Roman Catholic Diocese of Batticaloa Contents History Parishes and Churches Bishops References External links Navigation menu"Diocese of Batticaloa""Newsletter: The Two New Dioceses of Batticaloa & Trincomalee""Parishes""Shrines"Diocese of Batticaloa7°42′45″N 81°41′46″E / 7.7124°N 81.6961°E / 7.7124; 81.6961

Organisations based in Eastern Province, Sri LankaReligious organizations established in 2012Roman Catholic Diocese of BatticaloaRoman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century


LatinRoman CatholicdioceseSri LankaDiocese of Trincomalee-BatticaloaChurch of Our Lady of PresentationPuliyanthivuInginiyagala





























Diocese of Batticaloa


Dioecesis Batticaloaensis

மட்டக்களப்பு மறைமாவட்டம்



St. Mary's Cathedral, Batticaloa.JPG
St. Mary's Cathedral, Batticaloa

Location
CountrySri Lanka
Ecclesiastical provinceColombo
MetropolitanColombo
Statistics
Area7,269 km2 (2,807 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2012)
1,199,966
55,225 (4.6%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established3 July 2012
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral, Batticaloa
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph Ponniah
Metropolitan ArchbishopMalcolm Ranjith

The Diocese of Batticaloa (Latin: Dioecesis Batticaloaensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese for south-eastern Sri Lanka. The current bishop is Joseph Ponniah.




Contents





  • 1 History


  • 2 Parishes and Churches


  • 3 Bishops


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




History


The Diocese of Batticaloa was created on 3 July 2012 from parts of the Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa.[1] First and oldest church of this diocese is Church of Our Lady of Presentation.[2]



Parishes and Churches


It has 19 parishes in Batticaloa deanery and 7 in Kalmunai deanery.[3] 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).[4]



Bishops










#
Bishop
Took office
Left office
1stJoseph Ponniah2012


References




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  2. ^ "Newsletter: The Two New Dioceses of Batticaloa & Trincomalee" (PDF). Roman Catholic Diocese of Batticaloa. Retrieved 15 January 2015.


  3. ^ "Parishes". Diocese of Batticaloa. Retrieved 27 April 2016.


  4. ^ "Shrines". Diocese of Batticaloa. Retrieved 27 April 2016.




External links


  • Diocese of Batticaloa

Coordinates: 7°42′45″N 81°41′46″E / 7.7124°N 81.6961°E / 7.7124; 81.6961







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