Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa Dioecesis Trincomaliensis-Batticaloaensis திருகோணமலை மட்டக்களப்பு மறைமாவட்டத்தின் | |
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Location | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Ecclesiastical province | Colombo |
Metropolitan | Colombo |
Statistics | |
Area | 8,397 km2 (3,242 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 1,607,865 78,518 (4.9%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 25 August 1893 |
Cathedral | St. Mary’s Cathedral, Trincomalee |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Noel Emmanuel |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Malcolm Ranjith |
Bishops emeritus | Kingsley Swampillai |
The Diocese of Trincomalee (Latin: Dioecesis Trincomaliensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese for eastern Sri Lanka. The current bishop is Noel Emmanuel.