St. Patrick's College, Jaffna

History

Big Match

Rectors/Principals

• 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. Patrick O Flanagan
• 1874–75 T. W. McMahan
• 1875–80 Rev. Bro. Patrick O Flanagan
• 1880–83 Rev. Bro. 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 Joseph
• 1992-02 Rev. Fr. A. I. Bernard
• 2002–07 Rev. Fr. Dr. Justin Gnanapragasam
• 2008–17 Rev. Fr. Jero Selvanayagam
• 2017– Rev. Fr. A. P. Thirumahan

  Notable alumni

• S. C. C. Anthony Pillai – Trade unionist and Member of Parliament.
• Leo Rajendram Antony – Roman Catholic Bishop of Trincomalee–Batticaloa.
• Anton Arulanandam – Secretary of the Amateur Athletic Association of Ceylon.
• Tissa Balasuriya – Roman Catholic priest and theologian.
• Bertram Bastiampillai – Professor of political science and history, Ombudsman/Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration.
• S. F. Chellapah – Director of Medical and Sanitary Services.
• Bastiampillai Deogupillai – Roman Catholic Bishop of Jaffna.
• Major General H. Luxman David.
• V. Dharmalingam – Member of Parliament for Uduvil.
• Jerome Emilianuspillai – Roman Catholic Bishop of Jaffna.
• Justin Gnanapragasam – Roman Catholic Bishop of Jaffna.
• E. L. B. Hurulle – Cabinet Minister, Member of Parliament, Governor of the North Central Province.
• W. L. Jeyasingham – Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Jaffna.
• Rayappu Joseph – Roman Catholic Bishop of Mannar.
• Valentine Joseph - Professor of mathematics.
• A. Kanagasabapathy – Mudaliyar of Mullaitivu District.
• W. M. T. B. Menikdiwela – Secretary to the President, Divisional Revenue Officer.
• N. Nadarajah – Judge, Supreme Court of Ceylon.
• V. Navaratnam – Member of Parliament for Kayts.
• Paul Perera – Roman Catholic Bishop of Kandy.
• Jaya Pathirana – Member of Parliament for Kurunegala, Judge, Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.
• G. G. Ponnambalam – Leader of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress, Member of Parliament.
• Kumar Ponnambalam – Leader of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress.
• T. J. Rajaratnam – High court judge.
• A. B. Rajendra – Member of the Senate.
• T. M. Sabaratnam – Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.
• R. Sampanthan – Leader of the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi/Tamil United Liberation Front, Member of Parliament.
• Harry Sandrasagra – Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.
• Thomas Savundaranayagam – Roman Catholic Bishop of Jaffna.
• Antony Selvanayagam – Roman Catholic Bishop of Penang.
• S. Sivapalan – Member of Parliament for Trincomalee.
• Kingsley Swampillai – Roman Catholic Bishop of Trincomalee.
• Alfred Thambiayah – Member of Parliament for Kayts.
• T. T. Thambyahpillai – Astrophysicist.
• Xavier Thaninayagam – Tamil scholar.
• Kanthiah Vaithianathan – Cabinet Minister, Member of the Senate, Permanent Secretary.
• Susaipillai P. Vanderkoon – Mudaliyar of Kalpitiya District.
• Dominic Vendargon – Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuala Lampur.
• V. Yogeswaran – Member of Parliament for Jaffna.
• Yogaswami – Spiritual master.