title: List of Catholic dioceses in Sri Lanka and the Maldives
text: # List of Catholic dioceses in Sri Lanka and the Maldives
  
  The Catholic Church in Indian Ocean island states of Sri Lanka and Maldives is solely composed of
  
  There are no Eastern Catholic, pre-diocesan or other exempt jurisdictions.
  
  All defunct jurisdictions are formerly Ceylonese precursors of present Sri Lankan sees.
  
  There is an Apostolic Nuncio to Sri Lanka resident in the national capital Colombo as papal diplomatic representation at level of an ambassador, and no representation of the Holy See in the Maldives.
  
  ## Latin dioceses in Sri Lanka and Maldives
  
  ### Ecclesiastical Province of Colombo
  
  * Metropolitan Archdiocese of Colombo, which has the entire territory of the Maldives within its jurisdiction
     * Diocese of Anuradhapura
     * Diocese of Badulla
     * Diocese of Batticaloa
     * Diocese of Chilaw
     * Diocese of Galle
     * Diocese of Jaffna
     * Diocese of Kandy
     * Diocese of Kurunegala
     * Diocese of Mannar
     * Diocese of Ratnapura
     * Diocese of Trincomalee
  