Suffragan diocese Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
Diocese of Ratnapura
Ratnapuren(sis)
Latin Church
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.
On the map
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- Established
- 1995
- Catholics
- 25,712
- Priests
- 34
- Territory
- 4,968 km²
Parishes and churches
22 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Ss. Peter and PaulRatnapura · CathedralView parish
- Christ the KingKudagamaView parish
- Our Lady of RosaryHapurugalaView parish
- Our Lady of RosaryYatiyanthotaView parish
- Risen LordDoloswalaView parish
- St. AloysiusRabukkanaView parish
- St. AnneKahawattaView parish
- St. AnneMalibodaView parish
- St. AnneRuwanwellaView parish
- St. AnthonyKeerapathdeniyaView parish
- St. AnthonyDehiowitaView parish
- St. AnthonyRakwanaView parish
- St. Francis XavierGalabodaView parish
- St. Francis XavierGurugallaView parish
- St. John Mary VianneyBuluthotaView parish
- St. JosephBalangodaView parish
- St. LazarusThanjanthennaView parish
- St. MaryBelihuloyaView parish
- St. MaryKegalleView parish
- St. MichaelEmbilipitiyaView parish
- St. SebastianBulathkohupitiyaView parish
- St. TheresaDehigahapitiyaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Antony Wyman Croos
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The cathedral
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul stands in Ratnapura, 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
Carved from the territory of the Diocese of Galle in 1995, Ratnapura (Lat: Dioecesis Ratnapurensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese in Sri Lanka, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo. Peter Antony Wyman Croos, appointed in 2024, serves as its current bishop.