Church of Ceylon

Church of Ceylon
ලංකා සභාව
Anuradhapura cross, featuring in church logos
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationAnglican
ScriptureHoly Bible
TheologyAnglican doctrine
PolityEpiscopal
GovernanceChurch Mission Society
PrimateJustin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
Anglican Bishop of ColomboDushantha Rodrigo
Bishop of KurunegalaNishantha Fernando
Special Schools
  • Ceylon School for the Deaf and Blind, Ratmalana
  • Nuffield School, Jaffna.
LanguageEnglish, Sinhalese & Tamil
HeadquartersColombo, Sri Lanka
TerritorySri Lanka
FounderJames Chapman
Origin1815[1]
RecognitionChurch of England
Members50,000
Other name(s)Church of England
PublicationsThe Churchman, Monthly gift
Official website
St. Paul's Church (Milagiriya) in the diocese of Colombo
St. Luke's Church Borella in Colombo
St. Paul's Church in Kandy, diocese of Kurunegala

The Church of Ceylon (Sinhala: ලංකා සභාව, romanized: laṁkā sabhāva) is the Anglican Church in Sri Lanka. It is an extraprovincial jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who serves as its Metropolitan.[2] It was established in 1845 with the appointment of the first Anglican Bishop of Colombo, James Chapman and until 1950 it consisted of a single diocese; in that year a second diocese was established at Kurunegala.

  1. ^ "History of the Church of Ceylon Diocese of Colombo".
  2. ^ Anglican Communion Office (26 September 2022). "The Church of Ceylon". Anglican Communion. Retrieved 26 September 2022.