Valence Mendis
Dr Valence Mendis | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Kandy | |
| Church | St. Anthony’s Cathedral |
| Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Kandy |
| Installed | 9 October 2021 |
| Predecessor | Joseph Vianney Fernando |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilaw |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis May 21, 1958 |
| Alma mater | St. Sebastian's College Prince of Wales College University of Peradeniya Pontifical Urban University |
Valence Mendis, formally Warnakulasurya Wadumestrige Devasritha Valence Mendis, (born 21 May 1958) is a Sri Lankan prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Bishop of Chilaw since 2006. He has been named bishop of Kandy, where he had spent his first years as a parish priest before joining the staff of the national seminary in Ampitiya and serving as its rector from 2001 to 2005.