Diocese of Ratnapura
Ratnapuren(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Ratnapura, Sri Lanka
The Diocese of Ratnapura is a Latin Church diocese in Sri Lanka, erected in 1995 from territory of the Diocese of Galle. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Colombo and has been led by Bishop Peter Antony Wyman Croos since 2024.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 2 November 1995
- Latin
- Ratnapuren(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001002726
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 25,712
- Population
- 1,896,941
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 1.4%
- Priests
- 34
- Catholics per priest
- 756
- Extent
- 4,968 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 5.2
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Antony Wyman Croos
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul stands in Ratnapura, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Colombo
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Colombo.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AnuradhapuraAnuradhapura
- Diocese of BadullaBadulla
- Diocese of BatticaloaBatticaloa
- Diocese of ChilawChilaw
- Diocese of GalleGalle
- Diocese of JaffnaJaffna
- Diocese of KandyKandy
- Diocese of KurunegalaKurunegala
- Diocese of MannarMannar
- Diocese of TrincomaleeTrincomalee
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Carved from the territory of the Diocese of Galle in 1995, Ratnapura (Lat: Dioecesis Ratnapurensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese in Sri Lanka, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo. Peter Antony Wyman Croos, appointed in 2024, serves as its current bishop.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.