Suffragan diocese Badulla, Sri Lanka
Diocese of Badulla
Badullan(us)
Latin Church
Latin diocese in the Uva region of Sri Lanka, erected in 1972 from territory of the Diocese of Kandy and suffragan of the Archdiocese of Colombo. Its cathedral is St. Mary's Cathedral in Badulla.
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- Established
- 1972
- Catholics
- 18,635
- Priests
- 40
- Territory
- 9,349 km²
Parishes and churches
6 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Christ Divine Healer ChurchThanamalwilaView parish
- Christ the Liberator ChurchButtalaView parish
- Our Lady of Mahaveli ChurchLathpandura, DehiyathakandiyaView parish
- St. Anthony’s ChurchUlhituyaView parish
- St. Mary’s ChurchWellawayaView parish
- St.Lawrence’s Church – Padinawela, BoragasBoragasView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Jude Nishanta Silva
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The cathedral
St. Mary's Cathedral, Badulla stands in Badulla, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Formed in 1972 from territory of the Diocese of Kandy, the Diocese of Badulla (Lat: Dioecesis Badullana) is a Latin Church jurisdiction in Sri Lanka, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo. St. Mary's church serves as its cathedral. Echchampulle Arachchige Jude Nishanta Silva, named in January 2023, is the present bishop.