Roman Catholic Diocese of Kandy
| Diocese of Kandy Dioecesis Kandiensis கண்டி மாவட்ட | |
|---|---|
| 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%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Anthony in Kandy |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Joseph Vianney Fernando |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Malcolm Ranjith |
| Vicar General | Milroy Fonseka |
| Episcopal Vicars | Bala Rajendram |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kandy (Lat: Dioecesis Kandiensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka.
Originally erected as the apostolic vicariate of Kandy in 1883, the diocese was elevated to a full diocese in 1886, and became a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo. In 1972, part of the diocese was split off to form the Diocese of Badulla
The current bishop is Joseph Vianney Fernando, appointed in 1983.
Ordinaries
- Clemente Pagnani, O.S.B. † (20 Apr 1883 Appointed - Jun 1911 Died)
- Bede Beekmeyer, O.S.B. † (19 Apr 1912 Appointed - 22 May 1935 Died)
- Bernardo Regno, O.S.B. † (27 Jan 1936 Appointed - 24 Sep 1958 Resigned)
- Leo Nanayakkara, O.S.B. † (2 Jul 1959 Appointed - 18 Dec 1972 Appointed, Bishop of Badulla)
- Appasinghe Paul Perera † (17 May 1973 Appointed - 16 May 1989 Died)
- Joseph Vianney Fernando (17 Mar 1983 Appointed - )
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