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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala (Lat: Dioecesis Kurunegalaensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka.
Diocese of Kurunegala Dioecesis Kurunegalaensis குருணாகல் மாவட்ட | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Ecclesiastical province | Colombo |
| Metropolitan | Colombo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,763 km2 (1,839 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012[1]) 1,618,465 43,711 (2.7%) |
| 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 |
Erected as the Diocese of Kurunegala in 1987, from territory in the Diocese of Chilaw, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo. It is coextensive with the Kurunegala District.[2]
The current bishop is Harold Anthony Perera, who was appointed in 2009.
Ordinaries
edit- Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris (15 May 1987 Appointed - 14 May 2009 Resigned)
- Harold Anthony Perera (14 May 2009 Appointed – present)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 Table A7: Population by religion, age and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "Diocesan Map". Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala. Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala. Retrieved 2024-02-06.