Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw (Lat: Dioecesis Chilavensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka.

Diocese of Chilaw

Dioecesis Chilavensis

சிலாபம் மறைமாவட்டம்
Location
CountrySri Lanka
Ecclesiastical provinceColombo
MetropolitanColombo
Statistics
Area2,076 km2 (802 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1235)
788,000
272,692 (34.6%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established5 January 1939
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Chilaw
Patron saintSacred Heart of Jesus
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopArachchige Jayasuriya
Metropolitan ArchbishopMalcolm Ranjith
Vicar GeneralRev. Fr. Ashok Priyantha Perera
Episcopal VicarsRev. Fr. Patrick Wijesinghe
Website
chilawdiocese.org[1]

Erected as the Diocese of Galle in 1939, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo. In 1995, part of the diocese was split off to form the Diocese of Kurunegala.

The current bishop is Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis, appointed in 2006.[1]

St. Mary's Cathedral, Chilaw

Ordinaries

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  • Louis Perera, O.M.I. † (5 Jan 1939 Appointed - 8 Apr 1939 Died)
  • Edmund Peiris, O.M.I. † (12 Jan 1940 Appointed - 27 Dec 1972 Resigned)
  • Frank Marcus Fernando, † (27 Dec 1972 Succeeded - 19 Oct 2006 Retired)
  • Valence Mendis, (19 Oct 2006 Succeeded - 9 Oct 2021 Appointed, Bishop of Kandy)

See also

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References

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