Vincent Marius Joseph Peiris (11 October 1941 – 13 May 2024) was a Sri Lankan Roman Catholic prelate.
In 1976 he began studying political science at the University of London, graduating three years later with a Ph.D. After returning to his homeland, he again became a professor in Ampitiya, where he worked until 1989.
[1][2] On 16 November 2000, he was appointed by Pope John Paul II as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Colombo, with the titular see of Tacarata.
He was responsible for the opening of a new philosophy center in the seminary and the creation of the six-monthly theological periodical, "Living Faith", for the country's clergy and religious.
[3] He served as the auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo from 2000 to 2018 when Pope Francis granted his age-related resignation.