Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Kandawala

The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows (Sinhala: ශුද්ධවු වික්‍ෂෝප දේවමාතා දෙව්මැදුර) (also known as Kandawala Church and Kandawala Palliya (Sinhala: කඳවල පල්ලිය)) is a Roman Catholic church located in Kandawala in the Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Our Lady of Sorrow's Church, Kandawala
ශුද්ධවු වික්‍ෂෝප දේවමාතා දෙව්මැදුර, කඳවල
Front view
Our Lady of Sorrows Church
7°14′14″N 79°52′21″E
LocationKandawala, Negombo
CountrySri Lanka
DenominationRoman Catholic
TraditionRoman Rite
History
StatusRoman Catholic Church
DedicationOur Lady of Sorrow
Architecture
Completed1957
Administration
ParishKandawala
DeaneryKatana
ArchdioceseColombo
Clergy
ArchbishopMalcolm Ranjith
Priest in chargeRev. Canicius Neris
Altar of the Church

Kandawala parish was home to the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows at Kandawala, St. Theresa's Church at Batapattala and Church of Infant Jesus at Demanhandiya. The Mission House of Kandawala Parish is also located at the church Our Lady of Sorrows Premises.

Kandawala Parish has a long history of hosting Passion Plays, with Yagaya being the best known.

Feast

The annual Feast of our Lady of Sorrows Church is usually held in the 3rd Sunday of September or it will be held in the Sunday on or after September 15.[1]

Past Parish Priests
  • Rev. Fr. Francis Fernando[2]
  • Rev. Fr. Merril Wijesinghe
  • Rev. Fr. Reginald Saparamadu
  • Rev. Fr. H. D. Anthony
  • Rev. Fr. Sarath Thirimanne
  • Rev. Fr. Canicius Neris (Incumbent)[3]

Holy Family Convent

The Holy Family Convent is situated next to the church of Our Lady of Sorrows, established in 20 September 1902.[4]

References
  1. "Our Lady of Sorrows Youth Federation Kandawala, Katana". Facebook.com. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  2. "Online edition of Daily News - News". Archives.dailynews.lk. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  3. "Sri Lankan Catholics". It-it.facebook.com. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  4. "EXPANSION OF THE HOLY FAMILY SISTERS PRESENCE AND MISSION IN SRI LANKA 1862 - 2012" (PDF). Holyfamilysistersjaffna.org. Retrieved 26 December 2018.


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