# St. Sebastian's Church, Enderamulla

St. Sebastian's Church, Enderamulla (Sinhala: සා. සෙබස්තියන් දේවස්ථානය, එඬේරමුල්ල) is a Roman Catholic church in the Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is located in Enderamulla, Wattala. Construction of the current church building began in 1879, and it was operational by 1891. After being a co‑parish with Dalugama (1879–1903) and Kirimetiyagara (1903–1934), it was declared an independent parish in 1934.
A tiny fragment of Saint Sebastian's forearm bone is preserved in a special reliquary, which is located together with the Monstrance in a glass chamber inside the eucharistic chapel on the left side of the main church building.

## Parish priests
### 1855–1879

From 1855, before the current church building was established, and while Enderamulla was not yet officially a parish, the priests were of St. Sebastian's were:
* Constantine Nevis
* Mathias Caitano
* Fr Brucio
* Fr Santangelo
* Fr Kanjamanathan
* Fr Mawar

### 1879–1903

Enderamulla was connected with Dalugama parish in 1879 (until 1903).
1879–1903 :
| Priest | Period |
| Fr. Brucio | 1879–1882 |
| Bartholomew Rosere | 1882–1882 (November) |
| Fr. Cardano | 1882–1886 |
| J. B. De Sampaio | 1886–1895 |
| E. Julian | 1895–1897 |
| P. Bulik | 1897–1898 |
| J. B. De Sampaio | 1898–1903 |

### 1903–1934

Enderamulla was connected with Kirimetiyagara parish in 1903 until 1934.
1903–1934 :
| Priest | Period |
| A. Guillaume | 1903–1908 |
| Leo Fernando | 1908 |
| Fr. Alas | 1908–1910 |
| J. B. De Sampaio | 1910–1930 |
| Fr. Guri | 1930-1931 |
| P. J. Fernando | 1931–1933 |
| Pebian Fernando | 1933–1934 |

### 1934–1973

Enderamulla became an independent parish in 1934.
1934–1973: Independent parish :
| Priest | Period | Note |
| P. Bonipas Pieris | 1934–1937 | Constructed Holy water fonts in the doorways |
| P. Bulik | 1937–1940 | Introduced the service of Sisters of the Holy Family (of Bordeaux) to St. Sebastian's Maha Vidyalaya, Enderamulla |
| Don Wilfred Benedict | 1940–1944 | |
| Fr. Heuber | 1944–1946 | |
| J. Dhalpathadhu | 1944–1946 | |
| Fr. Mersels | 1944–1946 | |
| Don Winson | 1944–1946 | |
| J. M. Kerbul | 1946–1951 | |
| J. Hebesmo | 1951–1951 | |
| Fr. Pupon | 1951–1954 | |
| F. A. Desigo | 1951–1954 | |
| Winson Staullo | 1954–1957 | Constructed the ceiling on top of the Altar |
| Willam Perera | 1957–1963 | Elongated the north wing of the church building, planted shade trees in the front yard, introduced the weekly fair |
| Joseph Cabrall | 1963–1967 | Broke the traditions of priest offering the mass facing the alter and constructed an altar table to face the audience while the mass service |
| Kinsly C. Perera | 1967–1972 | Renovated church walls and roof, finished the elongation constructions of the north wing |
| Siril Joseph | 1972–1973 | |

### From 1973

From 1973 :
| Priest | Period | Note |
| Felix John Hettiarachchi | 1973–1978 | Installed pews to the church |
| Mervin Fernando | 1978–1982 | Constructed the Thuduwegedara church |
| Emil Perera | 1982–1983 | (co-parish priest) |
| Eyalas Weerakkodi | 1982–1983 | (co-parish priest) |
| Chris Abeyrathne | commenced 1983 | |
| Anton Premalal | c. 2009 – c. 2011 | |
| Prasanna Rohan | c. 2011 – c. 2013 | |
| Tharanga Sampath Perera | c. 2013 – c. 2023 | |
| Sujeewa Athukorala | Incumbent from c. 2023 | |
* 1 2 3 4 5 All entitled to honorific of "Rev. Fr.". In cases where the forenames or initials are not known, this listing retains the honorific of Fr, to aid comprehension.