SRI LANKA         

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Profile:

Population: 18.774 million  

Number of dioceses served: 11

Bishop for Communications: Most Rev. Dr. Oswald Gomis, Archbishop of Colombo

Current Officers (2008)

Director: Fr. Sriyananda Fernando

Secretariat

National Catholic Centre for Social Communication (NCCSC)
19, Balcombe Place
Colombo 08, Sri Lanka

Tel/Fax:    +94-11-2693425  /  2697110  
E-mail:       dnccsc@gmail.com 

Members

1.  Archdiocesan Social Communications Centre     Fr. Jude Sriyananda Fernando

2.  Media Centre of Chilaw Diocese                            Fr. Maurice Anderson

3.  Catholic Media Apostolate of Kandy                      Fr. Nandana Manatunga

4.  Social Communications Centre of Anuradhapura         Fr. Anthony Andrew

5.  Media Apostolate of Ratnapura                                Fr. Sidath Wilegoda

6.  Communications Apostolate of Jaffna                     Fr. Ruban Mariampillai

7.  Catholic Media Centre of Trinco-Batticaloa            Fr. Joseph Ratnakumar

8.  Social Communications Center of Mannar             Fr. Anthonydas Dalima

9.  Communication Apostolate of Galle                        Fr. Moses Molligoda

10. Media Apostolate of Badulla                                   Fr. Sunil Wijeratne

11. Social Communications Centre of Kurunegala     Fr. Piyal Janaka

Activities

•   Support the Diocesan Communication Apostolate

•   Conducting skills training courses/workshops in Media

•   Seminars / workshops on media awareness

•   Celebrating World Communications Day

•   SIGNIS Awards Ceremony "Salutation"

•   Monthly Cine Forums

•   Maintaining public relations of the Church with media channels, communicators
     and institutions

•    Producing religious Radio & Television programmes for National Radio &
      Television