Diocese of Colombo | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Ecclesiastical province | Colombo |
| Metropolitan | Justin Welby |
| Archdeaconries | Colombo, Nuwara Eliya, Galle, Jaffna |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,838 km2 (1,482 sq mi) |
| Population - Total | (as of 2006) 5,692,004 |
| Churches | 121 |
| Schools | 10 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Church of Ceylon |
| Rite | Anglican / Christian |
| Established | 1886 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour |
| Co-cathedral | Christ Church, Mutwal |
| Secular priests | 127 |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop of Colombo | Dushantha Lakshman Rodrigo |
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| Map | |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Diocese_of_Colombo,_Church_of_Ceylon.svg) A map of the Diocese of Colombo | |
| Website | |
| Website of the Diocese of Colombo | |
The Diocese of Colombo (Anglican Church of Ceylon) is based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The diocesan bishop's seat is Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour. The current bishop of Colombo is Dushantha Lakshman Rodrigo.[1][2]
The Diocese of Colombo covers the Western, Southern, Eastern, Northern and Uva Provinces together with the Ratnapura, Nuwara Eliya and Puttalam districts.
- ^ "Provincial Directory: Colombo". Anglican Consultative Council.
- ^ "Bishop of Colombo". Diocese of Colombo. Archived from the original on 2014-09-09. Retrieved 2014-11-02.