Catholic Dioceses

in

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka)

Sri Lanka
by Typeby Nameby Ecclesiastical ProvinceVacantFormer
Metropolitan Sees (Archdioceses) (1)AscendingRiteEcclesiastical ProvinceChurches and Bishops
Metr. Archdiocese ColomboRomanColomboSt. 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 (72) Bishop Jayakody Aratchige Don Anton Jayakody (67) Bishop Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam (59) Also covers Maldives Maldives.
Episcopal Sees (Dioceses) (11)AscendingRiteEcclesiastical ProvinceChurches and Bishops
Diocese AnuradhapuraRomanColomboSt. Joseph’s Cathedral Bishop Nishantha Sagara Jayamanne, S.S.S. (55) Bishop Norbert Marshall Andradi, O.M.I. (76)
Diocese BadullaRomanColomboSt. Mary’s Cathedral Bishop Echchampulle Arachchige Jude Nishanta Silva (55) Bishop Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, S.S.S. (81)
Diocese BatticaloaRomanColomboSt. Mary’s Cathedral Bishop Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam (59)
Diocese ChilawRomanColomboSt. 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)
Diocese GalleRomanColomboCathedral of St. Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary National Shrine of Our Lady of Matara Bishop Raymond Kingsley Wickramasinghe (63)
Diocese JaffnaRomanColomboSt. Mary’s Cathedral Bishop Justin Bernard Gnanapragasam (77) Bishop Thomas Emmanuel Savundaranayagam Emmanuel (87)
Diocese KandyRomanColomboSt. Anthony’s Cathedral Bishop Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis (67) Bishop Joseph Vianney Fernando (83)
Diocese KurunegalaRomanColomboCathedral of St. Anne Bishop Harold Anthony Perera (74)
Diocese MannarRomanColomboSt. Sebastian’s Cathedral National Shrine of Our Lady of Madu Bishop Gnanapragasam Anthonypillai (60) Bishop Fidelis Lionel Emmanuel Fernando (77)
Diocese RatnapuraRomanColomboSs. Peter and Paul Cathedral Bishop Peter Antony Wyman Croos (58) Bishop Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B. Silv. (78) Fr. Ivan Tilak Jayasundera (66)
Diocese TrincomaleeRomanColomboSt. Mary’s Cathedral Bishop Christian Noel Emmanuel (65) Bishop Joseph Kingsley Swampillai (89)

Last updated on 2026.02.12

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