Diocese of

Batticaloa

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

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Continent: South and East Asia

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Batticaloa / Batticaloaën(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Colombo

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

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Celebrations

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2012.07.03 – ...):Bishop Joseph Ponniah (71)Bishop Joseph Ponniah (71)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Batticaloa (Roman Rite)

Bishop Joseph Ponniah (71)Bishop Joseph Ponniah (71)
(2012.07.03 – ...)

Bishop 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 – ...)

Special Churches

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

Statistics (2021.12.31)

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

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Last updated on 2024.03.04

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