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Diocese of Kurunegala
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The Diocese of Kurunegala is a diocese of the Church of Ceylon (which is part of the Anglican Communion). The See was erected in 1950 from that of the Diocese of Colombo, as one of two dioceses of the Church of England in Ceylon. On 17 December 2022, Nishantha Fernando, an archdeacon in the Diocese of Kurunegala, was elected as the new Bishop of Kurunegala.
Diocese of Kurunegala | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Ecclesiastical province | Kurunegala |
| Statistics | |
| Schools | Trinity College Kandy |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Church of Ceylon |
| Rite | Anglican / Christian |
| Established | 1950 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the King, Kurunegala |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop of Kurunegala | Nishantha Fernando |
| Map | |
Map of the Diocese of Kurunegala | |
The diocese covers the districts of Kurunegala, Kandy, Matale, Kegalle, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, and limited portions of Nuwara Eliya.[1]
List of bishops
| Bishops of Kurunegala | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | Until | Incumbent | Notes | |
| 1950 | 1962 | Lakdasa De Mel | first Bishop of Kurunegala, installed on 2 February 1950; installed in May 1962 as Metropolitan Bishop of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon | |
| 1962 | 1983 | Lakshman Wickremasinghe | one of the youngest bishops in the Anglican Communion | |
| 1983 | 2000 | Andrew Kumarage | ||
| 2000 | 2010 | Kumara Illangasinghe | ||
| 2010 | 2015 | Shantha Francis | first Tamil bishop, resigned in January 2015 | |
| 2015 | 2017 | vacant | ||
| 2018 | 2022 | Keerthisiri Fernando | ||
| 2022 | present | Nishantha Fernando | ||
See also
References
- ^ "History – Church of Ceylon (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2 August 2009.
Publications
- One hundred years in Ceylon, or, The centenary volume of the Church Missionary Society in Ceylon, 1818-1918 (1922) Author: Balding, John William Madras: Printed at the Diocesan Press.
- The Church of Ceylon - her faith and mission Published in 1945, Printed at the Daily News Press by Bernard de Silva for the Church of Ceylon.
- Editor: Medis, Frederick Published for the Diocese of Colombo.
External links
- Official Web Site of Church of Ceylon, Diocese of Kurunegala
- The Church of Ceylon (Anglican Communion)
- Anglican Church of Ceylon News
- The Church of Ceylon - World Council of Churches website