Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Kandawala

The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows (Sinhala: ශුද්ධවු වික්‍ෂෝප දේවමාතා දෙව්මැදුර Shudhdhawu Wikshopa Devamatha Dewmædura) (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
Location	Kandawala, Negombo
Country	Sri Lanka
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Tradition	Roman Rite
History
Status	Roman Catholic Church
Dedication	Our Lady of Sorrow
Architecture
Completed	1957
Administration
Archdiocese	Colombo
Deanery	Katana
Parish	Kandawala
Clergy
Archbishop	Malcolm Ranjith
Priest in charge	Rev. Srikantha Fernando

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.

Past Parish Priests

• Rev. Fr. Francis Fernando
• Rev. Fr. Merril Wijesinghe
• Rev. Fr. Reginald Saparamadu
• Rev. Fr. H. D. Anthony
• Rev. Fr. Sarath Thirimanne
• Rev. Fr. Canicius Neris
• Rev. Fr. Srikantha Fernando (Incumbent)

Holy Family Convent

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