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The Diocese of Chilaw (Lat: Dioecesis Chilavensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the 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 Catholic Church in Indian Ocean island states of Sri Lanka and Maldives is solely composed of . one Latin ecclesiastical province, comprising a Metropolitan archdiocese and twelve suffragan dioceses, all in Sri Lanka, which jointly constitute the (bi)national Episcopal Conference of Sri Lanka.
Frank Marcus Fernando (Sinhala: ෆ්රෑන්ක් මාකස් ප්රනාන්දු) (October 19, 1931 – August 24, 2009) was the Sri Lankan bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw in Sri Lanka. [1] Fernando served as the Bishop of Chilaw from his appointment on December 27, 1972, until his retirement on October ...
Valence Mendis, [1] formally Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis, (born 21 May 1958) is a Sri Lankan prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Bishop of Chilaw since 2006. He has been named bishop of Kandy , where he had spent his first years as a parish priest before joining the staff of the national seminary in ...
Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw; ... Roman Catholic Diocese of Ratnapura This page was last edited on 27 December 2020, at 13:09 (UTC). ...
Chilaw is famous for Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral. The seat of the Chilaw Diocese, this cathedral dating from 1851 has a history of more than two centuries. According to legend, 200 years ago, most of what is now Chilaw Town was covered by a forest. A woman was searching for firewood and heard the sound of a lady speaking, "Please take me".
Joseph Müller (1894–1944), Priest of the Diocese of Hildesheim; Martyr (Germany) Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo (1926–1996), Professed Priest of the Jesuits; Archbishop of Bukavu (Democratic Republic of Congo) Helena Perera [Charithaya] (ca. 1848–1931), Layperson of the Diocese of Chilaw (Sri Lanka)
Pages in category "Roman Catholic bishops of Chilaw" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F.