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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 . The diocese covers the districts of Kurunegala, Kandy, Matale, Kegalle, Anuradhapura, and Polonnaruwa.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala (Lat: Dioecesis Kurunegalaensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka. Erected as the Diocese of Kurunegala in 1987, from territory in the Diocese of Chilaw, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo. It is coextensive with the Kurunegala District.
Diocese of Kurunegala Holy Emmanuel Church ( Sinhala : හඟුරන්කෙත ශුද්ධ එමානුවෙල් දේවස්ථානය ) is an Anglican stone church , located in Hanguranketha . [ 1 ]
Cathedral of Christ the King [2] 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 500,000) was largely funded by Most Rev. Lakdasa De Mel, the first Bishop of Kurunegala, along with ...
Archdeacon of Nuwara Eliya. Education. Prince of Wales' College, Moratuwa, University of Serampore, University of Kent, University of Ruhuna. Keerthisiri Fernando ( Sinhala: කීර්තිසිරි ප්රනාන්දු හිමිපාණන්, born 5 May 1961) is the sixth Bishop of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka.
The Diocese of Colombo was founded in 1845 and the Diocese of Kurunegala in 1950. [3] The Bishop of Calcutta was the Metropolitan Bishop of India and Ceylon from 10 October 1835. In 1930 Ceylon was included in the Church of India, Burma and Ceylon (from 1948 the Church of India, Pakistan, Burma, and Ceylon) until 1970.
by George Hubback. Personal details. Born. 24 March 1902. Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. Died. 23 October 1976. Kurunegala, Sri Lanka. Most Rev. Lakdasa Jacob De Mel (1902–1976), MA was the first Bishop of Kurunegala, Sri Lanka and the last Metropolitan Archbishop of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon.
Grades. 1 to 13. Campus type. Catholic convent. Color (s) Blue, White. Holy Family Convent, Kurunegala is a Roman Catholic girls school in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka administered by the Sisters of the Holy Family. It was established in 1870 and falls under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kurunegala. It provides primary and secondary education.