Diocese of Kurunegala

Diocese of Kurunegala

Cathedral of Christ the King, 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 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.

The diocese covers the districts of Kurunegala, Kandy, Matale, Kegalle, Anuradhapura, and Polonnaruwa.^[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	Former archdeacon of Nuwara Eliya
2023	present	Nishantha Fernando	Ordination on 19 March 2023^[2]

References

^ "History – Church of Ceylon (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2 August 2009.
^ Marasinghe, Lanil. "Bishops - Diocese of Kurunagala". dioceseofkurunegala.com. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

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.
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 Kurunegala
The Church of Ceylon (Anglican Communion)
Anglican Church of Ceylon News
The Church of Ceylon - World Council of Churches website

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