Diocese of Kurunegala

The Diocese of Kurunegala is a diocese of the Church of Ceylon (which is part of the Anglican Communion). The See was erected in 1950 from that of Diocese of Colombo, as one of two dioceses of the Church of England in Ceylon. In September 2017 Keerthisiri Fernando, the Archdeacon of Nuwara Eliya of the Diocese of Colombo, was elected as the new Bishop of Kurunegala.

Diocese of Kurunegala
Location
CountrySri Lanka
Ecclesiastical provinceKurunegala
Information
DenominationChurch of Ceylon
RiteAnglican / Christian
Established1950
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King, Kurunegala
Current leadership
Bishop of KurunegalaKeerthisiri Fernando
Map

Map of the Diocese of Kurunegala

The diocese covers the districts of Kurunegala, Kandy, Matale, Kegalla, Anuradhapura, and Polonnaruwa.[1]

List of bishops
Bishops of Kurunegala
From Until Incumbent Notes
1950 1962 Lakdasa De Mel first Bishop of Kurunegala, installed on 2 February 1950; installed in May 1962 as Metropolitan Bishop of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon
1962 1983 Lakshman Wickremasinghe one of the youngest bishops in the Anglican Communion
1983 2000 Andrew Kumarage
2000 2010 Kumara Illangasinghe
2010 2015 Shantha Francis first Tamil bishop, resigned in January 2015
2015 2017 vacant
2018 present Keerthisiri Fernando

See also

References
  1. "History – Church of Ceylon (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2 August 2009.

Publications


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