St. Sebastian's Church, Enderamulla

St. Sebastian's Church, Enderamulla
St. Sebastian's Church, Enderamulla
Sinhala: සා. සෙබස්තියන් දේවස්ථානය,; එඬේරමුල්ල
	Front facade
	6°59′49″N 79°55′00″E / 6.9969°N 79.9168°E
Location	Enderamulla, Wattala
Country	Sri Lanka
Language(s)	Sinhala; English; Latin (occasionally);
Denomination	Catholic
Website	Official Facebook page
History
Status	Parish Church
Founded	1891; 133 years ago
Dedication	Saint Sebastian
Dedicated	1920; 104 years ago
Relics held	Bone fragment from the forearm of St. Sebastian
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Chapel
Style	Neoclassical &; Modern;
Groundbreaking	1879; 145 years ago
Specifications
Capacity	700 (inside church building); 2500 (including front yard);
Number of towers	1
Bells	1
Administration
District	Gampaha
Province	Western Province
Archdiocese	Colombo Archdiocese
Parish	Enderamulla Parish
Clergy
Priest in charge	Sujeewa Athukorala
Laity
Music group(s)	St. Cecilia's English Choir
Sacristan	Mr. 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.

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

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

Bibliography

Anandappa, J. B. Clinton (1990). The Catholic directory of Sri Lanka, 1989/90. J.B.C. Anandappa.

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[auto-1] "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.

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