- Source: Roman Catholic Diocese of Badulla
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Badulla (Lat: Dioecesis Badullana) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka.
Erected as the Diocese of Badulla in 1972, the diocese was created from territory in the Diocese of Kandy. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo. Its cathedral is St. Mary’s church.
The current bishop is Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, appointed in 1997.
Ordinaries
Leo Nanayakkara, O.S.B. (18 December 1972 Appointed – 28 May 1982 Died)
Edmund Joseph Fernando, O.M.I. (5 December 1983 Appointed – 3 March 1997 Retired)
Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, S.S.S. (25 March 1997 – 30 January 2023)
Echchampulle Arachchige Jude Nishanta Silva (30 January 2023 – present)
References
External links
Catholic Hierarchy
GCatholic
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Badulla
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo
- List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)
- List of Catholic dioceses in Sri Lanka and the Maldives
- St. Mary's Cathedral, Badulla
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Kandy
- List of Catholic dioceses (alphabetical)
- List of Catholic dioceses of Asia
- Christianity in Sri Lanka
- Catholic Church in Sri Lanka
