Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw

diocese of the Catholic Church
Organization diocese_of_the_catholic_church Q867901
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw

Summary

Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw is a diocese of the Catholic Church[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of diocese_of_the_catholic_church entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[3].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw is in the country of Sri Lanka[4].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw's instance of is recorded as diocese of the Catholic Church[5].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw is part of Ecclesiastical Province of Colombo[6].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw's Commons category is recorded as Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw[7].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw's chairperson is recorded as Arachchige Don Wimal Siri Appuhamy Jayasuriya[8].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 7.578222, 'lon': 79.792472}[9].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw's official website is recorded as http://diocesofchilaw.com/[10].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw has a population of {'amount': '+667361'}[11].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw has a population of {'amount': '+1156367'}[12].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw has a population of {'amount': '+1679000'}[13].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw has a population of {'amount': '+597000'}[14].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw has a population of {'amount': '+668165'}[15].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw has a population of {'amount': '+676498'}[16].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw has a population of {'amount': '+680674'}[17].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw has a population of {'amount': '+684103'}[18].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw has a population of {'amount': '+679575'}[19].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw has a population of {'amount': '+679113'}[20].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw has a population of {'amount': '+686350'}[21].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw has a population of {'amount': '+788000'}[22].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw has a population of {'amount': '+835000'}[23].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw has a population of {'amount': '+885600'}[24].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2076'}[25].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw's member count is recorded as {'amount': '+106343'}[26].
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw's member count is recorded as {'amount': '+189689'}[27].

Body

Identity

Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw is part of Ecclesiastical Province of Colombo[6].

Leadership

Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw's chairperson is recorded as Arachchige Don Wimal Siri Appuhamy Jayasuriya[8].

Why It Matters

Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw ranks in the top 4% of diocese_of_the_catholic_church entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Peter17 · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website http://diocesofchilaw.com/
    Language used Sinhala
    Country
    Member count {'amount': '+106343'}, {'amount': '+189689'}, {'amount': '+216878'} +11
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