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St. Mary's Cathedral, Batticaloa

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Church in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
St. Mary's Cathedral
புனித மரியன்னை பேராலயம்
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07°42′44.80″N 81°41′46.50″E / 7.7124444°N 81.6962500°E / 7.7124444; 81.6962500
LocationBatticaloa
CountrySri Lanka
DenominationRoman Catholic
History
StatusCathedral
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Groundbreaking1808; 217 years ago (1808)
Administration
ArchdioceseColombo
DioceseBatticaloa
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.

It was co- cathedral under Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa and became a cathedral after the creation of Diocese of Batticaloa in 2012.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Historical dictionary... Batticaloa, Sri Lanka". Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  2. "Diocese of Batticaloa". GCatholic. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

External links

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Roman Catholic shrines St. Anthony's Shrine
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