the death of his wife, Ouida, Corea left St. Luke's Church in 1954 and was appointed Vicar of St. Paul's Church in Milagiriya, one of the oldest churches in Ceylon. The church was first built by the Portuguese in the 15th Century as a Roman Catholic church. The British built a new church in 1848 and called it St. Paul's. He built the Lucien Jansz Memorial at St. Paul's Church Milagiriya as well as re-building St. Peter's Church in Pamankada. Diocese of Colombo The bishop of Colombo appointed a Historical Select Committee in 1941 to compile a history of the diocese, to celebrate the centennial of the foundation of the diocese. Corea was co-opted to the committee by the bishop and served as secretary. Corea is also mentioned in this historic church volume as "one of four men who not only distinguished themselves in Theology, but also had the privilege of assisting their teacher in later years as Lecturers in the Divinity School. H.V.Ivan S.Corea has been honored by the Bishop by being called to the office and dignity of an Examining Chaplain to the Lord Bishop of Colombo." Corea also served on the Diocesan Council of the Centenary Year in 1945. He was a contributor to the Church Times newspaper in the United Kingdom. Corea died in Madampe in 1968. Among those who paid their respects at his funeral in Maha Nuge Gardens, Colombo, were the governor-general of Ceylon William Gopallawa, the prime minister of Ceylon Dudley Senanayake and the finance minister Junius Richard Jayewardene. The funeral service was led by Harold De Soyza, the first-ever Sri Lankan Anglican bishop of Colombo. The Ceylon Daily News of 1968 noted: "The Rt. Reverend Harold De Soysa, Bishop of Colombo paid tribute to the late Canon Corea referring to his ministry of loving service and made particular reference to his work on the history of the Diocese of Colombo." At the time of his death, Corea was editing a revised version of A History of the Church of Ceylon. Piyaneni Corea was immortalized in a song in the 1970s when the Sri Lankan singer Clarence Wijewardena composed 'Piyaneni' (Father) in memory of Corea. Piyaneni was sung by Wijewardena's music partner Annesley Malewana and recorded at Auggie Ranaweera's studio in Bambalapitiya, in Colombo. Piyaneni went on to become a hit in South Asia. Family He was the father of Vernon Corea, a