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. Both dioceses of the Church of Ceylon function as extra-provincial dioceses subject to the Archbishop of Canterbury.
The diocese covers the districts of Kurunegala, Kandy, Matale, Kegalle, Anuradhapura, and Polonnaruwa.
List of bishops Source: Bishops of Kurunegala From Until Incumbent Notes 1950 1962Lakdasa De MelFirst Bishop of Kurunegala, installed on 2 February 1950; installed in May 1962 as Metropolitan Bishop of India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon 1962 1983Lakshman WickremasingheOne of the youngest bishops in the Anglican Communion 1983 2000Andrew Kumarage 2000 2010Kumara Illangasinghe 2010 2015Shantha Francis First Tamil bishop, resigned in January 2015 2015 2017 vacant 2018 2022Keerthisiri Fernando Former archdeacon of Nuwara Eliya 2023 presentNishantha Fernando Ordination on 19 March 2023
See also Cathedral of Christ the King, Kurunegala
References
Publications One hundred years in Ceylon, or, The centenary volume of the Church Missionary Society in Ceylon, 1818-1918 (1922) Author: Balding, John William Madras: Printed at the Diocesan Press. The Church of Ceylon - her faith and mission Published in 1945, Printed at the Daily News Press by Bernard de Silva for the Church of Ceylon. The Church of Ceylon: A History, 1945-1995 Editor: Medis, Frederick, Published for the Diocese of Colombo.
External links Official Web Site of Church of Ceylon, Diocese of Kurunegala Church of Ceylon - The Anglican Church in Sri Lanka The Church of Ceylon (Anglican Communion) Anglican Church of Ceylon News The Church of Ceylon - World Council of Churches website