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Church of Ceylon
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The Church of Ceylon (Sinhala: ලංකා සභාව, romanized: laṁkā sabhāva) is the Anglican Church in Sri Lanka. It is an extraprovincial jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who serves as its Metropolitan.[2] It was established in 1845 with the appointment of the first Anglican Bishop of Colombo, James Chapman and until 1950 it consisted of a single diocese; in that year a second diocese was established at Kurunegala.
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Church of Ceylon | |
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ලංකා සභාව | |
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Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | Anglican |
Scripture | Holy Bible |
Theology | Anglican doctrine |
Polity | Episcopal |
Governance | Church Mission Society |
Primate | Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury |
Anglican Bishop of Colombo | Dushantha Rodrigo |
Bishop of Kurunegala | Nishantha Fernando |
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Language | English, Sinhalese & Tamil |
Headquarters | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Territory | Sri Lanka |
Founder | James Chapman |
Origin | 1815[1] |
Recognition | Church of England |
Members | 50,000 |
Other name(s) | Church of England |
Publications | The Churchman, Monthly gift |
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