Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala
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This article is about the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala. For the Anglican diocese, see Diocese of Kurunegala.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala (Lat: Dioecesis Kurunegalaensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka.
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Diocese of Kurunegala Dioecesis Kurunegalaensis குருணாகல் மாவட்ட | |
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Location | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Ecclesiastical province | Colombo |
Metropolitan | Colombo |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,763 km2 (1,839 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2012[1]) 1,618,465 43,711 (2.7%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 15 May 1987 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St Anne in Kurunegala |
Patron saint | Saint Anne |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Harold Anthony Perera |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Malcolm Ranjith |
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Erected as the Diocese of Kurunegala in 1987, from territory in the Diocese of Chilaw, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo. It is coextensive with the Kurunegala District.[2]
The current bishop is Harold Anthony Perera, who was appointed in 2009.