Catholic Dioceses

in

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka)

Sri Lanka
by Typeby Nameby Ecclesiastical ProvinceVacantFormer
Ecclesiastical Jurisidictions (12)AscendingTypeChurches and Bishops
Anuradhapura
Anuradhapuren(sis)		DioceseSt. Joseph’s Cathedral Bishop Mohottige Nishantha Sagara Jayamanne Don, S.S.S. (56) Bishop Norbert Marshall Andradi, O.M.I. (77)
Badulla
Badullan(us)		DioceseSt. Mary’s Cathedral Bishop Jude Nishantha Silva Echchampulle Arachchige (56) Bishop Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, S.S.S. (81)
Batticaloa
Batticaloaën(sis)		DioceseSt. Mary’s Cathedral Bishop Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam (60)
Chilaw
Chilaven(sis)		DioceseSt. Mary’s Cathedral National Shrine of St. Anne National Shrine of St. Anne National Shrine of the Holy Cross Bishop Arachchige Don Wimal Siri Appuhamy Jayasuriya (57)
Colombo
Columben(sis) in Taprobane		Metr. ArchdioceseSt. Lucia’s Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka National Shrine of St. Anthony National Shrine of St. Sebasitan Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don (78) Bishop Sampathawaduge Maxwell Grenville Silva (73) Bishop Anton Jayakody Aratchige Don (68) Also covers Maldives Maldives.
Galle
Gallen(sis)		DioceseCathedral of St. Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary National Shrine of Our Lady of Matara Bishop Raymond Kingsley Wickramasinghe (64)
Jaffna
Iaffnen(sis)		DioceseSt. Mary’s Cathedral Bishop Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam (60) Bishop Thomas Emmanuel Savundaranayagam Emmanuel (88) Bishop Justin Bernard Gnanapragasam (78)
Kandy
Kandien(sis)		DioceseSt. Anthony’s Cathedral Bishop Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis (68) Bishop Joseph Vianney Fernando (84)
Kurunegala
Kurunegalaën(sis)		DioceseCathedral of St. Anne Bishop Harold Anthony Perera (75)
Mannar
Mannaren(sis)		DioceseSt. Sebastian’s Cathedral National Shrine of Our Lady of Madu Bishop Gnanapragasam Anthonypillai (61) Bishop Fidelis Lionel Emmanuel Fernando (78)
Ratnapura
Ratnapuren(sis)		DioceseSs. Peter and Paul Cathedral Bishop Peter Antony Wyman Croos (58)
Trincomalee
Trincomalien(sis)		DioceseSt. Mary’s Cathedral Bishop Christian Noel Emmanuel (65) Bishop Joseph Kingsley Swampillai (89)

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