Roman Catholic Diocese of Trincomalee

The Diocese of Trincomalee (Latin: Dioecesis Trincomaliensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese for eastern Sri Lanka. The current bishop is Noel Emmanuel.

Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa

Dioecesis Trincomaliensis-Batticaloaensis

திருகோணமலை மட்டக்களப்பு மறைமாவட்டத்தின்
Location
CountrySri Lanka
Ecclesiastical provinceColombo
MetropolitanColombo
Statistics
Area8,397 km2 (3,242 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2010)
1,607,865
78,518 (4.9%)
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established25 August 1893
CathedralSt. Mary’s Cathedral, Trincomalee
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopNoel Emmanuel
Metropolitan ArchbishopMalcolm Ranjith
Bishops emeritusKingsley Swampillai

History

The Diocese of Trincomalee was created on 25 August 1893 from parts of the Archdiocese of Colombo and the Diocese of Jaffna.[1] In the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka there were two abandon regions.According to the report of Rev.FR Etinne Sameria ( omi), in 1850, in Trincomalee there were five churches with 1500 Catholics. Every Sunday Sermon delivered in English and Tamil [2]

The diocese was renamed Diocese of Trincomalee–Batticaloa on 23 October 1967.[1] On 19 December 1975 parts of the diocese were transferred to newly created Apostolic Prefecture of Anuradhapura.[1] The diocese was renamed Diocese of Trincomalee on 3 July 2012 after parts of the diocese were transferred to newly created Diocese of Batticaloa.[1]

Bishops
# Bishop Took office Left office
1stCharles Lavigne18981913
2ndGaston Robichez19171946
3rdIgnatius Philip Trigueros Glennie19471974
4thLeo Rajendram Antony19741983
5thKingsley Swampillai19832015
6thNoel Emmanuel2015

References
  1. "Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa". GCatholic.
  2. Jesuthasan, Philip (2001). Our Tribute. Vol. 1. Ampitiya: Oblates of Mary Immaculate. pp. 31–36, 157.

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