Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala

Diocese of Kurunegala
Dioecesis Kurunegalaensis
குருணாகல் மாவட்ட
Location
Country Sri Lanka
Ecclesiastical province Colombo
Metropolitan Colombo
Statistics
Area 4,763 km2 (1,839 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,505,866
48,967 (3.3%)
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
Emeritus Bishops Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris Bishop Emeritus (1987-2009)

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 Harold Anthony Perera, who was appointed in 2009.

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