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St. Sebastian's Church, Enderamulla (Sinhala: සා. සෙබස්තියන් දේවස්ථානය, එඬේරමුල්ල) is a Roman Catholic church in the Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located in Enderamulla, Wattala. The church was established in 1891. After being a co‑parish with Dalugama (1879–1903) and Kirimetiyagara (1903–1934), it was declared as an independent parish in 1934.
| St. Sebastian's Church, Enderamulla | |
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Sinhala: සා. සෙබස්තියන් දේවස්ථානය, එඬේරමුල්ල | |
 Front facade | |
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| 6°59′49″N 79°55′00″E / 6.9969°N 79.9168°E [1] | |
| Location | Enderamulla, Wattala[1][2] |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Language(s) | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Website | Official Facebook page |
| History | |
| Status | Parish Church |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Dedication | Saint Sebastian |
| Dedicated | 1920 |
| Relics held | Bone fragment from the forearm of St. Sebastian |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Architectural type | Chapel |
| Style | |
| Groundbreaking | 1879 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity |
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| Number of towers | 1 |
| Bells | 1 |
| Administration | |
| District | Gampaha |
| Province | Western Province |
| Archdiocese | Colombo Archdiocese |
| Parish | Enderamulla Parish |
| Clergy | |
| Priest in charge | Sujeewa Athukorala[3] |
| Laity | |
| Music group(s) | St. Cecilia's English Choir |
| Sacristan | Mr. Dabare |
A tiny fragment of Saint Sebastian's forearm bone is preserved in a special reliquary, which is located together with the Monstrance in a glass chamber inside the eucharistic chapel on the left side of the main church building.
Parish priests
edit1855–1879
editNote: Enderamulla was yet not an official parish
- Constantine Nevis
- Mathias Caitano
- Brucio
- Santangelo
- Kanjamanathan
- Mawar
1879–1903
editNote: Enderamulla was connected with Dalugama parish in 1879
| Priest | Period |
|---|---|
| Brucio | 1879–1882 |
| Bartholomew Rosere | 1882–1882 (November) |
| Cardano | 1882–1886 |
| J. B. De Sampaio | 1886–1895 |
| E. Julian | 1895–1897 |
| P. Bulik | 1897–1898 |
| J. B. De Sampaio | 1898–1903 |
1903–1934
editNote: Enderamulla was connected with Kirimetiyagara parish in 1903
| Priest | Period |
|---|---|
| A. Guillaume | 1903–1908 |
| Leo Fernando | 1908 |
| Alas | 1908–1910 |
| J. B. De Sampaio | 1910–1930 |
| Guri | 1930-1931 |
| P. J. Fernando | 1931–1933 |
| Pebian Fernando | 1933–1934 |
1934–1983
editNote: Enderamulla became an independent parish in 1934
| Priest | Period | Note |
|---|---|---|
| P. Bonipas Pieris | 1934–1937 | Constructed Holy water fonts in the doorways |
| P. Bulik | 1937–1940 | Introduced the service of Sisters of the Holy Family (of Bordeaux[4]) to St. Sebastian's Maha Vidyalaya, Enderamulla |
| Don Wilfred Benedict | 1940–1944 | |
| Heuber | 1944–1946 | |
| J. Dhalpathadhu | 1944–1946 | |
| Mersels | 1944–1946 | |
| Don Winson | 1944–1946 | |
| J. M. Kerbul | 1946–1951 | |
| J. Hebesmo | 1951–1951 | |
| Pupon | 1951–1954 | |
| F. A. Desigo | 1951–1954 | |
| Winson Staullo | 1954–1957 | Constructed the ceiling on top of the Altar |
| Willam Perera | 1957–1963 | Elongated the north wing of the church building, planted shade trees in the front yard, introduced the weekly fair |
| Joseph Cabrall | 1963–1967 | Broke the traditions of priest offering the mass facing the alter and constructed an altar table to face the audience while the mass service |
| Kinsly C. Perera | 1967–1972 | Renovated church walls and roof, finished the elongation constructions of the north wing |
| Siril Joseph | 1972–1973 | |
| Felix John Hettiarachchi | 1973–1978 | Installed pews to the church |
| Mervin Fernando | 1978–1982 | Constructed the Thuduwegedara church |
| Emil Perera Eyalas Weerakkodi | 1982–1983 | |
| Chris Abeyrathne | 1983-1991 | |
| Rohan De Soysa | 1991-1997 | |
| Gamini Perera | 1997 සැප් - දෙසැම් | |
| Ananda Fernando | 1998 | |
| Raymon Samarakoon | 1998-1999 | |
| Meril Wijesinghe | 1999-2001 | |
| Sunil Weragoda | 2001-2005 | |
| Joseph Perera (OMI) | 2005-2006 | |
| Shriyan Ranasinghe (OMI) | 2006 ජනවා - ජූලි | |
| Anton Premalal | 2006 - 2012 | |
| Prasanna Rohan | 2012 - |
References
edit- ^ a b "St Sebastian Church Enderamulla - Wattala 🇱🇰 - WorldPlaces".
- ^ "Churches in Wattala, Western Province, Sri Lanka". Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Priest - Archdiocese of Colombo Sri Lanka".
- ^ "150 Years of the Presence of Holy Family Sisters in Sri Lanka Celebrated in the Generalate". Sainte Famille Bordeaux — Casa Generalizia Santa Famiglia di Bordeaux. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
On the 26th October, the Sri Lankan sisters in the Generalate organised a prayerful reflection ... to mark the 150th year of the arrival of the Holy Family Sisters, in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan sisters in the community of Via dei Gracchi joined this celebration.
Sources
edit- Aivan Rasaia (2016). "එඬේරමුල්ල ග්රාමයේ සැඟවුන අතීතය(The past of Ederamulla village)". දෙව්මැදුරයි අපේ ගමයි(The Church and our village).
- "සියවස් සමරු කළඹ(Centenary Portfolio)". එඬේරමුල්ල සියවස් ජුබිලි සමරුව(Ederamulla Centenary Jubilee Commemoration). 1991.
Bibliography
edit- Anandappa, J. B. Clinton (1990). The Catholic directory of Sri Lanka, 1989/90. J.B.C. Anandappa.
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