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The Church of Ceylon (Sinhala: ලංකා සභාව, romanized: laṁkā sabhāva) is the Anglican Church in Sri Lanka. It is an extraprovincial jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury , who serves as its Metropolitan . [ 2 ]
In 1947, the churches of South India united to form the new Church of South India. The churches in North India and Pakistan followed soon after. Burma and Bangladesh formed their own church. Sri Lanka therefore became extraprovincial within the Anglican Communion under the metropolitical authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
St. Thomas' Church is situated in Kotahena (District 13) a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is one of the oldest churches in Sri Lanka as now part of the Anglican Church of Ceylon . St. Thomas Church was the first Anglican church built in Sri Lanka, it was constructed by Governor of Ceylon Sir Robert Brownrigg for the use by the local Tamil ...
The Church's Children’s Desk has attempted to promote the welfare of children in Sri Lanka. In June 1963, the British Conference passed a Resolution granting autonomy to the Methodist Church in Ceylon. The Deed of Foundation of the Ceylon Conference was signed in the Kollupitiya Methodist Church on 18 June 1964.
The Ceylon Evangelical Lutheran Church (CELC) is a Lutheran body in Sri Lanka. [1] The CELC was recognized as a partner church with the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS) in 2023. It is an associate member of the International Lutheran Council .
It is administered by the Church of Ceylon. [1] The church is regarded as one of the most prominent and oldest Anglican churches in Sri Lanka and is a tourist destination. [2] It is in the Central Province of Sri Lanka, in Dickoya, near the Nuwara Eliya District along the Hatton-Norwood road through the Warleigh Division. The church borders tea ...
Anglican cathedrals in Sri Lanka: Church of Ceylon. Cathedral of Christ the Living Saviour, Colombo; Cathedral of Christ the King, Kurunegala; Church of South India. St. Thomas' Cathedral, Vaddukoddai
St. Paul's Church is situated in the Milagiriya district of Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka. It is one of the oldest churches in Sri Lanka as now part of the Anglican Church of Ceylon. It is one of the oldest churches in Sri Lanka as now part of the Anglican Church of Ceylon.