Archdiocese of Colombo

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ARCHDIOCESE OF COLOMBO (Archidioecesis Columbensis in Taprobane)

Country: Sri Lanka
Denomination: Roman Catholic

Established: 1834 as Diocese of Ceylon
Renamed 1845 as Diocese of Colombo
Promoted to Archdiocese of Colombo in 1887
Renamed 1944 to Archdiocese of Colombo in Ceylon
Renamed 1972 to Archdiocese of Colombo

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