Kurunegala bishopric
| Kurunegala bishopric | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Colombo |
| Diocesan bishop | Harold Anthony Perera |
| Vicar General | Lucian Fernando Robert Jayatilake |
| surface | 4,763 km² |
| Parishes | 32 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Residents | 1,568,000 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics | 55,300 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| proportion of | 3.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 53 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 6 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 937 |
| Friars | 11 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 77 (2013 / AP 2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | St. Anne's Cathedral |
| address | 409 Negombo Road Kurunegala 60000 Sri Lanka |
The Bistum Kurunegala ( lat. : Dioecesis Kurunegalaensis ) is in Sri Lanka preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Kurunegala .
history
The diocese of Kurunegala was established on May 15, 1987 by Pope John Paul II from cession of territory from the diocese of Chilaw and subordinated to the archdiocese of Colombo as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Kurunegala
- Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris , 1987-2009
- Harold Anthony Perera , since 2009