Ratnapura

After various pastoral and academic appointments in Colombo archdiocese, and having served in various roles at national level, Pope John Paul II named him auxiliary bishop of Colombo in 1991 and appointed him bishop of Ratnapura in 1995.

Archive 2009-06-01 2009

On the origin of the Ratnapura gem deposits of Ceylon.

Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka 2008

It is estimated that about 500,000 people are affected by the flooding which has destroyed homes and buildings and cut communications and transport links in the districts of Ratnapura, Galle, Matara, Kalutara and Hambantota.

Australia to Assist Sri Lanka Following Severe Flooding 2003

It is on the southern slopes of the central massif in the Ratnapura district.

Chapter 6 1984

After the fall of the two Shan states in 1364, Ava (or Ratnapura) which was founded in the same year gradually became the religious centre of Upper Burma and remained so during several centuries.

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Charles Eliot 1896

In Ceylon it is not merely a village superstition but possesses temples of considerable size [114], for instance at Badulla and near Ratnapura.

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Charles Eliot 1896

The chief spirit worshipped at Ratnapura and in most of these temples is

Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Charles Eliot 1896

The government's Disaster Management Center says heavy rains triggered floods and mudslides in the low-lying Ratnapura district, killing five people Sunday.

The Seattle Times 2011

The center said Monday that floods and mudslides also damaged 294 houses in Ratnapura, which experiences regular flooding.

The Seattle Times 2011

Ministers Mahinda Rathnatileka and Jayatissa Ranaweera have lost their seats in the Ratnapura district, while UNP defector Minister Mano Wijeratne has failed to make it to the Kegalle district list.

Sri Lanka News - ColomboPage.com 2010