Suffragan diocese Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
Diocese of Kurunegala
Kurunegalaën(sis)
Latin Church
Latin diocese in northwestern Sri Lanka, erected on 15 May 1987 from territory of the Diocese of Chilaw, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Colombo. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of St. Anne in Kurunegala; Bishop Harold Anthony Perera also serves as President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Sri Lanka.
On the map
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- Established
- 1987
- Catholics
- 43,711
- Priests
- 73
- Territory
- 4,763 km²
Parishes and churches
27 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Anne’s CathedralTown not recorded · CathedralView parish
- Archangel Michael’s ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- Holy Family ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- Holy Rosary ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- Infant Jesus ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- Our Lady of Fatima ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- Our Lady of Lourdes ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- Our Lady of Refuge ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- Our Lady of Sorrows ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- Queen of the Apostles’ ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- Sacred Heart ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St. Agnes’ ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St. Andrew’s ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St. Anne’s ShrineTown not recordedView parish
- St. Anthony’s ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St. Benedict’s ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St. Bruno’s ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St. Francis Xavier’s ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St. Helena’s ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St. Joan of Arc ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St. Joseph’s ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St. Sebastian’s ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- St. Thomas’ ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- Sts. Peter & Paul’s ChurchTown not recordedView parish
- the Archangel’s ChurchTown 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
- Harold Anthony Perera
- Born
- 9 June 1951
- Birthplace
- Pamunugama
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Anne, Kurunegala stands in Kurunegala, 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
Erected in 1987 out of territory belonging to the Diocese of Chilaw, the Diocese of Kurunegala (Lat: Dioecesis Kurunegalaensis) is a Latin Church jurisdiction in Sri Lanka and a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Colombo. Its boundaries match those of the Kurunegala District exactly. Harold Anthony Perera, appointed in 2009, is the present bishop.
This see in the wire
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Diocesan Eucharistic Feast 2026
The Diocese of Kurunegala held its 2026 Eucharistic Feast on Saturday, September 19, at the National Shrine of St. Anne in Kattimahana and the Church of the Divine Infant Jesus in Dummalasuriya. Approximately 5,000 people from all 38 parishes in the diocese attended the event. Bishop Harold Anthony Perera led the celebration alongside priests, religious members, and lay faithful. The feast was organized as part of the diocese's designated Year of the Eucharist, which carries the theme "Eucharistic Community of Synodality."
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