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 | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |  |
| Ecclesiastical province | Colombo |
| Metropolitan | Colombo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 2,076 km2 (802 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 1235) 686,350 0 (0%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 5 January 1939 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Mary in Chilaw |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Malcolm Ranjith |
| Vicar General | Peter Charles Fernando |
| Episcopal Vicars | Patrick 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
- Louis Perera, O.M.I. † (5 Jan 1939 Appointed - 8 Apr 1939 Died)
- Edmund Peiris, O.M.I. † (12 Jan 1940 Appointed - 27 Dec 1972 Resigned)
- Frank Marcus Fernando, † (27 Dec 1972 Succeeded - 19 Oct 2006 Retired)
- Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis, (19 Oct 2006 Succeeded - )
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Sri Lanka
References
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