Roman Catholic Diocese of Kandy

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Diocese of Kandy

Dioecesis Kandiensis

கண்டி மாவட்ட
Location
Country Sri Lanka
Ecclesiastical province Colombo
Metropolitan Colombo
Statistics
Area5,753 km2 (2,221 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2011)
2,690,430
84,830 (3.2%)
Schools St. Anthony's College, Kandy, St. Sylvester's College
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
CathedralCathedral of St Anthony in Kandy
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Valence Mendis
Metropolitan Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith
Vicar GeneralVery Rev. Fr.Alvin Peter Fernando
Judicial VicarRev. Fr.Colvin Fernandopulle
Bishops emeritus Joseph Vianney Fernando
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kandy (Lat: Dioecesis Kandiensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the ecclesiastical province (covering all Sri Lanka) of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Colombo, but depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

Contents

The episcopal seat is St. Anthony’s Cathedral, in Kandy. The current bishop is Valence Mendis, appointed in 2021.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 81,293 Catholics (3.2% of 2,578,000 total) on 5,733 km² in 27 parishes and 2 missions with 51 priests (39 diocesan, 12 religious), 329 lay religious (149 brothers, 180 sisters) and 15 seminarians.

History

Episcopal ordinaries

Apostolic Vicars of Kandy
Bishops of Kandy

See also

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