St. Anne's Church, Wattala

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St. Anne's Church, Wattala
සා. ආනා දේවස්ථානය, වත්තල
Front view of St. Anne's Church
St. Anne's Church, Wattala Location in Sri Lanka
6°58′56″N 79°53′24″E / 6.98231°N 79.88996°E / 6.98231; 79.88996 [1]
Country	Sri Lanka
Language(s)	Sinhala English Latin
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Tradition	Roman(Latin)
History
Status	Parish Church
Founded	7 August 1872; 152 years ago (1872-08-07)
Dedication	Saint Anne
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Administration
District	Gampaha District
Province	Western Province
Metropolis	Colombo
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Colombo[2]
Parish	Wattala Parish
Clergy
Archbishop	Malcolm Ranjith
Auxiliary Bishop(s)	Maxwell Silva Anthony Jayakody Ranjith Pillainayagam
Priest(s)	Gregory Jayantha
Assistant priest(s)	Sandun Goldsan Emmanuel Dilshan

St. Anne's Church, Wattala (Sinhala: සා. ආනා දේවස්ථානය, වත්තල is a Roman Catholic church located in Wattala, Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. It was established in 1872 as another Church of the Archdiocese of Colombo. The church is dedicated to Saint Anne.^[3]