Location Batticaloa, Sri Lanka Rite Latin Rite Website battidiocese.org Architectural type Church | Affiliation Roman Catholic Status Active Direction of façade East Groundbreaking 1808 | |
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Architectural style Baroque Revival architecture | ||
St mary s cathedral batticaloa
The Cathedral of St. Mary is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Batticaloa in Puliyanthivu. The cathedral is a landmark and catholic historical icon in the district of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. It was first built in 1808 by Paschal Mudaliyar.
It was co- cathedral under Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa and became cathedral after the creation of Diocese of Batticaloa in 2012.
References
St. Mary's Cathedral, Batticaloa Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA