Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Dutch Reformed Church in Ceylon
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1735-1837
History
The Dutch Reformed Church in Ceylon was founded in 1642. The Island was divided into Three Ecclesiastical Districts called Consistories. These Consistories were Colombo, Jaffna and Galle. The Dutch Reformed Church Council of each Consistory was formed by the ‘Predikants’ with two or three elders and six Deacons. The members of the Church Council were chosen by vote. The Election being subject to the approval of the Government. It sent progress reports to Holland annually on the state of the Church in the Island.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Control area
Description identifier
LK-NA/DRC
Institution identifier
LK-NA
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR
Status
Final
Level of detail
Minimal
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
International Council on Archives Guide to the Sources of Asian History Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka II (Vol 1), National Archives of Sri Lanka, 1996.