Roman Catholic Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa
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The Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa is a Roman Catholic
diocese
for eastern Sri Lanka
. The current bishop is Joseph Kingsley Swampillai.
and the Diocese of Jaffna. The diocese was renamed Diocese of Trincomalee–Batticaloa on 23 October 1967. On 19 December 1975 parts of diocese were transferred to newly created Apostolic Prefecture of Anuradhapura
.
Roman Catholicism in Sri Lanka
The Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.The country comes under the province of Colombo and is divided into 11 dioceses including one archdiocese.There are approximately 1.4 million Catholics...
diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
for eastern Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
. The current bishop is Joseph Kingsley Swampillai.
History
The Diocese of Trincomalee was created on 25 August 1893 from parts of the Archdiocese of ColomboRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Colombo is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka. It was erected as the Diocese of Ceylon from Diocese of Cochin by Pope Gregory XVI on December 3, 1834, and renamed as the Diocese of Colombo on February 17,...
and the Diocese of Jaffna. The diocese was renamed Diocese of Trincomalee–Batticaloa on 23 October 1967. On 19 December 1975 parts of diocese were transferred to newly created Apostolic Prefecture of Anuradhapura
Roman Catholic Diocese of Anuradhapura
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Anuradhapura is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka....
.
Bishops
- 1898-13 Charles Lavigne
- 1917-46 Gaston Robichez
- 1947-74 Ignatius Philip Trigueros Glennie
- 1974-83 Leo Rajendram Antony
- 1983- Joseph Kingsley Swampillai