Bishopric of Badulla
| Bishopric of Badulla | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Colombo |
| Diocesan bishop | Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando SSS |
| Vicar General | Marshall Rajanayagam |
| surface | 9,349 km² |
| Parishes | 19 (2012 / AP 2013 ) |
| Residents | 1,724,000 (2012 / AP 2013 ) |
| Catholics | 18,635 (2012 / AP 2013 ) |
| proportion of | 1.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 32 (2012 / AP 2013 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 (2012 / AP 2013 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 444 |
| Friars | 34 (2012 / AP 2013 ) |
| Religious sisters | 72 (2012 / AP 2013 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | St. Mary's Cathedral |
| Website | http://dioceseofbadulla.org/ |
The Bistum Badulla ( lat. : Dioecesis Badullana ) is in Sri Lanka preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Badulla . It includes the province of Uva .
history
The diocese Badulla was on December 18, 1972 by Pope Paul VI. Erected from cession of territory by the Diocese of Kandy and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Colombo as a suffragan .
Bishops of Badulla
- Leo Nanayakkara OSB , 1972-1982
- Edmund Joseph Fernando OMI , 1983-1997
- Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando SSS , since 1997