Bishop Valence Mendis assume office as Bishop of Kandy

His Lordship Bishop Valence Mendis assumed office as the new Bishop of Kandy today (17).

The event was presided over by Archbishop of Colombo Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith at St. Anthony's Cathedral in Kandy.

On 09 October, 2021, the Vatican announced the appointment of Rt. Rev. Dr. Valence Mendis (Bishop of Chilaw) as the Bishop of Kandy by His Holiness Pope Francis, succeeding Bishop Vianney Fernando on his retirement.

Mendis was born on 21 May 1958 in Koralawella parish in Moratuwa, the eldest of six children.

He studied in Moratuwa at St. Sebastian's College and Prince of Wales College.