Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo
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The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Colombo (Latin: Archidioecesis Columbensis in Taprobane) is a Latin metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church, whose ecclesiastical province covers all Sri Lanka plus the Maldives (which are within the archbishopric). It depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples.
Archdiocese of Colombo Archidioecesis Columbensis in Taprobane කොළඹ අගරදගුරු පදවිය கொழும்பு உயர்மறைமாவட்டம் | |
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Location | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Ecclesiastical province | Colombo |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,838 km2 (1,482 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 5,692,004 700,000 (12.3%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Cathedral | St. Lucia's Cathedral |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Assumption |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Malcolm Ranjith |
Auxiliary Bishops | Maxwell Silva (2012–to date) Anthony Jayakody (2018 June–to date) Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam (2020 July–to date) |
Bishops emeritus | Vincent Marius Peiris Auxiliary Bishop (2000 - 2018) |
Website | |
Official website |
The current archbishop of Colombo, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 16 June 2009, is Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith. He is assisted in this role by the auxiliary bishops.
The archdiocesan mother church and cathedral seat of its metropolitan archbishop is St. Lucia's Cathedral. Its other national shrines are the Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka in Tewatta and St. Anthony's National Shrine, a minor basilica in Kochchikade.