Latin Catholic diocese in Sri Lanka From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Diocese of Kandy (Lat: Dioecesis Kandiensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church in the ecclesiastical province (covering all Sri Lanka) of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Colombo, but depends on the missionary Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Diocese of Kandy Dioecesis Kandiensis கண்டி மாவட்ட | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Ecclesiastical province | Colombo |
| Metropolitan | Colombo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,753 km2 (2,221 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2011) 2,690,430 84,830 (3.2%) |
| Schools | St. Anthony's College, Kandy, St. Sylvester's College |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Anthony in Kandy |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Valence Mendis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Malcolm Ranjith |
| Vicar General | Very Rev. Fr.Alvin Peter Fernando |
| Judicial Vicar | Rev. Fr.Colvin Fernandopulle |
| Bishops emeritus | Joseph Vianney Fernando |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The episcopal seat is St. Anthony’s Cathedral, in Kandy. The current bishop is Valence Mendis, appointed in 2021.
As of 2014, it pastorally served 81,293 Catholics (3.2% of 2,578,000 total) on 5,733 km2 in 27 parishes and 2 missions with 51 priests (39 diocesan, 12 religious), 329 lay religious (149 brothers, 180 sisters) and 15 seminarians.
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