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Suffragan diocese Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

Diocese of Trincomalee

Trincomalien(sis)

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.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for St. Mary's Cathedral, Trincomalee, in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.

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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.

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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.

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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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