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Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala

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Diocese of Kurunegala

Dioecesis Kurunegalaensis

குருணாகல் மாவட்ட
Location
CountrySri Lanka
Ecclesiastical provinceColombo
MetropolitanColombo
Statistics
Area4,763 km2 (1,839 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,505,866
48,967 (3.3%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established15 May 1987
CathedralCathedral of St Anne in Kurunegala
Patron saintSaint Anne
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopHarold Anthony Perera
Metropolitan ArchbishopMalcolm Ranjith
Bishops emeritusAnthony Leopold Raymond Peiris Bishop Emeritus (1987-2009)

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 Harold Anthony Perera, 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