Diocese of Kurunegala

Diocese of Kurunegala
Cathedral of Christ the King, Kurunegala
Location
CountrySri Lanka
Ecclesiastical provinceKurunegala
Statistics
SchoolsTrinity College Kandy
Information
DenominationChurch of Ceylon
RiteAnglican / Christian
Established1950
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King, Kurunegala
Current leadership
Bishop of KurunegalaNishantha Fernando
Map
Map of the Diocese of Kurunegala
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]

  1. ^ "History – Church of Ceylon (Anglican Communion)". Retrieved 2 August 2009.