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Welcome to GalleDiocese.org
The Diocese of Galle is one of the oldest dioceses in Sri Lanka and has the proud history of hundred and fifteen years. The original Diocese of Galle, that comprised the two administrative Provinces of Southern and Sabaragamuwa, was divided into two in 1995, creating the new Diocese of Ratnapura.
The present Diocese of Galle includes the entire Southern Province of Sri-Lanka with three administrative Districts of Galle, Matara and Hambantota. The Southern Province has a predominantly a non-catholic population. The majority are Buddhists while, Muslims, Hindus and Christians form the minority religions. While the total population of the Southern Province is about 23 million, the Catholic population is about 9000.
The purpose of launching this web-site:-
This web-site has been launched to make use of the new technology to spread the Good News (Cyber– Mission) in Sri Lanka and all over the world.
The beneficiaries of this web-site are Priests, Religious and Laity and all who would like to know Jesus Christ.
Message from the Diocesan Administrator
May we very humbly and joyfully thank and be grateful and faithful to our Lord Jesus Christ for sharing His outpouring love with us, specially at the Feasts of Corpus Christi and Sacred Heart.
We have focused ourselves on the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus which really sanctifies us. As our Diocese is consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, let us pay due attention to promote this devotion in the Diocese, and de facto consecrate each and every Catholic family of our Diocese to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. In addition to the devotions we have in our parishes and institutions, may I strongly encourage you to conduct Holy Hours cum Adoration with the Blessed Sacrament exposed with your faithful.
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Our vision for the diocese of Galle, in collaboration with the religious and the laity, is the building up of the kingdom of God in our diocese renewing our spiritual commitment to peace and amity with all peoples. For we believe that, in the beginning, God created man in His own image and likeness and empowered him to make creation ever new with his intellect till the end of times. After the fall, in the fullness of time, God sent his only Son among us to
retrieve the original dignity of man which was lost due to disobedience in the garden. Notwithstanding the redemption that Christ won for us on the cross, man remains enslaved to sin and evil. There are economic, socio - political and cultural forces that underpin this state of slavery. Our vision, with the help of those who are willing to cooperate, is to resurrect the human person from the conditions that distance him from the Kingdom and lead him to union with God and unity with all peoples.
Our mission is to foster love and charity as they are the binding force of unity, harmony and peace. The Second Vatican Council deciphers that “the dichotomy affecting the Modern world is, in fact, a symptom of the deeper dichotomy that is in man himself” (GS). Lack of peace in our country and in the world is a sign of deeper spiritual and moral paralysis that gnaws at the heart of the society. More than ever before, today we need to address the issues of the interior life of the human person more comprehensively. The Holy Spirit has sown in every heart the seed of true happiness. It is incumbent upon us to accompany our people to make this discernment with maximum clarity.
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Our vision for the diocese of Galle, in collaboration with the religious and the laity, is the building up of the kingdom of God in our diocese renewing our spiritual commitment to peace and amity with all peoples. For we believe that, in the beginning, God created man in His own image and likeness and empowered him to make creation ever new with his intellect till the end of times. After the fall, in the fullness of time, God sent his only Son among us to
retrieve the original dignity of man which was lost due to disobedience in the garden. Notwithstanding the redemption that Christ won for us on the cross, man remains enslaved to sin and evil. There are economic, socio - political and cultural forces that underpin this state of slavery. Our vision, with the help of those who are willing to cooperate, is to resurrect the human person from the conditions that distance him from the Kingdom and lead him to union with God and unity with all peoples. 
Our mission is to foster love and charity as they are the binding force of unity, harmony and peace. The Second Vatican Council deciphers that “the dichotomy affecting the Modern world is, in fact, a symptom of the deeper dichotomy that is in man himself” (GS). Lack of peace in our country and in the world is a sign of deeper spiritual and moral paralysis that gnaws at the heart of the society. More than ever before, today we need to address the issues of the interior life of the human person more comprehensively. The Holy Spirit has sown in every heart the seed of true happiness. It is incumbent upon us to accompany our people to make this discernment with maximum clarity.