Diocese of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Batticaloa / Batticaloaën(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Colombo

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Website:

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (Universal) 📅

History

2012.07.03: Established as Diocese of Batticaloa / Batticaloaën(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Trincomalee–Batticaloa and became suffragan of Colombo)

Present Prelates

Bishop:

vacant

Apostolic Administrator (2024.08.19 – ...):

Bishop Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam (58)

Titular Bishop of Materiana

Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo (Sri Lanka)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Batticaloa (Roman Rite)

Bishop Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam (58)
(Apostolic Administrator 2024.08.19 – ...)

Bishop Joseph Ponniah (72)
(2012.07.03 – 2024.08.19)

Bishop emeritus of Batticaloa (Sri Lanka)

For we are the aroma of Christ for God among those who are being saved

Born:	1952.10.12 (Thannamunai, Sri Lanka)
Ordained Priest:	1980.04.30
Consecrated Bishop:	2008.05.10

Priest of Trincomalee–Batticaloa (Sri Lanka) (1980.04.30 – 2008.02.19)

Titular Bishop of Mons in Mauretania (2008.02.19 – 2012.07.03)

Auxiliary Bishop of Trincomalee–Batticaloa (Sri Lanka) (2008.02.19 – 2012.07.03)

Bishop of Batticaloa (Sri Lanka) (2012.07.03 – 2024.08.19)

Special Churches

Cathedral: St. Mary’s Cathedral, Batticaloa, Eastern

Badulla (↙), Kandy (←), Trincomalee (↑), Galle (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 7,269 km²

Population: 44,250 Catholics (3.4% of 1,319,450 total)

Pastoral Centres: 33 parishes

Personnel: 60 priests (38 diocesan, 22 religious), 118 religious (41 brothers, 77 sisters), 8 seminarians

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