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Christianity is a minority religion in Sri Lanka. Christianity was introduced to the island in first century, probably in AD 72. There is a claim that after Thomas the Apostle’s visit in Kerala in AD 52, Christianity was introduced via India due to its close geographical and commercial ties. According to Christian traditions, the apostle Thomas preached the Gospel in Sri Lanka Records suggest that St. Thomas Christians and Nestorian Christians lived in Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura cross is one of the archaeological claims that suggest Christianity in Sri Lanka before〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Forgotten Christian World )〕 Portuguese.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Mar Aprem Metropolitan Visits Ancient Anuradhapura Cross in Official Trip to Sri Lanka )〕 Roman Catholicism was introduced by the Portuguese in 1505. There were conversions by Dutch persons in the 17th century, which resulted in a percentage of church members in excess of 10%. This figure decreased. The Christian population of Sri Lanka includes members of both the Sinhalese and Tamil ethnic groups. == Roman Catholic Church == 6.1% of the population (1,237,038 persons) are Roman Catholic as per the 2012 census. Catholicism was first introduced by the Portuguese, who left a notable mark in the continued use of Portuguese surnames even today by many Catholics. Dutch missionaries tried to spread Protestantism after the Portuguese were expelled, however today most Sri Lankan Christians are Catholic. There is a Roman Catholic archbishop and 11 other Roman Catholic bishops. The other dioceses are: # Diocese of Anuradhapura # Diocese of Badulla # Diocese of Batticaloa # Diocese of Chilaw # Diocese of Galle # Diocese of Jaffna # Diocese of Kandy # Diocese of Kurunegala # Diocese of Mannar # Diocese of Ratnapura # Diocese of Trincomalee 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Christianity in Sri Lanka」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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