Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw

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

Diocese of Chilaw

Dioecesis Chilavensis

சிலாபம் மறைமாவட்டம்
Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Location
Country Sri Lanka
Ecclesiastical provinceColombo
MetropolitanColombo
Statistics
Area2,076 km2 (802 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 1235)
686,350
0 (0%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established5 January 1939
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Chilaw
Patron saintOur Lady of Mount Carmel
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopWarnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis
Metropolitan ArchbishopMalcolm Ranjith
Vicar GeneralPeter Charles Fernando
Episcopal VicarsPatrick Wijesinghe
Website
Website of the Diocese

Erected as the Diocese of Galle in 1939, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo. In 1995, part of the diocese was split off to form the Diocese of Kurunegala.

The current bishop is Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis, appointed in 2006.[1]

Ordinaries

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Sri Lanka

References


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