Date |  Recent Events |
| 2026.01.05 |  Cardinal Mario Zenari, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri and Apostolic Nuncio to Syria, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Italy)
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| 2025.12.16 |  Bishop Norbert Marshall Andradi, O.M.I., resigned as Bishop of Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka)
Fr. Nishantha Sagara Jayamanne, S.S.S., was elected Bishop of Anuradhapura (Sri Lanka) |
| 2025.11.03 |  Archbishop Brian Udaigwe, Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Djibouti, Apostolic Delegate to Somalia and Special Representative to African Union (AU)
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| 2025.05.28 | Fr. Shamindra Jayawardena, O.S.B. Silv., was appointed as Abbot General of Sylvestrine Congregation of the Benedictine Order (Sylvestrines) |
| 2025.05.19 | Bishop Joseph Ponniah, Bishop emeritus of Batticaloa (Sri Lanka), passed away at 72 |
| 2025.04.12 | Archbishop Brian Udaigwe, Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia |
| 2025.02.22 | Fr. Gnanapragasam Anthonypillai was consecrated as Bishop of Mannar (Sri Lanka) |
| 2025.01.01 | Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don resigned as Vice-President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences |
| 2024.12.14 | Fr. Gnanapragasam Anthonypillai, Priest of Mannar (Sri Lanka), was elected Bishop of Mannar (Sri Lanka) Bishop Fidelis Lionel Emmanuel Fernando resigned as Bishop of Mannar (Sri Lanka) |
| 2024.08.19 | Bishop Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam, Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Batticaloa (Sri Lanka) Bishop Joseph Ponniah resigned as Bishop of Batticaloa (Sri Lanka) |
| 2024.06.01 | Fr. Peter Antony Wyman Croos was consecrated as Bishop of Ratnapura (Sri Lanka) |
| 2024.05.13 | Bishop Vincent Marius Joseph Peiris, Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Colombo (Sri Lanka), passed away at 82 |
| 2024.03.05 | Fr. Peter Antony Wyman Croos, Priest of Chilaw (Sri Lanka), was elected Bishop of Ratnapura (Sri Lanka) Bishop Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B. Silv., resigned as Bishop of Ratnapura (Sri Lanka) |
| 2024.03.02 | Fr. Arachchige Don Wimal Siri Appuhamy Jayasuriya was consecrated as Bishop of Chilaw (Sri Lanka) |
| 2023.12.06 | Bishop Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Chilaw (Sri Lanka) Fr. Arachchige Don Wimal Siri Appuhamy Jayasuriya, Priest of Chilaw (Sri Lanka), was elected Bishop of Chilaw (Sri Lanka) |
| 2023.11.09 |  Archbishop François Robert Bacqué, Titular Archbishop of Gradisca, passed away at 87
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| 2023.04.22 | Fr. Echchampulle Arachchige Jude Nishanta Silva was consecrated as Bishop of Badulla (Sri Lanka) |
| 2023.02.03 | Archbishop Oswald Thomas Colman Gomis, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Colombo (Sri Lanka), passed away at 90 |
| 2023.01.30 | Bishop Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, S.S.S., resigned as Bishop of Badulla (Sri Lanka) Fr. Echchampulle Arachchige Jude Nishanta Silva, Priest of Badulla (Sri Lanka), was elected Bishop of Badulla (Sri Lanka) |
| 2022.09.30 | Sr. Mary Niluka Perera, R.G.S., was appointed as Member of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors |
| 2022.07.07 |  Archbishop Joseph Spiteri, Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Mexico
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| 2022.06.10 | Bishop Christian Noel Emmanuel, Bishop of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), was appointed as Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka Bishop Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, S.S.S., resigned as President of Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka Bishop Jayakody Aratchige Don Anton Jayakody, Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka), was appointed as General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka Bishop Harold Anthony Perera, Bishop of Kurunegala (Sri Lanka), was appointed as President of Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka |
| 2022 | Bishop Justin Bernard Gnanapragasam resigned as Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka Bishop Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis resigned as General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka |
| 2021.10.09 | Bishop Joseph Vianney Fernando resigned as Bishop of Kandy (Sri Lanka) Bishop Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis, Bishop of Chilaw (Sri Lanka) and General Secretary of Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka, was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Chilaw (Sri Lanka) and Bishop of Kandy (Sri Lanka) |
| 2021.04.01 | Bishop Rayappu Joseph, Bishop emeritus of Mannar (Sri Lanka), passed away at 80 |
| 2020.12.12 |  Bishop Victor Gnanapragasam, O.M.I., Vicar Apostolic of Quetta (Pakistan), passed away at 80
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| 2020.08.29 | Fr. Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Materiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka) |
| 2020.07.13 | Fr. Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam, Priest of Colombo (Sri Lanka), was elected Titular Bishop of Materiana and Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka) |
| 2020.06.13 | Archbishop Brian Udaigwe, Apostolic Nuncio to Benin and Apostolic Nuncio to Togo, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka |
| 2020.04.10 | Archbishop Nicholas Marcus Fernando, Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Colombo (Sri Lanka), passed away at 87 |
| 2020.01.02 |  Archbishop Pierre Nguyễn Văn Tốt resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka
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| 2019.07.03 | Msgr. Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage, Priest of Badulla (Sri Lanka), Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Secretary of Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and Vice-Prefect of Commission for Religious Relations with Muslims |
| 2019 | Bishop Justin Bernard Gnanapragasam, Bishop of Jaffna (Sri Lanka), was appointed as Vice-President of Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka |
| 2018.11.16 | Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don, Metropolitan Archbishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka), was appointed as Vice-President of Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences |
| 2018.06.23 | Fr. Jayakody Aratchige Don Anton Jayakody was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Mulli and Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka) |
| 2018.04.04 | Fr. Jayakody Aratchige Don Anton Jayakody, Priest of Colombo (Sri Lanka), was elected Titular Bishop of Mulli and Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka) Bishop Vincent Marius Joseph Peiris resigned as Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka) |
| 2018.03.07 | Archbishop Joseph Spiteri, Apostolic Nuncio to Cote d’Ivoire, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon |
| 2017.11.22 | Bishop Fidelis Lionel Emmanuel Fernando, Titular Bishop of Horta and Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka), was appointed as Bishop of Mannar (Sri Lanka) Bishop Joseph Kingsley Swampillai resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Mannar (Sri Lanka) |
| 2017.09.29 | Bishop Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris, Bishop emeritus of Kurunegala (Sri Lanka), passed away at 85 |
| 2017.09.15 |  Archbishop Osvaldo Montecillo Padilla resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Apostolic Nuncio to Mongolia
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| 2017.05.23 | Fr. Indunil Janakaratne Kodithuwakku Kankanamalage, Priest of Badulla (Sri Lanka) and Undersecretary of Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue, was appointed as Chaplain of His Holiness |
| 2017.03.25 | Cardinal Mario Zenari took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri |
| 2017.02.21 | Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don resigned as President of Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka Bishop Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, S.S.S., Bishop of Badulla (Sri Lanka), was appointed as President of Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka |
| 2016.11.19 | Archbishop Mario Zenari, Titular Archbishop of Zuglio and Apostolic Nuncio to Syria, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria delle Grazie alle Fornaci fuori Porta Cavalleggeri |
| 2016.01.14 | Bishop Rayappu Joseph resigned as Bishop of Mannar (Sri Lanka) Bishop Joseph Kingsley Swampillai was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Mannar (Sri Lanka) |
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