Roman Catholicism In Sri Lanka
The Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka (Sinhala: Sri Lankavay Katholika Sabhava) is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. The country comes under the province of Colombo and is divided into 11 dioceses including one archdiocese.There are approximately 1.2 million Catholics in Sri Lanka representing around 6.1% of the total population.
In 1995, at a ceremony in Colombo, Pope John Paul II beatified Father Joseph Vaz, an early missionary to the country, who was known as the Apostle of Ceylon.
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