Catholic Dioceses

in

Republic of Maldives (Maldives)

Maldives
by Typeby Nameby Ecclesiastical ProvinceVacantFormer
Ecclesiastical Provinces (1)AscendingTypeChurches and Bishops
Metr. Archdiocese ColomboMetr. 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 (77) Bishop Sampathawaduge Maxwell Grenville Silva (71) Bishop Jayakody Aratchige Don Anton Jayakody (66) Bishop Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam (58) Also covers Maldives Maldives.
Diocese AnuradhapuraDioceseSt. Joseph’s Cathedral Bishop Norbert Marshall Andradi, O.M.I. (75)Seat in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, not covering Maldives.
Diocese BadullaDioceseSt. Mary’s Cathedral Bishop Echchampulle Arachchige Jude Nishanta Silva (54) Bishop Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, S.S.S. (80) Seat in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, not covering Maldives.
Diocese BatticaloaDioceseSt. Mary’s Cathedral Bishop Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam (58) Bishop Joseph Ponniah (72) Seat in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, not covering Maldives.
Diocese ChilawDioceseSt. 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 (56) Seat in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, not covering Maldives.
Diocese GalleDioceseCathedral of St. Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary National Shrine of Our Lady of Matara Bishop Raymond Kingsley Wickramasinghe (62) Seat in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, not covering Maldives.
Diocese JaffnaDioceseSt. Mary’s Cathedral Bishop Justin Bernard Gnanapragasam (76) Bishop Thomas Emmanuel Savundaranayagam Emmanuel (86) Seat in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, not covering Maldives.
Diocese KandyDioceseSt. Anthony’s Cathedral Bishop Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis (66) Bishop Joseph Vianney Fernando (82) Seat in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, not covering Maldives.
Diocese KurunegalaDioceseCathedral of St. Anne Bishop Harold Anthony Perera (73) Seat in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, not covering Maldives.
Diocese MannarDioceseSt. Sebastian’s Cathedral National Shrine of Our Lady of Madu Bishop Gnanapragasam Anthonypillai (59) Bishop Fidelis Lionel Emmanuel Fernando (76) Seat in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, not covering Maldives.
Diocese RatnapuraDioceseSs. Peter and Paul Cathedral Bishop Peter Antony Wyman Croos (57) Bishop Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B. Silv. (77) Fr. Ivan Tilak Jayasundera (65) Seat in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, not covering Maldives.
Diocese TrincomaleeDioceseSt. Mary’s Cathedral Bishop Christian Noel Emmanuel (64) Bishop Joseph Kingsley Swampillai (88) Seat in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, not covering Maldives.

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