Roman Catholic Diocese of Kandy explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Kandy
Latin:Dioecesis Kandiensis
Local:கண்டி மாவட்ட
Country:Sri Lanka
Province:Colombo
Metropolitan:Colombo
Area Km2:5,753
Population:2,690,430
Population As Of:2011
Catholics:84,830
Catholics Percent:3.2
Schools:St. Anthony's College, Kandy, St. Sylvester's College
Cathedral:Cathedral of St Anthony in Kandy
Bishop:Valence Mendis
Metro Archbishop:Malcolm Ranjith
Suffragan:for one -->
Vicar General:Very Rev. Fr.Alvin Peter Fernando
Judicial Vicar:Rev. Fr.Colvin Fernandopulle
Archdeacon:for one-->
Emeritus Bishops: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.

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

Sources and external links

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