Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala

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

Diocese of Kurunegala

Dioecesis Kurunegalaensis

குருணாகல் மாவட்ட
Location
Country Sri Lanka
Ecclesiastical provinceColombo
MetropolitanColombo
Statistics
Area4,763 km2 (1,839 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(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

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.

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