Diocese of Galle
| Diocese of Galle | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Colombo |
| Diocesan bishop | Raymond Wickramasinghe |
| surface | 5,493 km² |
| Parishes | 14 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 2,937,000 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 8,893 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 0.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 28 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 278 |
| Friars | 4 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 102 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | St. Mary's Cathedral |
| Website | www.gallediocese.org |
The Bistum bile ( lat. : Dioecesis Gallensis ) is in Sri Lanka preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in bile . It includes the areas of the southern province .
history
The diocese Galle was on August 25, 1893 by Pope Leo XIII. built from cession of territory by the Archdiocese of Colombo and subordinated to this as a suffragan . On November 2, 1995, the diocese was bile parts of its territory to the founding of the Apostolic Constitution Ad Aptius erected Diocese of Ratnapura from.
Bishops of Galle
- Joseph van Reeth SJ , 1895-1923
- Nicola Laudadio SJ, 1934-1964
- Anthony de Saram , 1965-1982
- Don Sylvester Wewitavidanelage , 1982–1995
- Elmo Noel Joseph Perera , 1995-2004
- Harold Anthony Perera , 2005–2009, then Bishop of Kurunegala
- Raymond Wickramasinghe , since 2011
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II : Const. Apost. Ad aptius , AAS 88 (1996), n.2, pp. 141f.