Archdiocese of Colombo – Archdiocesan Education Service

Renamed the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Colombo in 1886 by Pope Leo the XIII. This diocese was made out of the present diocese of Colombo, Diocese of Chilaw, Diocese of Kandy, Diocese of Badulla, Diocese of Kurunegala, Diocese of Galle and the Diocese of Ratnapura

Ordinary

Most Rev. Dr. Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo
Most Rev. Dr. Maxwell Silva, Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo
Most Rev. Dr. J. D. Anthony, Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo
Most Rev. Dr. Anton Ranjith, Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo

Diocesan Director of Education

Rev. Fr. Gemunu Dias

Notable Schools

Name	Year	Location	Age(in 2020)
St. Sebastian’s College	1854	Moratuwa	166
St. Benedict’s College	1865	Colombo	155
Good Shepherd Convent	1869	Colombo	151
St. Joseph’s College	1870	Grandpass	150
St. Mary’s College	1871	Negombo	149
St. Mary’s Boys’ English School	1871	Pettah	149
St. Lucia’s College	1880	Kotahena	140
Davisamara Vidyalaya	1884	Seeduwa	136
Our Lady of Victories Convent	1886	Moratuwa	134
Holy Cross College	1890	Kalutara	130
St. Joseph’s College	1896	Colombo	124
St. Lawrence’s Convent	1900	Colombo	120
St. Bridget’s Convent	1902	Colombo	118
Holy Family Convent	1903	Colombo	117
St. Peter’s College	1903	Negombo	117
All Saints’ College	1904	Borella	116
De La Salle College	1905	Mutwal	115
St. Mary’s College	1909	Dehiwela	111
Holy Family Convent	1910	Dehiwela	110
De Mazenod College	1914	Kandana	106
St. Anne’s Convent	1920	Wattala	100
Maris Stella College	1922	Negombo	98
St. Peter’s College	1922	Colombo	98
Holy Cross College	1924	Wattala	96
St. Anthony’s Convent	1927	Mutwal	93
St. Sebastian’s Balika MV	1928	Kandana	92
Good Shepherd Convent	1928	Nayakakanda	92
Christ King College	1930	Pannipitiya	90
St. Paul’s Balika Vidyalaya	1935	Kelaniya	85
Ave Maria Convent	1938	Negombo	82
St. John’s College	1939	Dematagoda	81
St. Anthony’s Balika MV	1940	Colpetty	80
St. Anthony’s College	1942	Wattala	78
Christ King College	1943	Tudella	77
Loyola College	1949	Negombo	71
St. Anthony’s Girls’ School	1951	Panadura	69
Good Shepherd Convent	1953	Panadura	67
St. Joseph’s College	1953	Nugegoda	67

Bishops

Most Rev. Dr. Christopher Bonjean OMI, Archbishop of Colombo from 1886 – 1892
Our Lady of Victories Convent, Moratuwa
Holy Cross College, Kalutara
Most Rev. Dr. Andrew Melizan OMI, Archbishop of Colombo from 1893 -1905
St. Joseph’s College, Colombo 10
St. Peter’s College, Negombo
Holy Family Convent, Colombo 04
St. Bridget’s Convent, Colombo 07
De La Salle College, Mutwal
All Saints’ College, Colombo 08
Most Rev. Dr. Anthony Coudert OMI, Archbishop of Colombo from 1905 – 1929
St. Mary’s College, Dehiwela
Holy Family Convent, Dehiwela
De Mazenod College, Kandana
Maris Stella College, Negombo
St. Anne’s Convent, Wattala
St. Peter’s College, Colombo 04
Holy Cross College, Gampaha
St. Sebastian’s Convent, Kandana
Good Shepherd Convent, Nayakakanda
St. Anthony’s Convent, Mutwal
Most Rev. Dr. Peter Marque OMI, Archbishop of Colombo from 1929 – 1937
Holy Family Convent, Wennappuwa
St. Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa
St. John’s College, Dematagoda
St. Paul’s Convent, Kelaniya
Christ King College, Pannipitiya
Ave Maria Convent, Negombo
Most Rev. Dr. John Mary Masson OMI, Archbishop of Colombo from 1938 – 1947
St. Anthony’s College, Wattala
Christ King College, Tudella
St. Anthony’s Convent, Colpetty
Most Rev. Dr. Thomas Cardinal Cooray OMI, Archbishop of Colombo from 1947 – 1976
Loyola College, Negombo
St. Anthony’s Convent, Panadura
Good Shepherd Convent, Panadura
St. Joseph’s College, Nugegoda
Most Rev. Dr. Nicholas Marcus Fernando, Archbishop of Colombo from 1977 – 2002
St. Peter’s College, Gampaha
St. Joseph’s College, Wattala
Ave Maria Convent, Bolawalana
Most Rev. Dr. Oswald Gomis, Archbishop of Colombo from 2002 – 2009
St. Peter’s College, Kurana
Loyola College, Bopitiya
Christ King College, Veliveriya
Our Lady of Victories Convent, Wilorawatte
Holy Cross College, Payagala
Maris Stella College, Timbirigaskatuwa
St. Joseph’s College, Negombo
Holy Angels’ Convent, Payagala
Most Rev. Dr. Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo from 2009 to date
St. Thomas’ International College, Seeduwa
St. Nicholas’ International College, Colombo
St. Nicholas International College, Negombo
Benedict the xvi Catholic Institute of Higher Education, Negombo