Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw

Diocese of Chilaw
Dioecesis Chilavensis
சிலாபம் மறைமாவட்டம்
Location
Country Sri Lanka
Ecclesiastical province Colombo
Metropolitan Colombo
Statistics
Area 2,076 km2 (802 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
686,350
233,708 (34.1%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 5 January 1939
Cathedral Cathedral of St Mary in Chilaw
Patron saint Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis
Metropolitan Archbishop Malcolm Ranjith
Vicar General Peter Charles Fernando
Episcopal Vicars Patrick Wijesinghe
Website
Website of the Diocese

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

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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Coordinates: 7°34′42″N 79°47′33″E / 7.5782°N 79.7925°E / 7.5782; 79.7925

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