Diocese of Trincomalee
| Diocese of Trincomalee Dioecesis Trincomaliensis திருகோணமலை மட்டக்களப்பு மறைமாவட்டத்தின் | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 25 August 1893 |
| Cathedral | St. Mary’s Cathedral, Trincomalee |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Noel Emmanuel |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Malcolm Ranjith |
| Bishops emeritus | Kingsley Swampillai |
The Diocese of Trincomalee (Latin: Dioecesis Trincomaliensis) is a Latin Catholic diocese for eastern Sri Lanka. The current bishop is Noel Emmanuel.
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 1,500 Catholics. Every Sunday sermon was 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Charles Lavigne | 1898 | 1913 |
| 2nd | Gaston Robichez | 1917 | 1946 |
| 3rd | Ignatius Philip Trigueros Glennie | 1947 | 1974 |
| 4th | Leo Rajendram Antony | 1974 | 1983 |
| 5th | Kingsley Swampillai | 1983 | 2015 |
| 6th | Noel Emmanuel | 2015 |
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Trincomalee is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[3]
- Part of: Ecclesiastical Province of Colombo
External links
From the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia
Diocese of Trincomalee — (TRINCOMALIENSIS.)
Located in Ceylon, suffragan of Colombo, was created in 1893 by a division of the diocese of Jaffna. The diocese comprises the whole of the eastern province as well as the district of Tamankuduwa. Out of a total population of 186,251 the Catholics number 8773, with 28 churches and chapels served by 13 fathers and two lay brothers of the Belgian province of the Society of Jesus, with two missionaries Apostolic. Candidates for the priesthood are sent to Kandy seminary. There are fifty-five schools with 2523 pupils, and one convent of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Cluny with five inmates who conduct an orphanage attached to the convent. The bishop is Charles Lavigne, S.J. (consecrated 1887), who resides at Trincomalee.
Madras Catholic Directory, 1910.
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Back to citation occurrence 1.3 "Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa". GCatholic.
- Back to citation Jesuthasan, Philip (2001). Our Tribute. Vol. 1. Ampitiya: Oblates of Mary Immaculate. pp. 31–36, 157.
- Back to citation Roman Catholic Diocese of Trincomalee, official website