Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka

The Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka represents a minority with 7% of the population in Sri Lanka .

history

On November 15, 1505, a Portuguese fleet under the command of Lourenço de Almeida struck the coast of Sri Lanka in a storm. With the permission of the King of Kotte, Dharma Parakramabahu IX. Built Alimeida in Colombo a trading post and a small chapel that the St. Lawrence was dedicated. The naval chaplain, Franciscan Brother Vicente, then celebrated the first Catholic mass on Sri Lanka's soil. Over the next few centuries, Portuguese, Dutch, and Irish missionaries continued to spread the religion to the island, particularly along the western and northwestern coasts. In some of the localities, Catholics make up half the population.

Sri Lanka and the Holy See have full diplomatic relations. Apostolic Nuncio in Sri Lanka has been Archbishop Brian Udaigwe since June 2020 .

The dioceses

• Archdiocese of Colombo
  • Diocese of Anuradhapura
  • Bishopric of Badulla
  • Diocese of Chilaw
  • Diocese of Galle
  • Bishopric of Jaffna
  • Diocese of Kandy
  • Kurunegala bishopric
  • Diocese of Mannar
  • Diocese of Ratnapura
  • Diocese of Trincomalee
  • Batticaloa diocese

Web links

• To the story etc. (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cristina Fernández Molina: Catholic parishes of other mother tongues in the Federal Republic of Germany: Canonical position and pastoral situation in the dioceses in the context of migration policy (=  From religion and law . Volume 2 ). Frank & Timme GmbH, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-86596-016-2 , p. 316 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).