Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala

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.

Diocese of Kurunegala Dioecesis Kurunegalaensis குருணாகல் மாவட்ட
Location
Country	Sri Lanka
Ecclesiastical province	Colombo
Metropolitan	Colombo
Statistics
Area	4,763 km2 (1,839 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2012[1]) 1,618,465 43,711 (2.7%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	15 May 1987
Cathedral	Cathedral of St Anne in Kurunegala
Patron saint	Saint Anne
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Harold Anthony Perera
Metropolitan Archbishop	Malcolm Ranjith

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.

Ordinaries

• Anthony Leopold Raymond Peiris (15 May 1987 Appointed - 14 May 2009 Resigned)
• Harold Anthony Perera (14 May 2009 Appointed – present)

See also

• Catholic Church in Sri Lanka