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The Church of Ceylon (Sinhala: ලංකා සභාව) is the Anglican Church in Sri Lanka. It is an extra-provincial jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who serves as its Metropolitan. It was established in 1845 with the appointment of the first Anglican Bishop of Colombo, James Chapman and until 1950 it consisted of a single diocese; in that year a second diocese was established at Kurunegala.

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  • The Church of Ceylon (Sinhala: ලංකා සභාව) is the Anglican Church in Sri Lanka. It is an extra-provincial jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who serves as its Metropolitan. It was established in 1845 with the appointment of the first Anglican Bishop of Colombo, James Chapman and until 1950 it consisted of a single diocese; in that year a second diocese was established at Kurunegala. (en)
  • Die Church of Ceylon ist eine Mitgliedskirche der Anglikanischen Gemeinschaft. Sie beschränkt sich heute auf das Gebiet von Sri Lanka. Ihre beiden Diözesen unterstehen extraprovinziell dem Erzbischof von Canterbury. Die Diözese Jaffna im Norden Sri Lankas gehört zur Church of South India, umfasst aber nur Gemeinden, die früher zur (reformierten) gehörten. Die Kirche gibt ihre Mitgliederzahl mit 50.000 an. (de)
  • Kościół Cejlonu (ang. Church of Ceylon, syng. ලංකා සභාව) – anglikański Kościół na Sri Lance, wchodzący w skład wspólnoty anglikańskiej, podlegający jurysdykcji arcybiskupa Canterbury. (pl)
  • Church of Ceylon är den anglikanska kyrkan i Sri Lanka. Före 1970 tillhörde den , men är nu en egen kyrka. Organisatoriskt står den direkt under ärkebiskopen av Canterbury. Kyrkan är indelad i två stift Colombo och Kurunagala. Biskopen i Colombo, , är kyrkans ledare. Biskopen i Kurunagala heter . Den viktigaste kyrkobyggnaden är på i Colombo. Den första anglikanska mässan i Ceylon hölls 1796 och missionärerna började sitt arbete 1818. Ceylon bytte 1972 namn till Sri Lanka, men samfundet valde ändå att behålla sitt gamla namn. (sv)
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  • Anuradhapura cross, featuring in church logos (en)
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  • * Ceylon School for the Deaf and Blind, Ratmalana * Nuffield School, Jaffna. (en)
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  • Special Schools (en)
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  • 1815 (xsd:integer)
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  • English, Sinhalese & Tamil (en)
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  • 50000 (xsd:integer)
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  • Church of Ceylon (en)
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  • ලංකා සභාව (en)
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  • The Churchman, Monthly gift (en)
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  • * S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia * Trinity College, Kandy * Hillwood College * Ladies' College, Colombo * Bishop's College, Colombo * Mowbray College, Kandy * S. Thomas' Preparatory School * S. Thomas' College, Gurutalawa * S. Thomas' College, Bandarawela * St. John's College, Jaffna * Chundikuli Girls' College * St. Paul's Girls School, Milagiriya * St. Thomas' College, Matara * Christ Church College, Matale * All Saints College, Galle * St. John's College, Nugegoda * St. John's College, Panadura * Christ Church College, Baddegama (en)
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  • * http://www.dioceseofcolombo.lk/ * http://www.dioceseofkurunegala.com (en)
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  • The Church of Ceylon (Sinhala: ලංකා සභාව) is the Anglican Church in Sri Lanka. It is an extra-provincial jurisdiction of the Archbishop of Canterbury, who serves as its Metropolitan. It was established in 1845 with the appointment of the first Anglican Bishop of Colombo, James Chapman and until 1950 it consisted of a single diocese; in that year a second diocese was established at Kurunegala. (en)
  • Die Church of Ceylon ist eine Mitgliedskirche der Anglikanischen Gemeinschaft. Sie beschränkt sich heute auf das Gebiet von Sri Lanka. Ihre beiden Diözesen unterstehen extraprovinziell dem Erzbischof von Canterbury. Die Diözese Jaffna im Norden Sri Lankas gehört zur Church of South India, umfasst aber nur Gemeinden, die früher zur (reformierten) gehörten. Die Kirche gibt ihre Mitgliederzahl mit 50.000 an. (de)
  • Kościół Cejlonu (ang. Church of Ceylon, syng. ලංකා සභාව) – anglikański Kościół na Sri Lance, wchodzący w skład wspólnoty anglikańskiej, podlegający jurysdykcji arcybiskupa Canterbury. (pl)
  • Church of Ceylon är den anglikanska kyrkan i Sri Lanka. Före 1970 tillhörde den , men är nu en egen kyrka. Organisatoriskt står den direkt under ärkebiskopen av Canterbury. Kyrkan är indelad i två stift Colombo och Kurunagala. Biskopen i Colombo, , är kyrkans ledare. Biskopen i Kurunagala heter . Den viktigaste kyrkobyggnaden är på i Colombo. Den första anglikanska mässan i Ceylon hölls 1796 och missionärerna började sitt arbete 1818. Ceylon bytte 1972 namn till Sri Lanka, men samfundet valde ändå att behålla sitt gamla namn. (sv)
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  • Church of Ceylon (en)
  • Church of Ceylon (de)
  • Kościół Cejlonu (pl)
  • Church of Ceylon (sv)
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