Although officially Bishop of Chilaw, he was the undeclared leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka. Many recognised in him an innate episcopal dignity. He excelled as an administrator, a ...

Peter Ferdinando recalls a time when people in Sri Lanka viewed the use of traditional Latin ... The cardinal was joined by Bishop Valence Mendis of Chilaw, Bishop Maxwell Silva, Bishop J.D. Anthony ...

Mannar (AsiaNews) - The diocese of Mannar in Sri Lanka has welcomed its new bishop, Monsignor Antonipillai Gnanapragasam. The episcopal ordination took place on Saturday 22 February at the ...

Instead of slashing taxes the government proposed an increase, triggering a price hike of daily... The Asian Catholic Dioceses Directory is the largest information database on the Church in Asia, ...