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Diocese of Kurunegala | |
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Location | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Ecclesiastical province | Kurunegala |
Statistics | |
Schools | Trinity College Kandy |
Information | |
Denomination | Church of Ceylon |
Rite | Anglican / Christian |
Established | 1950 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the King, Kurunegala |
Current leadership | |
Bishop of Kurunegala | Nishantha Fernando |
Map | |
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]