St. Mary's Cathedral | |
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புனித மரியன்னை பேராலயம் | |
St. Mary's Cathedral Location in central Batticaloa | |
07°42′44.80″N 81°41′46.50″E / 7.7124444°N 81.6962500°E | |
Location | Batticaloa |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Status | Cathedral |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Groundbreaking | 1808[1] |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Colombo |
Diocese | Batticaloa |
Clergy | |
Bishop(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]
See also
References
- 1 2 "Historical dictionary... Batticaloa, Sri Lanka". Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
- ↑ "Diocese of Batticaloa". GCatholic. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
External links
- Diocese of Batticaloa official site
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