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 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Ecclesiastical province | Colombo |
| Metropolitan | Colombo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,349 km2 (3,610 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2012) 1,724,000 18,635 (1.1%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 18 December 1972 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Mary in Badulla |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Malcolm 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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