Cletus Chandrasiri Perera

Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B.Silv. (; 6 September 1947 – 24 August 2026) was a Sri Lankan Roman Catholic prelate who served as the bishop of Ratnapura from 2007 to 2024. He was a member of the Benedictine Congregation of Monte Oliveto.

Early life and ministry Perera was born in Seeduwa, in the Archdiocese of Colombo, on 6 September 1947. He received his primary and secondary education at a Catholic school in Seeduwa before studying philosophy and theology at the National Seminary of Our Lady of Lanka in Kandy.

He entered the Sylvestrine Benedictine congregation, making his first profession on 28 February 1965 and his solemn profession on 17 February 1971. He was ordained a priest on 4 August 1973.

Perera received his episcopal consecration on 11 July 2007 at the Basilica of the Twelve Holy Apostles in Rome. The principal consecrator was Joseph Vianney Fernando, Bishop of Kandy, with Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don and Harold Anthony Perera serving as principal co-consecrators. He was installed as bishop of Ratnapura on 28 July 2007.

As bishop, Perera was involved in interreligious dialogue and ecumenical activity in Sri Lanka. During Pope Francis's 2015 visit to Sri Lanka, Perera, then bishop of Ratnapura and an official responsible for interreligious dialogue within the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Sri Lanka, presented the participants at an interreligious meeting to the pope.

Retirement and death On 5 March 2024, Pope Francis accepted Perera's resignation from the pastoral government of the Diocese of Ratnapura. Peter Antony Wyman Croos was appointed his successor. Perera subsequently served as apostolic administrator of Ratnapura until 1 June 2024.