Diocese of Ratnapura Sri Lanka

	Rev. Fr. Christopher Kurera
Full Name	Pitigalage John Christopher Kurera
Date of Birth	27th January 1933
Home Parish	Katuneriya
Home Diocese	Chilaw
Baptism Date	05.02.1933
Place	Marawila
Baptized by	Bishop elect very rev. Fr. Aloysius Perera
Parents
Father’s Name	Pitigalage Juan Kurera
Father’s Occupation	Businessman
Mother’s Name	AmarasinghaArachchige Elizabeth Perera
Mother’s Occupation	House Wife
Brothers and Sisters
1. Pitigalage Ruby Prima Margaret	Date of Birth - 06.06.1939
2. Amarasinghe Arachchige Jacintha Kurera Perera	Date of Birth –07.06.1951
De Lasal Minor Seminary
Period of Stay	From 1950 to: 1952
Name of the Rector	Revd. Bro. Lawrence Justinian
Name of the Priest who recommended to the Seminary	Very Rev. Fr. Cadjetan Fernando pulle
Intermediate Seminary ( De Lasal Novitiate)
Period of Stay	From: 1952 To: 1954 (Novitiate) From : 1954 To: 1957 (Scholasticate)
Name of the Rector	1. Revd. Bro. Eric Strength 2. Revd. Bro. Thomas Alphonus
Major Seminary in Rome
*Philosophate
Had Theology of Religious life, Spirituality of Consecrated life in relating to the Holy Scriptures.(International Novitiate in Rome)
Period of Stay	From: To:
Name of the Director
*Year of Discernment / Regency / Pastoral year
Theology,Scripture, Religious Education
Place of work (Name of the Company / Parish)	Major Seminary - Ampitiya
Period of Work	From: to:
*Theologate
Bellinter Campus	Ireland - Theology, Scripture, Psychology, Media, Counseling.
Grpus Christ College	London – Theology,Scripture, Psychology.
Period of Stay	From: to:
Name of the Rector
Diaconate
Date	15th August 1978
Place	Cathedral - Galle
Imparted by	His Lordship Bishop Anthony de Seram
Ordination
Date	21st December 1978
Place	St. Sebastian’s Church - Katuneriya
Imparted by	His Lordship Bishop Anthony’s de Seram
Others in the group
Appointments as a Priest
Nature of the Appointment	Period
Minor Seminary – Kalegana	1979 – 1982
Parish Priest – Hewadiwela	1982
Minor seminary	1983 – 1986
St. Thersa’s Church – Dehigahapitiya	1986
St. Joseph’s Church – Balangoda	1987 -1989
St. Mary’s Church – Kegalle	1989 - 1992
St. Aloysius Church –Rambukkana	1992 - 1995
St. Mary’s Parish , Maclean , Australia	1996
St. Mary’s Cathedral, Galle	1997
St. Aloysius Church , Rambukkana	1998
St. Lazarus’s Church , Utuwankanda	1998 - 2003
St. Aloysius Church , Rambukkana	2003
Christ the King Church , Mahena	2004
St. Theresa’s Church , Dehigahapitiya	2004 - 2006
St. Francis Xaviour’s Church , Gurugalla	2006 - 2013
St. Joseph’s Novitiate , Mutwal	2014
Home for the Elders , Kegalle 7th December	2014 to present