| Type: | Bishop |
| Honorific-Prefix: | Rt Rev. |
| Thomas Savundaranayagam | |
| Native Name: | தோமசு சௌந்தரநாயகம் |
| Native Name Lang: | ta |
| Bishop of Jaffna | |
| Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
| Province: | Colombo |
| Diocese: | Jaffna |
| Term Start: | 6 July 1992 |
| Term End: | 13 October 2015 |
| Predecessor: | Bastiampillai Deogupillai |
| Successor: | Justin Gnanapragasam |
| Other Post: | Bishop of Mannar (1981-92) |
| Birth Date: | 13 July 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Kayts, Ceylon |
| Alma Mater: | Pontifical Urbaniana University |
Right Reverend Emmanuel Thomas Savundaranayagam (ta|இம்மானுவேல் தோமசு சௌந்தரநாயகம், si|තෝමස් සවුන්ද්රනායගම්; born 13 July 1938) is a Sri Lankan Tamil priest and former Roman Catholic Bishop of Jaffna.
Savundaranayagam was born on 13 July 1938 in Kayts on the island of Velanaitivu in northern Ceylon.[1] [2] He was educated at St. Anthony's College, Kayts and St. Patrick's College, Jaffna.[3] [4] He then studied at St. Martin's Seminary, Jaffna and National Seminary, Ampitiya (1957–64).[2] Savundaranayagam has a Doctor of Sacred Theology degree from the Pontifical Urbaniana University and a Diploma in Catechetics.[2]
Savundaranayagam was ordained as a priest in December 1963.[1] [2] After his ordination he served as an assistant parish priest at St. Mary's Cathedral, Jaffna for few years.[5] In January 1981 he was appointed Bishop of Mannar and was ordained as a bishop in July 1981 at the Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu.[1] [2] He became Bishop of Jaffna in July 1992.[1] [2] He retired in October 2015.[6]
Savundaranayagam is a strong activist for Tamil rights in Sri Lanka and humanitarian efforts in what is sometimes called "Tamil Eelam".[7] [8] He had called for international intervention to stop the Sri Lankan conflict.[9]