Bistum Ratnapura
| Bistum Ratnapura | |
 | |
| Basisdaten | |
|---|---|
| Staat | Sri Lanka |
| Metropolitanbistum | Erzbistum Colombo |
| Diözesanbischof | Cletus Chandrasiri Perera OSB |
| Fläche | 6968 km² |
| Pfarreien | 23 (2014 / AP 2015) |
| Einwohner | 2.032.800 (2014 / AP 2015) |
| Katholiken | 26.520 (2014 / AP 2015) |
| Anteil | 1,3 % |
| Diözesanpriester | 29 (2014 / AP 2015) |
| Ordenspriester | 10 (2014 / AP 2015) |
| Katholiken je Priester | 680 |
| Ordensbrüder | 10 (2014 / AP 2015) |
| Ordensschwestern | 64 (2014 / AP 2015) |
| Ritus | Römischer Ritus |
| Kathedrale | Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral |
| Anschrift | Hospital Road, Eheliyagoda-70600, Sri Lanka |
Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral
Das Bistum Ratnapura (lat.: Dioecesis Ratnapurensis) ist eine in Sri Lanka gelegene römisch-katholische Diözese mit Sitz in Ratnapura. Es umfasst die Provinz Sabaragamuwa.
Geschichte
Papst Johannes Paul II. gründete es mit der Apostolischen Konstitution Ad aptius consulendum am 2. November 1995 aus Gebietsabtretungen des Bistums Galle und es wurde dem Erzbistum Colomboh als Suffragandiözese unterstellt.
Bischöfe von Ratnapura
- Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don (2. November 1995 – 1. Oktober 2001)
- Harold Anthony Perera (29. Januar 2003 – 15. Februar 2005, dann Bischof von Galle)
- Ivan Tilak Jayasundera (20. Januar 2006 – 6. Juli 2006)
- Cletus Chandrasiri Perera OSB (seit 4. Mai 2007)
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Ss Peter Paul Catholic Cathedral.jpg
Autor/Urheber: Terrance Rengarasu, Lizenz: CC-BY-SA-3.0
Ss.Peter-Paul Catholic church was built in hill inside the town of Ratnapura. The current Church is said to be inspired by Joseph Vass the Apostle of Ceylon during the 17th century when he visited Ratnapura as a part of his apostolic mission to Sabaragamuwa. After Sabaragamuwa became a diocese on 2 November 1995 Peter-Paul Church was raised to the stats of Cathedral of the diocese.
Autor/Urheber: Terrance Rengarasu, Lizenz: CC-BY-SA-3.0
Ss.Peter-Paul Catholic church was built in hill inside the town of Ratnapura. The current Church is said to be inspired by Joseph Vass the Apostle of Ceylon during the 17th century when he visited Ratnapura as a part of his apostolic mission to Sabaragamuwa. After Sabaragamuwa became a diocese on 2 November 1995 Peter-Paul Church was raised to the stats of Cathedral of the diocese.
Sri Lanka Sabaragamuwa locator map.svg
Autor/Urheber: User:Jeroen, Lizenz: CC BY-SA 2.5
Locator maps of the provinces Sri Lanka.
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Locator maps of the provinces Sri Lanka.