Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala (Lat: "Dioecesis Kurunegalaensis") is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka.

Erected as the Diocese of Kurunegala in 1987, from territory in the Diocese of Chilaw, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo.

The current bishop is Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris, appointed in 1987, and the only bishop to ever serve the diocese.

Ordinaries

*Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris (15 May 1987 Appointed - )

ee also

*Catholic Church in Sri Lanka


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