Roman Catholic Diocese of Badulla

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Badulla (Lat: Dioecesis Badullana) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka.

Diocese of Badulla

Dioecesis Badullana

பதுளை மாவட்ட
Location
CountrySri Lanka
Ecclesiastical provinceColombo
MetropolitanColombo
Statistics
Area9,349 km2 (3,610 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2012)
1,724,000
18,635 (1.1%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established18 December 1972
CathedralCathedral of St Mary in Badulla
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJulian Winston Sebastian Fernando
Metropolitan ArchbishopMalcolm Ranjith
Website
Website of the Diocese

Erected as the Diocese of Badulla in 1972, the diocese was created from territory in the Diocese of Kandy. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo. Its cathedral is St. Mary’s church.

The current bishop is Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, appointed in 1997.

Ordinaries

  • Leo Nanayakkara, O.S.B. † (18 Dec 1972 Appointed – 28 May 1982 Died)
  • Edmund Joseph Fernando, O.M.I. † (5 Dec 1983 Appointed – 3 Mar 1997 Retired)
  • Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, S.S.S. (3/25 Mar 1997 Appointed - )

References

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