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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Diocese of Ceylon | |||
3 December 1834 | Erected | Vicariate Apostolic of Cochin {Cocincina} | Diocese of Ceylon (erected) |
17 February 1845 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Ceylon | Vicariate Apostolic of Jaffna (erected) |
Diocese of Colombo | |||
17 February 1845 | Name Changed | Diocese of Ceylon | Diocese of Colombo |
20 April 1883 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Colombo | Vicariate Apostolic of Kandy (erected) |
Archdiocese of Colombo | |||
1 September 1886 | Elevated | Diocese of Colombo | Archdiocese of Colombo |
7 June 1887 | Elevated | Archdiocese of Colombo (became a Metropolitan) | |
25 August 1893 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Colombo | Diocese of Galle (erected) |
25 August 1893 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Colombo
Diocese of Jaffna | Diocese of Trincomalee (erected) |
5 January 1939 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Colombo (North-Western Province) | Diocese of Chilaw (erected) |
Archdiocese of Colombo in Ceylon | |||
6 December 1944 | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Colombo | Archdiocese of Colombo in Ceylon |
Archdiocese of Colombo | |||
22 May 1972 | Name Changed | Archdiocese of Colombo in Ceylon | Archdiocese of Colombo |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Archdiocese of Colombo in Ceylon | ||||||||||||
1950 | 291,210 | 1,876,904 | 15.5% | 38 | 128 | 166 | 1,754 | 130 | 933 | 70 | ap1951 | |
1969 | 395,610 | 2,840,110 | 13.9% | 102 | 118 | 220 | 1,798 | 307 | 1,101 | 82 | ap1971 | |
Archdiocese of Colombo | ||||||||||||
1980 | 491,303 | 3,696,000 | 13.3% | 109 | 73 | 182 | 2,699 | 3 | 273 | 1,133 | 93 | ap1981 |
1990 | 553,610 | 4,320,000 | 12.8% | 156 | 109 | 265 | 2,089 | 240 | 1,099 | 105 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 547,565 | 4,605,527 | 11.9% | 205 | 139 | 344 | 1,591 | 1 | 288 | 1,020 | 120 | ap2000 |
2000 | 557,387 | 4,615,349 | 12.1% | 210 | 141 | 351 | 1,587 | 1 | 284 | 1,035 | 123 | ap2001 |
2001 | 567,833 | 5,027,268 | 11.3% | 209 | 138 | 347 | 1,636 | 345 | 1,013 | 123 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 629,173 | 5,361,042 | 11.7% | 234 | 138 | 372 | 1,691 | 335 | 939 | 123 | ap2003 | |
2003 | 629,173 | 5,455,679 | 11.5% | 237 | 135 | 372 | 1,691 | 213 | 1,051 | 123 | ap2004 | |
2004 | 648,184 | 5,522,956 | 11.7% | 248 | 153 | 401 | 1,616 | 248 | 1,104 | 123 | ap2005 | |
2006 | 700,000 | 5,692,004 | 12.3% | 255 | 268 | 523 | 1,338 | 382 | 1,161 | 123 | ap2007 | |
2013 | 667,335 | 7,226,274 | 9.2% | 298 | 279 | 577 | 1,156 | 380 | 1,400 | 127 | ap2014 | |
2016 | 672,149 | 6,134,642 | 11.0% | 341 | 149 | 490 | 1,371 | 245 | 1,248 | 130 | ap2017 | |
2019 | 697,000 | 6,300,000 | 11.1% | 352 | 189 | 541 | 1,288 | 302 | 751 | 132 | ap2020 | |
2021 | 693,035 | 6,165,000 | 11.2% | 373 | 143 | 516 | 1,343 | 264 | 1,011 | 137 | ap2022 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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