The Diocese of Kurunegala is a
diocese
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
of the
Church of Ceylon
The Church of Ceylon ( si, ලංකා සභාව) is the Anglican Church in Sri Lanka. It is an extra-provincial jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who serves as its Metropolitan. It was established in 1845 with the appointme ...
(which is part of the
Anglican Communion
The Anglican Communion is the third largest Christian communion after the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. Founded in 1867 in London, the communion has more than 85 million members within the Church of England and other ...
). The See was erected in 1950 from that of the
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 t ...
, as one of two dioceses of the
Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britai ...
in
Ceylon. On 17 December 2022, Nishantha Fernando, an archdeacon in the Diocese of Kurunegala, was elected as the new Bishop of Kurunegala.
The diocese covers the districts of
Kurunegala
Kurunegala ( si, කුරුණෑගල, ta, குருணாகல்) is a major city in Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of the North Western Province and the Kurunegala District. Kurunegala was an ancient royal capital for 50 years, fr ...
, Kandy, Matale, Kegalle,
Anuradhapura
Anuradhapura ( si, අනුරාධපුරය, translit=Anurādhapuraya; ta, அனுராதபுரம், translit=Aṉurātapuram) is a major city located in north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central ...
, Polonnaruwa, and limited portions of Nuwara Eliya.
List of bishops
See also
*
Cathedral of Christ the King, Kurunegala
Cathedral of Christ the King is located on Kandy Road, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. It is the primary Anglican cathedral of the Diocese of Kurunegala, affiliated to the Church of Ceylon.
The construction of the church (estimated at a cost of Rs 500,0 ...
References
Publications
One hundred years in Ceylon, or, The centenary volume of the Church Missionary Society in Ceylon, 1818-1918 (1922) Author: Balding, John WilliamMadras: Printed at the Diocesan Press.
The Church of Ceylon - her faith and missionPublished in 1945, Printed at the Daily News Press by Bernard de Silva for the Church of Ceylon.
The Church of Ceylon: A history, 1945-1995 Editor: Medis, Frederick Published for the Diocese of Colombo.
External links
Official Web Site of Church of Ceylon, Diocese of KurunegalaThe Church of Ceylon (Anglican Communion)Anglican Church of Ceylon NewsThe Church of Ceylon - World Council of Churches website
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