Suffragan diocese Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
Diocese of Trincomalee
Trincomalien(sis)
Latin Church
Latin diocese on the east coast of Sri Lanka, created on 25 August 1893 from parts of the Archdiocese of Colombo and the Diocese of Jaffna; renamed Trincomalee-Batticaloa in 1967 and back to Diocese of Trincomalee on 3 July 2012 when Batticaloa became a separate diocese. Suffragan of Colombo, its cathedral is St. Mary's Cathedral in Trincomalee.
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- Established
- 1893
- Catholics
- 78,518
- Priests
- 35
- Territory
- 8,397 km²
Parishes and churches
10 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Mary's CathedralTown not recorded · CathedralView parish
- China Bay & AndankulamTown not recordedView parish
- Divine Mercy ShrineTown not recordedView parish
- GuadalupeTown not recordedView parish
- KantalaiTown not recordedView parish
- MuthurTown not recordedView parish
- NilaveliTown not recordedView parish
- Orr's HillTown not recordedView parish
- PalaiyoothuTown not recordedView parish
- UppuveliTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Noel Emmanuel
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The cathedral
St. Mary's Cathedral, Trincomalee stands in Trincomalee, 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
Eastern Sri Lanka falls under the Latin Catholic Diocese of Trincomalee (Latin: Dioecesis Trincomaliensis). Noel Emmanuel is the current bishop.
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