Roman Catholic Diocese of Badulla
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Badulla
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Badulla (Lat: "Dioecesis Badullanus") is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka.
Erected as the Diocese of Badulla in 1972, the diocese was created from territory in the Diocese of Kandy. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo.
The current bishop is Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, appointed in 1997.
Ordinaries
*Leo Nanayakkara, O.S.B. † (18 Dec 1972 Appointed - 28 May 1982 Died)
*Edmund Joseph Fernando, O.M.I. † (5 Dec 1983 Appointed - 3 Mar 1997 Retired)
*Julian Winston Sebastian Fernando, S.S.S. (3 Mar 1997 Appointed - )
ee also
*Catholic Church in Sri Lanka
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