233:
170:
70:
120:
303:
1680:
854:
1690:
864:
95:
145:
1700:
183:
158:
133:
108:
83:
43:
26:
329:, the Salvation Army's founder). In 1909 the Salvation Army established a territorial headquarters in Colombo. Up until 1920 Ceylon was administered as a sub-territory of South India. In 1921 it was granted full territorial status, with Colonel Millner appointed as its first territorial commander.
282:
and in 1845 opened a second church in Kandy. These two
Scottish church communities forming the Presbytery of Ceylon. The Dutch Reformed Church subsequently joined the Presbytery of Ceylon however in 1952 doctrinal controversies occurred in the Dutch Reformed Church, which led to a split. The
1981:
1625:
336:
was founded in 1978 but went defunct in the mid-2000s. It was replaced in 2017 by the Ceylon
Evangelical Lutheran Church (CELC). The CELC has fifteen congregations and about 1,200 members.
900:
1736:
1475:
1154:
2061:
283:
dissenting group forming the
Presbyterian Church Colombo, with the Presbytery of Ceylon eventually folding. In 1954 the Presbyterian Church Colombo was joined by the
252:, showing that there were approximately six Protestants for every 1,000 Sri Lankans. Later estimates suggest that this share has doubled in less than ten years.
1665:
1378:
288:
279:
1823:
1480:
409:
893:
743:
1605:
1729:
1650:
1551:
768:
1861:
1660:
268:
237:
1286:
886:
1243:
1199:
495:
267:
during the early 19th century, when the
British took control of Sri Lanka from the Dutch. The oldest Protestant church in Sri Lanka is the
2003:
819:
2051:
1722:
1302:
1229:
578:
1463:
1076:
2056:
455:
100:
829:
1350:
1021:
1016:
783:
688:
358:
1703:
1630:
1470:
1410:
1026:
994:
321:
established themselves in Ceylon on 26 January 1883 under the leadership of
Captain William Gladwin. He was joined in 1885 by
1420:
1415:
1166:
956:
912:
793:
788:
1920:
1586:
1405:
1263:
1214:
1161:
1121:
738:
703:
385:
1783:
1458:
1238:
1219:
518:
125:
824:
1902:
1810:
1620:
1425:
1400:
1248:
1204:
1194:
748:
723:
618:
538:
528:
375:
232:
175:
150:
75:
1683:
1579:
1518:
1296:
1182:
1149:
1144:
961:
708:
658:
588:
400:
628:
623:
1758:
1561:
1508:
1492:
1258:
1253:
1209:
984:
951:
919:
778:
728:
683:
663:
638:
568:
353:
1487:
834:
1655:
1430:
1340:
1335:
1086:
753:
668:
653:
648:
553:
523:
510:
488:
390:
296:
533:
633:
613:
1938:
1615:
1591:
1546:
1345:
1126:
1051:
839:
798:
733:
698:
603:
563:
548:
543:
370:
678:
598:
593:
1976:
1533:
1355:
1136:
1081:
1041:
758:
718:
693:
673:
608:
583:
573:
558:
322:
271:, formerly the Dutch Reformed Church in Sri Lanka, has over 30 congregations and more than 5,000 members.
59:
1866:
1843:
1818:
1610:
1360:
1098:
976:
915:
643:
405:
380:
333:
240:(formerly known as the Dutch Reformed Church in Sri Lanka), the oldest Protestant church on the island.
1954:
1766:
1281:
1187:
1105:
1046:
1031:
946:
1596:
1224:
1093:
1036:
808:
481:
1689:
863:
2027:
1541:
1330:
1011:
999:
292:
275:
466:
1523:
302:
284:
1884:
1693:
1574:
1383:
1325:
1006:
395:
221:
211:
431:
1968:
1435:
1388:
966:
931:
318:
306:
216:
2045:
857:
326:
196:
1745:
1513:
1393:
989:
878:
1930:
867:
1793:
249:
1912:
1853:
1749:
1714:
264:
245:
1876:
1835:
1775:
260:
473:
1894:
456:
World
Religions Database at the ARDA website, retrieved 2023-08-08
344:
In 2023, the country was scored 2 out of 4 for religious freedom.
310:
301:
231:
25:
1718:
882:
477:
432:"Population by religion and district, Census 1981, 2001, 2012"
1982:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sri Lanka
1626:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Sri Lanka
244:
According to the 2012 census, 6% of the population of
2004:
National
Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka
1994:
1967:
1947:
1929:
1911:
1893:
1875:
1852:
1834:
1809:
1792:
1774:
1765:
1643:
1560:
1532:
1501:
1451:
1444:
1371:
1318:
1274:
1175:
1135:
1114:
1069:
1062:
975:
939:
807:
767:
509:
202:
190:
165:
140:
115:
90:
65:
53:
35:
437:. Department of Census and Statistics of Sri Lanka
1730:
894:
489:
263:and other Protestant missionaries arrived in
8:
1379:Board of Commissioners of Currency of Ceylon
18:
467:Freedom House website, retrieved 2023-08-08
1806:
1771:
1737:
1723:
1715:
1448:
1066:
901:
887:
879:
496:
482:
474:
2022:
2020:
1606:Wesleyan Methodist Mission, North Ceylon
426:
424:
248:was Christian; of these, one in ten was
2062:History of the Dutch East India Company
2016:
420:
1661:Ceylonese recipients of British titles
269:Christian Reformed Church in Sri Lanka
238:Christian Reformed Church in Sri Lanka
17:
287:to form the Presbytery of Lanka. The
7:
291:continues to operate as part of the
54:Regions with significant populations
1699:
1844:Ceylon Evangelical Lutheran Church
1303:General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
1230:General Officer Commanding, Ceylon
14:
1698:
1688:
1679:
1678:
1017:Sri Lankan independence movement
862:
853:
852:
359:Freedom of religion in Sri Lanka
295:, under the jurisdiction of the
182:
181:
168:
157:
156:
143:
132:
131:
118:
107:
106:
93:
82:
81:
68:
42:
41:
24:
1666:Military awards and decorations
1631:Bible translations into Sinhala
1552:Sinhala words of English origin
820:British Indian Ocean Territory
1:
1587:Methodist Church in Sri Lanka
1122:Legislative Council of Ceylon
1077:Colebrooke–Cameron Commission
386:Methodist Church in Sri Lanka
289:St. Andrew's Church, Colombo
280:St. Andrew's Church, Colombo
1903:Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya
1621:Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya
1293:British Military in Ceylon
376:Sri Lanka Baptist Sangamaya
2078:
2052:Protestantism in Sri Lanka
1939:Ceylon Pentecostal Mission
1297:Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon
995:Great Rebellion of 1817–18
401:Ceylon Pentecostal Mission
19:Protestantism in Sri Lanka
2012:
1862:Christian Reformed Church
1756:
1674:
929:
848:
354:Christianity in Sri Lanka
207:
195:
58:
40:
23:
2057:Protestantism by country
1656:Maldivian Annual Tribute
1431:Indian Ocean slave trade
1336:Ceylon National Congress
1087:Donoughmore Constitution
569:East Timor (Timor-Leste)
391:Believers Eastern Church
297:International Presbytery
1616:The Pentecostal Mission
1592:American Ceylon Mission
1547:Sri Lankan Creole Malay
1127:State Council of Ceylon
1052:South East Asia Command
830:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
371:American Ceylon Mission
1346:Sri Lankan nationalism
1082:Donoughmore Commission
1042:Ceylon in World War II
323:Frederick Booth-Tucker
314:
241:
30:Protestant Church Flag
1867:Lanka Reformed Church
1819:Church of South India
1784:Roman Catholic Church
1611:Lanka Lutheran Church
1361:Jaffna Youth Congress
1341:Native headmen system
1099:Soulbury Constitution
1027:1906 malaria outbreak
916:British Ceylon period
504:Protestantism in Asia
406:Church of South India
381:Lanka Lutheran Church
334:Lanka Lutheran Church
305:
235:
1955:Living Christ Church
1767:Western Christianity
1282:Ceylon Defence Force
1188:Ceylon Civil Service
1047:Cocos Islands mutiny
1032:1915 Ceylonese riots
744:United Arab Emirates
1995:Interdenominational
1977:Jehovah's Witnesses
1597:Batticotta Seminary
1264:Financial Secretary
1094:Soulbury Commission
1037:Suriya-Mal Movement
1022:Temperance movement
771:limited recognition
340:Freedom of religion
325:(the son-in-law of
20:
2028:Anglican Communion
1542:Sri Lankan English
1331:Kandyan Convention
1239:Board of Ministers
1210:Colonial Secretary
1012:Kandyan Convention
1000:Kandyan Convention
985:Invasion of Ceylon
315:
293:Church of Scotland
276:Church of Scotland
242:
2039:
2038:
1990:
1989:
1963:
1962:
1712:
1711:
1639:
1638:
1580:Bishop of Colombo
1464:British buildings
1314:
1313:
1195:Executive Council
1167:Solicitor General
876:
875:
813:other territories
285:Scots Kirk, Kandy
230:
229:
49:
2069:
2030:
2024:
1921:Methodist Church
1885:Church of Ceylon
1807:
1803:
1772:
1739:
1732:
1725:
1716:
1702:
1701:
1692:
1682:
1681:
1575:Church of Ceylon
1449:
1351:Women's suffrage
1326:Treaty of Amiens
1220:Colonial Auditor
1215:Attorney General
1183:Governor-General
1162:Attorney General
1067:
1007:Matale Rebellion
903:
896:
889:
880:
866:
856:
855:
825:Christmas Island
511:Sovereign states
498:
491:
484:
475:
469:
464:
458:
453:
447:
446:
444:
442:
436:
428:
396:Church of Ceylon
185:
184:
178:
174:
172:
171:
160:
159:
153:
149:
147:
146:
135:
134:
128:
124:
122:
121:
110:
109:
103:
99:
97:
96:
85:
84:
78:
74:
72:
71:
47:
45:
44:
36:Total population
28:
21:
2077:
2076:
2072:
2071:
2070:
2068:
2067:
2066:
2042:
2041:
2040:
2035:
2034:
2033:
2025:
2018:
2008:
1996:
1986:
1959:
1943:
1925:
1907:
1889:
1871:
1848:
1830:
1797:
1796:
1788:
1761:
1752:
1743:
1713:
1708:
1670:
1635:
1556:
1528:
1502:Related peoples
1497:
1440:
1367:
1310:
1270:
1259:Legal Secretary
1254:Chief Secretary
1171:
1131:
1110:
1058:
971:
935:
925:
924:
907:
877:
872:
844:
812:
803:
784:Northern Cyprus
770:
763:
505:
502:
472:
465:
461:
454:
450:
440:
438:
434:
430:
429:
422:
418:
350:
342:
258:
226:
169:
167:
166:
144:
142:
141:
119:
117:
116:
94:
92:
91:
69:
67:
66:
31:
12:
11:
5:
2075:
2073:
2065:
2064:
2059:
2054:
2044:
2043:
2037:
2036:
2032:
2031:
2015:
2014:
2013:
2010:
2009:
2007:
2006:
2000:
1998:
1992:
1991:
1988:
1987:
1985:
1984:
1979:
1973:
1971:
1969:Restorationist
1965:
1964:
1961:
1960:
1958:
1957:
1951:
1949:
1945:
1944:
1942:
1941:
1935:
1933:
1927:
1926:
1924:
1923:
1917:
1915:
1909:
1908:
1906:
1905:
1899:
1897:
1891:
1890:
1888:
1887:
1881:
1879:
1873:
1872:
1870:
1869:
1864:
1858:
1856:
1850:
1849:
1847:
1846:
1840:
1838:
1832:
1831:
1829:
1828:
1827:
1826:
1824:Jaffna Diocese
1815:
1813:
1804:
1790:
1789:
1787:
1786:
1780:
1778:
1769:
1763:
1762:
1757:
1754:
1753:
1744:
1742:
1741:
1734:
1727:
1719:
1710:
1709:
1707:
1706:
1696:
1686:
1675:
1672:
1671:
1669:
1668:
1663:
1658:
1653:
1647:
1645:
1641:
1640:
1637:
1636:
1634:
1633:
1628:
1623:
1618:
1613:
1608:
1603:
1602:
1601:
1600:
1599:
1589:
1584:
1583:
1582:
1566:
1564:
1558:
1557:
1555:
1554:
1549:
1544:
1538:
1536:
1530:
1529:
1527:
1526:
1521:
1516:
1511:
1505:
1503:
1499:
1498:
1496:
1495:
1490:
1485:
1484:
1483:
1478:
1468:
1467:
1466:
1455:
1453:
1446:
1442:
1441:
1439:
1438:
1436:Kangani system
1433:
1428:
1426:Tea production
1423:
1418:
1413:
1408:
1403:
1398:
1397:
1396:
1391:
1386:
1375:
1373:
1369:
1368:
1366:
1365:
1364:
1363:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1322:
1320:
1316:
1315:
1312:
1311:
1309:
1308:
1307:
1306:
1300:
1291:
1290:
1289:
1278:
1276:
1272:
1271:
1269:
1268:
1267:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1235:
1234:
1233:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1191:
1190:
1185:
1179:
1177:
1173:
1172:
1170:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1158:
1157:
1152:
1141:
1139:
1133:
1132:
1130:
1129:
1124:
1118:
1116:
1112:
1111:
1109:
1108:
1103:
1102:
1101:
1091:
1090:
1089:
1079:
1073:
1071:
1064:
1060:
1059:
1057:
1056:
1055:
1054:
1049:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
1003:
1002:
997:
987:
981:
979:
973:
972:
970:
969:
967:Kandyan period
964:
959:
954:
949:
943:
941:
937:
936:
932:British Ceylon
930:
927:
926:
923:
922:
909:
908:
906:
905:
898:
891:
883:
874:
873:
871:
870:
860:
849:
846:
845:
843:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
816:
814:
805:
804:
802:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
775:
773:
765:
764:
762:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
596:
591:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
551:
546:
541:
536:
531:
526:
521:
515:
513:
507:
506:
503:
501:
500:
493:
486:
478:
471:
470:
459:
448:
419:
417:
414:
413:
412:
410:Jaffna Diocese
403:
398:
393:
388:
383:
378:
373:
367:
366:
362:
361:
356:
349:
346:
341:
338:
319:Salvation Army
307:Salvation Army
257:
254:
228:
227:
225:
224:
219:
214:
208:
205:
204:
200:
199:
193:
192:
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179:
163:
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154:
138:
137:
129:
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112:
104:
88:
87:
79:
63:
62:
56:
55:
51:
50:
38:
37:
33:
32:
29:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2074:
2063:
2060:
2058:
2055:
2053:
2050:
2049:
2047:
2029:
2023:
2021:
2017:
2011:
2005:
2002:
2001:
1999:
1997:organisations
1993:
1983:
1980:
1978:
1975:
1974:
1972:
1970:
1966:
1956:
1953:
1952:
1950:
1946:
1940:
1937:
1936:
1934:
1932:
1928:
1922:
1919:
1918:
1916:
1914:
1910:
1904:
1901:
1900:
1898:
1896:
1892:
1886:
1883:
1882:
1880:
1878:
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1593:
1590:
1588:
1585:
1581:
1578:
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1576:
1573:
1572:
1571:
1570:Protestantism
1568:
1567:
1565:
1563:
1559:
1553:
1550:
1548:
1545:
1543:
1540:
1539:
1537:
1535:
1531:
1525:
1522:
1520:
1519:Indian Tamils
1517:
1515:
1512:
1510:
1507:
1506:
1504:
1500:
1494:
1491:
1489:
1486:
1482:
1479:
1477:
1474:
1473:
1472:
1469:
1465:
1462:
1461:
1460:
1457:
1456:
1454:
1450:
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1443:
1437:
1434:
1432:
1429:
1427:
1424:
1422:
1419:
1417:
1414:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1404:
1402:
1399:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1389:British pound
1387:
1385:
1382:
1381:
1380:
1377:
1376:
1374:
1370:
1362:
1359:
1358:
1357:
1356:Youth Leagues
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1323:
1321:
1317:
1304:
1301:
1298:
1295:
1294:
1292:
1288:
1285:
1284:
1283:
1280:
1279:
1277:
1273:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1241:
1240:
1237:
1236:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1197:
1196:
1193:
1192:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1180:
1178:
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