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Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Kandawala

Coordinates: 7°14′14″N 79°52′21″E / 7.23722°N 79.87250°E / 7.23722; 79.87250
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Our Lady of Sorrow's Church, Kandawala
ශුද්ධවු වික්‍ෂෝප දේවමාතා දෙව්මැදුර, කඳවල
Front view
Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Kandawala is located in Sri Lanka
Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Kandawala
Our Lady of Sorrows Church
7°14′14″N 79°52′21″E / 7.23722°N 79.87250°E / 7.23722; 79.87250
LocationKandawala, Negombo
CountrySri Lanka
DenominationRoman Catholic
TraditionRoman Rite
History
StatusRoman Catholic Church
DedicationOur Lady of Sorrow
Architecture
Completed1957
Administration
ArchdioceseColombo
DeaneryKatana
ParishKandawala
Clergy
ArchbishopMalcolm Ranjith
Priest in chargeRev. Canicius Neris
Assistant priest(s)Rev. Mariyas Christian Peiris
Altar of the Church

The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows (Sinhala: ශුද්ධවු වික්‍ෂෝප දේවමාතා දෙව්මැදුර) (also known as Kandawala Church and Kandawala Palliya (Sinhala: කඳවල පල්ලිය)) is a Roman Catholic church located in Kandawala in the Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Kandawala parish was home to the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows at Kandawala, St. Theresa's Church at Batapattala and Church of Infant Jesus at Demanhandiya. The Mission House of Kandawala Parish is also located at the church Our Lady of Sorrows Premises.

Feast

The annual Feast of our Lady of Sorrows Church is usually held in the 3rd Sunday of September or it will be held in the Sunday on or after September 15.

Past Parish Priests

  • Rev. Fr. Francis Fernando
  • Rev. Fr. Merril Wijesinghe
  • Rev. Fr. Reginald Saparamadu
  • Rev. Fr. H. D. Anthony
  • Rev. Fr. Sarath Thirimanne
  • Rev. Fr. Canicius Neris (Incumbent)

Mission House

A new two storey Mission House of our Lady of Sorrows Church was completed in 2014, under the guidance of Rev. Fr. Sarath Thirimanne.[citation needed]