14]
• S. F. Chellapah - Director of Medical and Sanitary Services.^[15]
• Bastiampillai Deogupillai - Roman Catholic Bishop of Jaffna.^[16][17]
• Major General H. Luxman David.^[18]
• V. Dharmalingam - Member of Parliament for Uduvil.^[19]
• Jerome Emilianuspillai - Roman Catholic Bishop of Jaffna.^[20]
• Justin Gnanapragasam - Roman Catholic Bishop of Jaffna.^[21][22][23]
• E. L. B. Hurulle - Cabinet Minister, Member of Parliament, Governor of the North Central Province.^[24][25]
• W. L. Jeyasingham - Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna.^[26]
• Rayappu Joseph - Roman Catholic Bishop of Mannar.^[20][27]
• A. Kanagasabapathy - Mudaliyar of Mullaitivu District.^[28]
• W. M. T. B. Menikdiwela - Secretary to the President, Divisional Revenue Officer.^[29]
• N. Nadarajah - Judge, Supreme Court of Ceylon.^[30]
• V. Navaratnam - Member of Parliament for Kayts.^[31]
• Paul Perera - Roman Catholic Bishop of Kandy.^[20]
• Jaya Pathirana - Member of Parliament for Kurunegala, Judge, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.^[32][33]
• G. G. Ponnambalam - Leader of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress, Member of Parliament.^[34][35]
• Kumar Ponnambalam - Leader of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress.^[36]
• T. J. Rajaratnam - High court judge.^[37]
• A. B. Rajendra - Member of the Senate.^[38]
• T. M. Sabaratnam - Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.^[39]
• R. Sampanthan - Leader of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi/Tamil United Liberation Front, Member of Parliament.^[40][41]
• Harry Sandrasagra - Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.^[42][43]
• Thomas Savundaranayagam - Roman Catholic Bishop of Jaffna.^[20][27]
• Antony Selvanayagam - Roman Catholic Bishop of Penang.^[20]
• S. Sivapalan - Member of Parliament for Trincomalee.^[44]
• Kingsley Swampillai - Roman Catholic Bishop of Trincomalee.^[20][27][45]
• Alfred Thambiayah - Member of Parliament for Kayts.^[46]
• T. T. Thambyahpillai - Astrophysicist.^[47]
• Xavier Thaninayagam - Tamil scholar.^[48]
• Kanthiah Vaithianathan - Cabinet Minister, Member of the Senate, Permanent Secretary.^[49]
• Susaipillai P. Vanderkoon - Mudaliyar of Kalpitiya District.^[50]
• Dominic Vendargon - Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuala Lampur.^[20][27]
• V. Yogeswaran - Member of Parliament for Jaffna.^[51]
• Yogaswami - Spiritual master.^[52][53]

See also

• List of schools in Northern Province, Sri Lanka

Notes

1. Schools Basic Data as at 01.10.2010. Northern Provincial Council. 2010.
2. "Province - Northern" (PDF). Schools Having Bilingual Education Programme. Ministry of Education.
3. "About Us". St. Patrick’s College Alumni Association (UK).
4. "Origins of St Patrick's College, Jaffna". St. Patrick’s College Old Boys Association (Melbourne, Australia).
5. Fernando, Reemus (23 February 2012). "Formidable St. Patrick's meet unpredictable Jaffna College". The Island (Sri Lanka).
6. "Cricket: St. Patrick's bat first against Jaffna College". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 24 February 2012.
7. "Origins of St Patrick's College, Jaffna". St Patrick's College, Jaffna Old Boys' Association, Melbourne, Australia.
8. "Past Rectors". St Patrick's College, Jaffna Old Boys' Association, Colombo Branch.
9. "Encyclopedia: An". Marxists Internet Archive.
10. "Bishop Emeritus Antony felicitated". TamilNet. 17 December 2004.
11. "His Lordship Bishop L. R. Anthony Called to Eternal Rest in the Lord". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo.
12. "Dr. Anton Arulanandam awarded PHD posthumously". The Island (Sri Lanka). 15 May 2009.
13. Samaranayake, Ajith (29 August 2004). "Fr. Tissa Balasuriya at 80: At intersection of society and religion". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka).
14. "Former Ombudsman passes away". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 20 February 2011.
15. Arumugam 1997, pp. 33–34.
16. "Bishop Deogupillai passes away". TamilNet. 26 April 2003.
17. Emmanuel, S. J. (2 May 2003). "Bishop Deogupillai - a man of sturdy faith and courageous leadership". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
18. "St. Patrick's College Jaffna Felicitates Alumni Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Luxman David". news.lk. 14 March 2014.
19. Sri Kantha, Sachi (24 October 2010). "Remembering Visvanather Dharmalingam". Ilankai Tamil Sangam.
20. "Past Bishops". St Patrick's College, Jaffna Old Boys' Association, Colombo Branch.
21. "Pope appoints new bishop in Jaffna, S. Lanka". Vatican Radio. 13 October 2015.
22. de Silva, Sunil (13 October 2015). "REV. MONS. JUSTIN GNANAPRAGASAM NEW BISHOP OF JAFFNA". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo.
23. "Resignation of the Bishop of Jaffna, appointment of successor". Agenzia Fides. 13 October 2015.
24. "Late Deshamanya E. L. B. Hurulle". The Island (Sri Lanka). 17 May 2009.
25. "Parliament pays glowing tribute to late Minister E. L. B. Hurulle". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 22 July 2011.
26. Arumugam 1997, p. 63.
27. Rasaiya, Christy (16 July 2000). "St. Patrick's 150 years old". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
28. Arumugam 1997, pp. 71–72.
29. "Personalities from the south nurtured in Jaffna". The Island (Sri Lanka). 13 January 2002.
30. Arumugam 1997, p. 110.
31. Arumugam 1997, p. 121.
32. Selvanayagam, S. S. (15 March 2003). "CJ recalls victimisation of Supreme Court judges". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
33. Malalasekera, Sarath (17 March 2003). "References to four Supreme Court Judges". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
34. Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 15: Turbulence in any language". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
35. Dwight, Richard (12 October 2010). "'I come from the land of the Buddha'". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
36. Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (January 2000). "Kumar Ponnambalam: Tiger in the Lion's Den" (PDF). Tamil Times. XIX (1): 5–8. ISSN 0266-4488.
37. Arumugam 1997, p. 152.
38. Arumugam 1997, pp. 155–156.
39. Arumugam 1997, pp. 171–172.
40. Arumugam 1997, pp. 173–174.
41. "Who is Rajavarothayam Sampanthan". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 29 June 2008.
42. Arumugam 1997, pp. 174–175.
43. Maniccavasagar, Chelvatamby (29 September 2012). "H A P Sandrasagara's 72nd death anniversary: Master of repartee and retort". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
44. Arumugam 1997, p. 201.
45. "St. Patrick's College, Jaffna 150 years old". The Island (Sri Lanka). 27 July 2000.
46. Chandrasekera, Duruthu Edirimuni (7 July 2013). "Alfred Leo Thambiayah: Trailblazer in entrepreneurship". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
47. Arumugam 1997, pp. 222–223.
48. Arumugam 1997, p. 228.
49. Arumugam 1997, pp. 238–239.
50. Arumugam 1997, pp. 241–242.
51. Arumugam 1997, p. 253.
52. Krishnapillai, Vimala (14 March 2008). "Siva Yogaswami: sage and mystic of Sri Lanka". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
53. "Guru Puja of Yogaswami". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 26 March 2010.

References

• Arumugam, S. (1997). Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon.

External links

• St. Patrick’s College
• Alumni Association (UK)
• Old Boys Association (Melbourne, Australia
• Alumni Association (Ontario, Canada)
• Old Boys Association (Bergen, Norway)