Suffragan diocese Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
Diocese of Batticaloa
Batticaloaën(sis)
Latin Church
Latin diocese on the east coast of Sri Lanka, created on 3 July 2012 from the Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Colombo. Its cathedral is St. Mary's Cathedral in Batticaloa; the see is currently administered by Apostolic Administrator Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam following Bishop Joseph Ponniah's tenure (2012-2024).
On the map
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- Established
- 2012
- Catholics
- 55,225
- Priests
- 60
- Territory
- 7,269 km²
Parishes and churches
23 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Mary's Co-CathedralTown not recorded · CathedralView parish
- Aiyithiyamalai & PullumalaiTown not recordedView parish
- AkkaraipattuTown not recordedView parish
- AligambayTown not recordedView parish
- AmparaiTown not recordedView parish
- ChengaladyTown not recordedView parish
- Duch BarTown not recordedView parish
- IruthayapuramTown not recordedView parish
- KalkudahTown not recordedView parish
- KallarTown not recordedView parish
- KalmunaiTown not recordedView parish
- NavatkudahTown not recordedView parish
- PuliyanthivuTown not recordedView parish
- SahayapuramTown not recordedView parish
- SorikalmunaiTown not recordedView parish
- ThalankudahTown not recordedView parish
- ThandavanvelyTown not recordedView parish
- ThannamunaiTown not recordedView parish
- ThethativuTown not recordedView parish
- ThirukkovilTown not recordedView parish
- VakaraiTown not recordedView parish
- ValachchenaiTown not recordedView parish
- VeechukalmunaiTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
No bishop is recorded for this diocese. See the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Mary's Cathedral, Batticaloa stands in Batticaloa, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
South-eastern Sri Lanka is served by the Diocese of Batticaloa (Latin: Dioecesis Batticaloaensis, Tamil: மட்டக்களப்பு மறைமாவட்டம்), a jurisdiction of the Latin Catholic Church.