St. Sebastian's Church, Enderamulla

St. Sebastian's Church, Enderamulla
Sinhala: සා. සෙබස්තියන් දේවස්ථානය,
එඬේරමුල්ල
Front facade
Map
6°59′49″N 79°55′00″E / 6.9969°N 79.9168°E / 6.9969; 79.9168 [1]
LocationEnderamulla, Wattala[1][2]
CountrySri Lanka
Language(s)
DenominationCatholic
WebsiteOfficial Facebook page
History
StatusParish Church
Founded1891; 134 years ago (1891)
DedicationSaint Sebastian
Dedicated1920; 105 years ago (1920)
Relics heldBone fragment from the forearm of St. Sebastian
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeChapel
Style
Groundbreaking1879; 146 years ago (1879)
Specifications
Capacity
  • 700 (inside church building)
  • 2500 (including front yard)
Number of towers1
Bells1
Administration
DistrictGampaha
ProvinceWestern Province
ArchdioceseColombo Archdiocese
ParishEnderamulla Parish
Clergy
Priest in chargeSujeewa Athukorala[3]
Laity
Music group(s)St. Cecilia's English Choir
SacristanMr. Dabare

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.

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

1855–1879

Note: Enderamulla was yet not an official parish

  • Constantine Nevis
  • Mathias Caitano
  • Brucio
  • Santangelo
  • Kanjamanathan
  • Mawar

1879–1903

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

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

1934–1983

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
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

  1. ^ a b "St Sebastian Church Enderamulla - Wattala 🇱🇰 - WorldPlaces". Archived from the original on 2022-09-24. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  2. ^ "Churches in Wattala, Western Province, Sri Lanka". Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Priest - Archdiocese of Colombo Sri Lanka". Archived from the original on 2022-09-24. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
  4. ^ "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. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. 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

  • 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.

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