Diocese of Ratnapura
| Diocese of Ratnapura | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Colombo |
| Diocesan bishop | Cletus Chandrasiri Perera OSB |
| surface | 6,968 km² |
| Parishes | 23 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 2,032,800 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 26,520 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 1.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 29 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 680 |
| Friars | 10 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 64 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral |
| address | Hospital Road, Eheliyagoda-70600, Sri Lanka |
The Bistum Ratnapura ( lat. : Dioecesis Ratnapurensis ) is in Sri Lanka preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Ratnapura . It includes the province of Sabaragamuwa .
history
Pope John Paul II founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Ad aptius consulendum on November 2, 1995 from cession of territory by the Diocese of Galle and it was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Colomboh as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Ratnapura
- Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don (November 2, 1995 - October 1, 2001)
- Harold Anthony Perera (January 29, 2003 - February 15, 2005, then Bishop of Galle )
- Ivan Tilak Jayasundera (January 20, 2006 - July 6, 2006)
- Cletus Chandrasiri Perera OSB (since May 4, 2007)