Right Reverend Dr. Joseph Kingsley Swampillai (born 9 December 1936) is a Sri Lankan Tamil priest and former Roman Catholic Bishop of Trincomalee.
Swampillai was born on 9 December 1936 in Kayts on the island of Velanaitivu in northern Ceylon.
[1] Even as priest he was chosen to act as a Secretary to Apostolic Nunciature for a period.
He was holding the office of the National Director of the Pontificial Mission Aid societies for more than Six years until he was elected as a Bishop in April 1983.
[6][7][8] He was briefly recalled to apostolic service in January 2016 to act as Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Mannar when the position of Bishop of Mannar fell vacant after Rayappu Joseph's retirement; he held this appointment until December 2017.