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Suffragan diocese Galle, Sri Lanka

Diocese of Galle

Gallen(sis)

Latin Church

Latin diocese in southern Sri Lanka, erected in 1893 from territory of the Archdiocese of Colombo, of which it is a suffragan. Its cathedral is St. Mary's Cathedral in Galle.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for St. Mary's Cathedral, Galle, in Galle, Sri Lanka.

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Established
1893
Catholics
8,587
Priests
44
Territory
5,493 km²

Parishes and churches

17 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Raymond Kingsley Wickramasinghe
Born
31 August 1962
Birthplace
Uthuwankanda

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The cathedral

St. Mary's Cathedral, Galle stands in Galle, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

The Diocese of Galle (Latin: Dioecesis Gallensis) has served Sri Lanka since its erection in 1893 and stands as a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Colombo. In 1995 part of its territory was detached to form the Diocese of Ratnapura. Raymond Kingsley Wickramasinghe, appointed in 2011, is the present bishop.

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