Suffragan diocese Chilaw, Sri Lanka
Diocese of Chilaw
Chilaven(sis)
Latin Church
Latin diocese on the northwest coast of Sri Lanka, erected on 5 January 1939, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Colombo; part of its territory was split off in 1987 to form the Diocese of Kurunegala. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Chilaw.
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- Established
- 1939
- Catholics
- 272,692
- Priests
- 152
- Territory
- 2,076 km²
Parishes and churches
7 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral ChilawTown not recorded · CathedralView parish
- Infant Jesus Church NugagahamullaTown not recordedView parish
- Our Lady of Lourdes’ Church – KolinjadiyaTown not recordedView parish
- St Anthony’s Church KadawathaTown not recordedView parish
- St Francis Xavier’s Church UlhitiyawaTown not recordedView parish
- St Martin de Porres’ Church – GangodaTown not recordedView parish
- St. Mary’s Church – BolawattaTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Wimal Siri Jayasuriya
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Chilaw stands in Chilaw, 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
A Latin Church diocese in Sri Lanka and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Colombo, Chilaw (Lat: Dioecesis Chilavensis) traces its erection to 1939, when it was established as the Diocese of Galle. A portion of its territory was separated in 1995 to create the Diocese of Kurunegala. Don Wimal Siri Appuhamy Jayasuriya, appointed in December 2023, is the current bishop.