St. Mary's Cathedral, Batticaloa

Church in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
07°42′44.80″N 81°41′46.50″E / 7.7124444°N 81.6962500°E / 7.7124444; 81.6962500LocationBatticaloaCountrySri LankaDenominationRoman CatholicHistoryStatusCathedralArchitectureFunctional statusActiveGroundbreaking1808; 216 years ago (1808)[1]AdministrationArchdioceseColomboDioceseBatticaloaClergyBishop(s)Joseph Ponniah

The Cathedral of St. Mary (Tamil: புனித மரியன்னை பேராலயம், romanized: Puṉita Mariyaṉṉai Pērālayam; Sinhala: ශාන්ත මරියා ආසන දෙව් මැදුර Śānta Mariyā Āsana Dev Mædura) is a Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Batticaloa in Puliyanthivu. The cathedral is a landmark and Catholic historical icon in the district of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. It was first built in 1808 by Paschal Mudaliyar.[1]

It was co- cathedral under Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa and became a cathedral after the creation of Diocese of Batticaloa in 2012.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Historical dictionary... Batticaloa, Sri Lanka". Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Diocese of Batticaloa". GCatholic. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
  • Diocese of Batticaloa official site
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