Diocese Of Colombo
Diocese of Colombo may refer to: * Diocese of Colombo (Anglican) * Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Colombo ( la, Archidioecesis Columbensis in Taprobane) is a Latin Metropolitan Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church, whose ecclesiastical province covers all Sri Lanka plus the Maldives (which are ...

Diocese Of Colombo (Anglican)
The Diocese of Colombo ( Anglican Church of Ceylon) is based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The diocesan bishop's seat is Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour. The current bishop of Colombo is Dushantha Lakshman Rodrigo. The Diocese of Colombo covers the Western, Southern, Eastern, Northern and Uva Provinces together with the Ratnapura, Nuwara Eliya and Puttalam districts. History The first Church of England services were held on the island in 1796. In 1818, missionaries were sent to Ceylon to spread the church. Originally, it had been part of the diocese of Calcutta and later Madras. In 1930, the Church of India, Burma and Ceylon became autonomous. The Diocese of Colombo was founded in 1845, as the diocese of the Church of England in Ceylon with the appointment of its first bishop, James Chapman. It was established by law in 1886. In 1947, the churches of South India united to form the new Church of South India. The churches in North India and Pakistan followed soon after. B ...
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