Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw

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Diocese of Chilaw

Dioecesis Chilavensis

சிலாபம் மறைமாவட்டம்
Location
Country Sri Lanka
Ecclesiastical province Colombo
Metropolitan Colombo
Statistics
Area2,076 km2 (802 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 1235)
788,000
272,692 (34.6%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established5 January 1939
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Chilaw
Patron saint Sacred Heart of Jesus
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Arachchige Jayasuriya
Metropolitan Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith
Vicar GeneralRev. Fr. Ashok Priyantha Perera
Episcopal VicarsRev. Fr. Patrick Wijesinghe
Website
chilawdiocese.org

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

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Erected as the Diocese of Galle in 1939, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo. In 1995, part of the diocese was split off to form the Diocese of Kurunegala.

The current bishop is Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis, appointed in 2006. [1]

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