Roman Catholic Diocese of Ratnapura
| Diocese of Ratnapura Dioecesis Ratnapurensis இரத்தினபுரி மறைமாவட்டத்தின் | |
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Cathedral of Ratnapura | |
| Location | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Ecclesiastical province | Colombo |
| Metropolitan | Colombo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,968 km2 (1,918 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 1,896,941 25,712 (1.4%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 2 November 1995 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul in Ratnapura |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Cletus Chandrasiri Perera |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Malcolm Ranjith |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ratnapura (Lat: Dioecesis Ratnapurensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka.
Erected as the Diocese of Ratnapura in 1995, from territory in the Diocese of Galle, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo.
The current bishop is Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, appointed in 2007.
Ordinaries
- Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don (2 Nov 1995 Appointed - 1 Oct 2001 Resigned)
- Harold Anthony Perera (29 Jan 2003 Appointed - 15 Feb 2005 Appointed, Bishop of Galle)
- Ivan Tilak Jayasundera (20 Jan 2006 Appointed - 6 Jul 2006 Resigned)
- Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B. (4 May 2007 Appointed - )
See also
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