DISTRIBUTION OF Roman Catholic population IN SRI LANKA
Census 2001
dIOCESE
dISTRICT
pOPULATION
%
NO OF
pARISHES
nO. OF reV. fATHERS
cOLOMBO
gAMPAHA
kALUTARA
173581
420791
34827
7.8
20.4
3.3
120
353
kANDY
maTALE
22345
8102
1.8
50
191
gALLE
MATARA
HAMBANTOTa
4304
2747
822
.4
.2
20
107
bADULLa
BADULLa
MONERAGELE
NUWERa-ELIYE
12353
1482
32919
1.6
0.4
4.70
29
111
rATNaPURA
RATNaPURa
KEGOLLe
10643
8889
1.1
27
46
aNURADHAPURA
ANURADHAPURA
POLONNARUWA
6255
3600
0.8
1.00
21
61
cHILAW
PUTTALaM
230336
32.7
64
81
kURUNAGELA
KURUNEGALA
39973
2.8
36
74
bATTICALOA /
tRINCOMALEE
aMPARE
TRINCOMALEE
BATTICALOA
7968
*14303
*19704
1.4
*5.60
*6.00
40
38
mANNAR
MANNAR
VAUNIYA
*43633
*6493
*41.1
*6.80
43
33
jAFFNA
JAFFNa MULLAITVU
*95613
*11735
*11.5
*15.2
86
tOTAL (tentative)
1213478.
536
1290
Source: Department of census & Statistics - Cencus2001 / * 1981