List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Sri Lanka
The Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka is composed of one
ecclesiastical province with an archdiocese and 11 suffrages dioceses.
·
Diocese of
Anuradhapura
·
Diocese of
Badulla
·
Diocese of
Batticaloa
·
Diocese of Chilaw
·
Archdiocese
of Colombo
·
Diocese of
Galle
·
Diocese of
Jaffna
·
Diocese of
Kandy
·
Diocese of
Kurunegala
·
Diocese of
Mannar
·
Diocese of
Ratnapura
·
Diocese of
Trincomalee
#
|
Catholics
|
Population
|
Percent Catholic
|
Diocese
|
Year
|
Source
|
1
|
648,184
|
5,522,956
|
11.74%
|
Colombo (Archdiocese)
|
2004
|
ap2005
|
2
|
231,205
|
679,113
|
34.05%
|
Chilaw
|
2004
|
ap2005
|
3
|
166,329
|
1,625,925
|
10.23%
|
Jaffna
|
2004
|
ap2005
|
4
|
75,435
|
2,414,973
|
3.12%
|
Kandy
|
2004
|
ap2005
|
5
|
73,977
|
219,633
|
33.68%
|
Mannar
|
2004
|
ap2005
|
6
|
62,078
|
1,514,336
|
4.10%
|
Trincomalee-Batticaloa
|
2004
|
ap2005
|
7
|
48,967
|
1,505,866
|
3.25%
|
Kurunegala
|
2004
|
ap2005
|
8
|
23,812
|
1,797,355
|
1.32%
|
Ratnapura
|
2004
|
ap2005
|
9
|
21,985
|
1,614,000
|
1.36%
|
Badulla
|
2004
|
ap2005
|
10
|
9,855
|
1,105,663
|
.89%
|
Anuradhapura
|
2004
|
ap2005
|
11
|
8,100
|
2,210,486
|
.37%
|
Galle
|
2004
|
ap2005
|
·
Note: The table above is generated
with the most recent data available for each diocese.
Thanks to- www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/dlk.htm
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