St. Mary's Cathedral, Batticaloa Explained

St. Mary's Cathedral
Native Name:புனித மரியன்னை பேராலயம்
Native Name Lang:ta
Pushpin Map:Sri Lanka Batticaloa Central
Pushpin Label Position:right
Map Caption:Location in central Batticaloa
Coordinates:7.7124°N 81.6963°W
Location:Batticaloa
Country:Sri Lanka
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Status:Cathedral
Functional Status:Active
Groundbreaking:[1]
Archdiocese:Colombo
Diocese:Batticaloa
Bishop:Joseph Ponniah

The Cathedral of St. Mary (Tamil: புனித மரியன்னை பேராலயம்|translit=Puṉita Mariyaṉṉai Pērālayam; Sinhala; Sinhalese: 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]

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  1. Web site: Historical dictionary... Batticaloa, Sri Lanka . . 19 March 2014 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924060227/http://www.omiworld.org/dictionary.asp?v=5&vol=2&let=B&ID=1605 . dead .
  2. Web site: Diocese of Batticaloa. GCatholic. 23 March 2014.