St. Anne's Church, Wattala

St. Anne's Church, Wattala (Sinhala: සා. ආනා දේවස්ථානය, වත්තල is a Roman Catholic church located in Wattala, Gampaha District, Sri Lanka. It was established in 1872 as another Church of the Archdiocese of Colombo. The church is dedicated to Saint Anne.[3]

St. Anne's Church, Wattala
සා. ආනා දේවස්ථානය, වත්තල
Front view of St. Anne's Church
St. Anne's Church, Wattala is located in Sri Lanka
St. Anne's Church, Wattala
St. Anne's Church, Wattala
Location in Sri Lanka
6°58′56″N 79°53′24″E / 6.98231°N 79.88996°E / 6.98231; 79.88996 [1]
CountrySri Lanka
Language(s)Sinhala
English
Latin
DenominationRoman Catholic
TraditionRoman(Latin)
History
StatusParish Church
Founded7 August 1872; 152 years ago (1872-08-07)
DedicationSaint Anne
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Administration
DistrictGampaha District
ProvinceWestern Province
MetropolisColombo
ArchdioceseArchdiocese of Colombo[2]
ParishWattala Parish
Clergy
ArchbishopMalcolm Ranjith
Auxiliary Bishop(s)Maxwell Silva
Anthony Jayakody
Ranjith Pillainayagam
Priest(s)Gregory Jayantha
Assistant priest(s)Sandun Goldsan Emmanuel Dilshan

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References

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  1. ^ "Coordinates of St. Anne's Church, Wattala".
  2. ^ "St. Anne'sChurch, Wattala - Archdiocese of Colombo".
  3. ^ "St. Anne's Church, Wattala info - GCatholic.org".