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Diocese of Ratnapura
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The Diocese of Ratnapura is a Latin Church diocese in Sri Lanka, erected in 1995 from territory of the Diocese of Galle. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Colombo and has been led by Bishop Peter Antony Wyman Croos since 2024.
- Bishop
- Antony Wyman Croos
- Latin name
- Ratnapuren(sis)
- Erected
- 2 November 1995
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Colombo (Archdiocese of Colombo)
- Catholics
- 25,712
- Chancery
- Bishop’s House, Madola, Avissawella-10700, Sri Lanka
- Telephone
- Tel. [036]2232.368; fax 2232.369
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Colombo 37 km
- Kandy 59 km
- Diocese of Kandi BJ 60 km
- Kurunegala 61 km
- Chilaw 84 km
- Badulla 95 km
Parishes near the see
- St. Lazarus · Thanjanthenna <1 km
- Our Lady of Rosary · Yatiyanthota 1 km
- St. Anthony · Keerapathdeniya 2 km
- Christ the King · Kudagama 3 km
- St. Francis Xavier · Gurugalla 4 km
- St. Theresa · Dehigahapitiya 4 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001002726 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08