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Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala

Roman Catholic diocese in Sri Lanka

This article is about the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala. For the Anglican diocese, see Diocese of Kurunegala.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala (Lat: Dioecesis Kurunegalaensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka.

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Erected as the Diocese of Kurunegala in 1987, from territory in the Diocese of Chilaw, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo. It is coextensive with the Kurunegala District.[2]

The current bishop is Harold Anthony Perera, who was appointed in 2009.

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012 Table A7: Population by religion, age and sex" (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  2. [2]
    "Diocesan Map". Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala. Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala. Retrieved 2024-02-06.

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