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Church in Wattala, Sri Lanka
St. Sebastian's Church, Enderamulla
(
Sinhala
:
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) 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.
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.
The reliquary at St. Sebastian's Church Enderamulla containing a bone fragment from the
forearm
of Saint Sebastian
The glass chamber inside The Eucharistic chapel at St. Sebastian's Church, Enderamulla which holds the reliquary and the monstrance
Parish priests
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1855?1879
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Note:
Enderamulla
was yet not an official parish
- Constantine Nevis
- Mathias Caitano
- Brucio
- Santangelo
- Kanjamanathan
- Mawar
1879?1903
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Note: 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
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Note: 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
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1934?1983
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Note: 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
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Heuber
|
1944?1946
|
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J. Dhalpathadhu
|
1944?1946
|
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Mersels
|
1944?1946
|
|
Don Winson
|
1944?1946
|
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J. M. Kerbul
|
1946?1951
|
|
J. Hebesmo
|
1951?1951
|
|
Pupon
|
1951?1954
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|
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
|
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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
|
from 1983
|
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