Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Kandy / Kandien(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Colombo
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
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Bishop (2021.10.09 – ...): | Bishop Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis (66) |
Bishops of Kandy (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis (66) Bishop of Kandy (Sri Lanka)
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Bishop Joseph Vianney Fernando (82) Bishop emeritus of Kandy (Sri Lanka)
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Bishop Appasinghe Paul Perera
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Bishop Leo Nanayakkara, O.S.B. Silv.
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Bishop Bernardo Regno, O.S.B. Silv. | ||||||||||
Bishop Bernardo Regno, O.S.B. Silv.
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Bishop Bede Beekmeyer, O.S.B. Silv.
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Bishop Clemente Pagnani, O.S.B. Silv.
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Vicars Apostolic of Kandy (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Bishop Clemente Pagnani, O.S.B. Silv. (see above) |
Area: 5,674 km²
Population: 85,776 Catholics (3.1% of 2,811,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 31 parishes
Personnel: 62 priests (52 diocesan, 10 religious), 329 religious (137 brothers, 192 sisters), 16 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.10.29
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