Continent: South and East Asia
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Diocese
Name: Batticaloa / Batticaloaën(sis) (Latin)
Ecclesiastical Province: Colombo
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
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Bishop (2012.07.03 – ...): | Bishop Joseph Ponniah (71) |
Bishops of Batticaloa (Roman Rite) | ||||||||
Bishop Joseph Ponniah (71) Bishop of Batticaloa (Sri Lanka) For we are the aroma of Christ for God among those who are being saved
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Area: 7,269 km²
Population: 44,200 Catholics (3.4% of 1,318,000 total)
Pastoral Centres: 32 parishes
Personnel: 61 priests (37 diocesan, 24 religious), 116 religious (47 brothers, 69 sisters), 13 seminarians
Last updated on 2024.03.04
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