Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala
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Diocese of Kurunegala Dioecesis Kurunegalaensis குருணாகல் மாவட்ட | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Ecclesiastical province | Colombo |
| Metropolitan | Colombo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,763 km2 (1,839 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 1,505,866 48,967 (3.3%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 15 May 1987 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Anne in Kurunegala |
| Patron saint | Saint Anne |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Harold Anthony Perera |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Malcolm Ranjith |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala (Lat: Dioecesis Kurunegalaensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka.
Erected as the Diocese of Kurunegala in 1987, from territory in the Diocese of Chilaw, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo.
The current bishop is , who was appointed in 2009.
Ordinaries[]
- Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris (15 May 1987 Appointed - 14 May 2009 Resigned)
- Harold Anthony Perera (14 May 2009 Appointed – present)
See also[]
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Sri Lanka