Diocese of Ratnapura Sri Lanka

	Rev. Fr. Noel Rowel
Full Name	Warnakulasuriya Ignatius Noel Rowel
Date of Birth	8th of November 1959
Home Parish	Wewala
Home Diocese	Colombo
Baptism Date	15th of November 1959
Place	St. Francis Xavier’s Church Wewala
Baptized by	Rev. Fr. S. Fernando Omi
Parents
Father’s Name	Warnakulasuriya Anselm Rowel
Father’s Occupation	Government officer
Mother’s Name	Kariyakarawana Patabadige Mary Perera
Mother’s Occupation	House wife
Brothers and Sisters
1: W. Tecla Rowel
2: W. Stella Rowel
3: W. Quintus Rowel Date of Birth	07th of December 1955
4: W. Calistus Rowel Date of Birth	05th of November 1956
5: W. Presida Rowel Date of Birth	29th of May 1965
Minor Seminary
Period of Stay	From 1980 To 1981
Name of the Rector	1 Rev. Fr. Ruban Perera 2 Rev. Fr. Gilbert Wijerathana
Name of the Priest who recommended to the Seminary	Rev. Fr. Harry Fernando Omi
Intermediate Seminary
Period of Stay	From 1982 To 1983
Name of the Rector	1 Rev. Fr. Anselm Croos 2 (Assistant Directors: Rev. Fr. Sam quintus and Rev. Fr. Malcom Ranjith
Major Seminary
*Philosophate
Period of Stay	From 1983 To 1985
Name of the Rector	1 Rev. Fr. Joe De Mel
* Year of Discernment / Regency/ Pastoral year
Place of work (Name of the Company/ Parish)	Government teacher at Ampara School
Period of work	From 1986 to 1993
*Theologate
Period of Stay	From 1993 To 1997
Name of the Rector	1 Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Fernando
Diaconate
Date	1996
Place	National Seminary of Our Lady of Lanka, Kandy
Imparted by	Rt. Rev. Dr. Edmand Fernado
Ordination
Date	18th of August 1997
Place	St. Francis Xavier’s Church, Wewala
Imparted by	: Rt. Rev. Dr. Malcom Ranjith
Others in the group	No
Appointments as a Priest
Nature of the Appointment	Period
1. Assistant Parish priest of St. Joseph’s Church, Balangoda	1997 August -December
2. Assistant Parish priest of St. Joseph’s Church, Kegalle	1998 January - April
3. Government teacher at Ampara School and resident priest at St. Mary’s Church, Dehiattakandiya	1998 April – 1999 April
4. Parish priest of Christ the King Church, Mahena	1999 - 2004
5. Parish priest of Christ the King Church, Rabukkana	2004 - 2007
6. Parish priest of Christ the King Church, Hewadiwela	2007 - 2014
7. Parish priest of Christ the King Church, Uthuwankanda	2014 – 2018
8. Missionary work in Italy	2018 -