The Cathedral of St. Mary ( ta, புனித மரியன்னை பேராலயம், translit=Puṉita Mariyaṉṉai Pērālayam; si, ශාන්ත මරියා ආසන දෙව් මැදුර ''Śānta Mariyā Āsana Dev Mædura'') is a
Cathedral
A cathedral is a church that contains the '' cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral" are usually specific to those Christian denominatio ...
of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Batticaloa
The Diocese of Batticaloa ( la, Dioecesis Batticaloaensis, ta, மட்டக்களப்பு மறைமாவட்டம்) is a Roman Catholic diocese for south-eastern Sri Lanka. The current bishop is Joseph Ponniah.
History
The Di ...
in
Puliyanthivu
Puliyanthivu ( ta, புளியந்தீவு) is an island of Sri Lanka and part of Batticaloa town. It has important infrastructures such as government buildings (District Secretariat. Municipal council, Post office, Public library, Te ...
. 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
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List of cathedrals in Sri Lanka
This is the list of cathedrals in Sri Lanka sorted by denomination.
Roman Catholic
Cathedrals of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka:GCatholic.orgCathedrals Sri Lanka/ref>
* St. Joseph's Cathedral, Anuradhapura
* St. Mary's Cathedral, Badu ...
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Church of Our Lady of Presentation
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Chandra Fernando (priest)
Chandra Fernando was a priest from the town of Baticaloa in minority Tamil-dominated eastern province of Sri Lanka. He was known for his human rights activism. He was assassinated by unknown men on June 6, 1988.
Biography
Chandra Fernando was bor ...
References
External links
Diocese of Batticaloaofficial site
1808 establishments in Sri Lanka
Churches in Batticaloa
Roman Catholic cathedrals in Sri Lanka
Tourist attractions in Batticaloa District
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1808
19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Sri Lanka
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