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Diocese of Batticaloa

Dioecesis Batticaloaensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Vacant
  • Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam, Apostolic Administrator
  • Joseph Ponniah, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 3 July 2012
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Colombo
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Sri Lanka
  • Square Kilometers: 7,269 (2,807 Square Miles)
  • Description: Districts of Batticaloa and Ampara
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, P.O. Box 43, Batticaloa 30000, Sri Lanka
  • Telephone: (065)2227.642
  • Fax: 2224.667

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
3 July 2012ErectedDiocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa (Batticaloa and Ampara) Diocese of Batticaloa (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
201255,2251,199,9664.6%3513481,150247324ap2013
201542,3091,196,7793.5%341448881286725ap2016
201846,1381,233,0383.7%371956823357725ap2019
202043,7001,303,0003.4%372158753427331ap2021
202244,2001,318,0003.4%372461724476932ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 104, Page 692, and Page 693

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