Denomination Roman Catholic Established 3 July 2012 Area 7,269 km² Country Sri Lanka | Rite Latin Rite Pope Francis Bishop Joseph Ponniah Metropolitan archbishop Malcolm Ranjith | |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2012)
1,199,966
55,225 (4.6%) Cathedral St. Mary's Cathedral, Batticaloa Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo | ||
The Diocese of Batticaloa (Latin: Dioecesis Batticaloaensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese for south-eastern Sri Lanka. The current bishop is Joseph Ponniah.
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History
The Diocese of Batticaloa was created on 3 July 2012 from parts of the Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa. First and oldest church of this diocese is Church of Our Lady of Presentation.
Parishes and Churches
It has 19 parishes in Batticaloa deanery and 7 in Kalmunai deanery. It has 7 shrines such as St. Antony's shrine (Puliyanthivu), Our Lady of Fátima shrine (Inginiyagala), Our Lady of the Rosary shrine (Periya Pullumalai), Our Lady of Perpetual Help shrine (Aayithiyamalai), Our Lady of Little Lourdes shrine (Navatkudah), Holy Cross shrine (Sorikkalmunai) and St. Judas Thaddaeus shrine (Thettathivu).
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Batticaloa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA