Roman Catholic Diocese of Batticaloa
{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Sri Lanka}}
{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Diocese
| name = Batticaloa
| latin = Dioecesis Batticaloaensis
| local = மட்டக்களப்பு மறைமாவட்டம்
| image = St. Mary's Cathedral, Batticaloa.JPG
| image_size = 230px
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| caption = St. Mary's Cathedral, Batticaloa
| country = Sri Lanka
| territory =
| province = Colombo
| metropolitan = Colombo
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| area_km2 = 7,269
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| population = 1,199,966
| population_as_of = 2012
| catholics = 55,225
| catholics_percent = 4.6
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| denomination = Roman Catholic
| rite = Latin Rite
| established = 3 July 2012
| cathedral = St. Mary's Cathedral, Batticaloa
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| metro_archbishop = Malcolm Ranjith
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| apostolic_admin = Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam
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| map = Map of Roman Catholic Diocese of Batticaloa.png
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The Diocese of Batticaloa ({{langx|la|Dioecesis Batticaloaensis}},{{langx|ta|மட்டக்களப்பு மறைமாவட்டம்}}) is a Roman Catholic diocese for south-eastern Sri Lanka.
History
The Diocese of Batticaloa was created on 3 July 2012 from parts of the Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa.{{cite web|title=Diocese of Batticaloa|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/batt2.htm|publisher=GCatholic}} The first and oldest church of this diocese is Church of Our Lady of Presentation.{{cite web | url=http://battidiocese.org/articals/articals_english.pdf | title=Newsletter: The Two New Dioceses of Batticaloa & Trincomalee | publisher=Roman Catholic Diocese of Batticaloa | access-date=15 January 2015}}
Parishes and Churches
The diocese has 19 parishes in Batticaloa deanery and 7 in Kalmunai deanery.{{cite web | url=http://battidiocese.org/parishes.php | title=Parishes | publisher=Diocese of Batticaloa | access-date=27 April 2016}} 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).{{cite web | url=http://battidiocese.org/shrines.php | title=Shrines | publisher=Diocese of Batticaloa | access-date=27 April 2016}}
Bishops
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| 1st | Joseph Ponniah | align=center|2012 | align=center|2024 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.battidiocese.org/ Diocese of Batticaloa]
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Category:Organisations based in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka