Denomination Roman Catholic Established 25 August 1893 Area 8,397 km² Country Sri Lanka Metropolitan archbishop Malcolm Ranjith | Rite Latin Rite Pope Francis Bishop Noel Emmanuel Emeritus bishop Kingsley Swampillai | |
Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2010)
1,607,865
78,518 (4.9%) Cathedral St. Mary’s Cathedral, Trincomalee Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo | ||
The Diocese of Trincomalee (Latin: Dioecesis Trincomaliensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese for eastern Sri Lanka. The current bishop is Noel Emmanuel.
History
The Diocese of Trincomalee was created on 25 August 1893 from parts of the Archdiocese of Colombo and the Diocese of Jaffna. The diocese was renamed Diocese of Trincomalee–Batticaloa on 23 October 1967. On 19 December 1975 parts of the diocese were transferred to newly created Apostolic Prefecture of Anuradhapura. The diocese was renamed Diocese of Trincomalee on 3 July 2012 after parts of the diocese were transferred to newly created Diocese of Batticaloa.
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Trincomalee Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA