Tags: Clerical Administrative Region, Diocese.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Anuradhapura (Lat: Dioecesis Anuradhapurensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka. Originally erected as the apostolic prefecture of Anauradhapura the prefecture was created from territory in the Diocese of Jaffna and the Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa.The prefecture was elevated to a full diocese in 1982 and is a suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo.The current bishop is Norbert Marshall Andradi appointed in 2003.

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