Roman Catholic Diocese of Kandy

Diocese of Kandy

Dioecesis Kandiensis

கண்டி மாவட்ட
Location
CountrySri Lanka
Ecclesiastical provinceColombo
MetropolitanColombo
Statistics
Area5,753 km2 (2,221 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2011)
2,690,430
84,830 (3.2%)
SchoolsSt. Anthony's College, Kandy, St. Sylvester's College
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
CathedralCathedral of St Anthony in Kandy
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopValence Mendis
Metropolitan ArchbishopMalcolm Ranjith
Vicar GeneralVery Rev. Fr.Alvin Peter Fernando
Judicial VicarRev. Fr.Colvin Fernandopulle
Bishops emeritusJoseph Vianney Fernando
Website
Website of the Diocese

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kandy (Lat: Dioecesis Kandiensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in the ecclesiastical province (covering all Sri Lanka) of the Metropolitan Archbishopric of Colombo, but depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.

The episcopal seat is St. Anthony’s Cathedral, in Kandy. The current bishop is Valence Mendis, appointed in 2021.