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Roman Catholic Diocese Of Jaffna
The Diocese of Jaffna () is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in northern Sri Lanka. Latin Catholicism in the diocese's territory dates to the time of Francis Xavier. The current bishop is Justin Gnanapragasam. History The Apostolic Vicariate of Jaffna was created on 17 February 1845 from the Diocese of Ceylon. On 1 September 1886, it was promoted to a diocese. On 25 August 1893, parts of diocese were transferred to newly created Diocese of Trincomalee. On 19 December 1975, parts of the diocese were transferred to the newly created Apostolic Prefecture of Anuradhapura. On 24 January 1981, parts of the diocese were transferred to the newly created Diocese of Mannar. Origins In 1548, Francis Xavier visited Mannar and came to Jaffna to persuade the king to cease his persecutions against the Christians. In 1580, under the protection of the Portuguese, the first Catholic church was built at Jaffna. The whole peninsula having surrendered i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Colombo
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Colombo () is a Latin metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church, whose ecclesiastical province covers all Sri Lanka plus the Maldives (which are within the archbishopric). It depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The current archbishop of Colombo, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 16 June 2009, is Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith. He is assisted in this role by the auxiliary bishops. The archdiocesan mother church and cathedral seat of its metropolitan archbishop is St. Lucia's Cathedral. Its other national shrines are the Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka in Tewatta and St. Anthony's National Shrine, a minor basilica in Kochchikade. Statistics As of 2014, it pastorally served 637,729 Catholics (8.8% of 7,281,000 total) on 3,838 km2 in 128 parishes with 592 priests (313 diocesan, 279 religious), 1,560 lay religious (380 brothers, 1,180 sisters) and 292 seminarians. History I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Furtado De Mendonça
André Furtado de Mendonça (1558 – 1 April 1611) was a captain and governor of Portuguese India, and a military commander during Portuguese expansion into Ceylon, India, Indonesia and Malacca. Biography He was a son of Afonso Furtado Mendoça, commander of Beja and Rio Maior and D. Joana Sousa. André Furtado was curious to develop combat knowledge and he started to study combat, meteorology and oceanography and cartography when he was 18 years old. He joined the military and became a successful captain at the age of 25. He served some of the Portuguese colonial countries in the Indian Ocean for the Portuguese Empire. Portuguese Ceylon André Furtado de Mendonça led the forces of a company of 1,400 Portuguese and 3,000 lascarins against King Puviraja Pandaram as the second expedition in Mannar and gained victory, and continued his campaign to the heartland of the Jaffna kingdom. Captain André Furtado killed king Puvirasa Pandaram in 1591. After the death of Puviras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerome Emilianuspillai
Right Reverend Jerome Emilianuspillai (20 July 1901 – 17 July 1972) was a Ceylon Tamil priest and Roman Catholic Bishop of Jaffna. Early life and family Emilianuspillai was born on 20 July 1901 in Wennappuwa in western Ceylon Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, .... His father was a teacher in Wennappuwa. He was educated at St Patrick's College, Jaffna. Career Emilianuspillai was ordained as a priest in July 1929. In July 1950 he became Bishop of Jaffna. He was the first Tamil Catholic bishop of Ceylon. He inspired everyone to pray with trust and deep conviction. His sermons which reflected his profound faith were simple and clear and touched the heart of hearers. He visited the priests often,especially those who worked in far-off and difficult missions. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André-Théophile Mélizan
André-Théophile Mélizan (27 May 1844 – 27 June 1905) was a French Catholic missionary, priest and bishop, who served as the second Archbishop of Colombo, Ceylon from 1893 to 1905. Biography André-Théophile Mélizan was born on 27 May 1844 in Marseille, France, son of M. Melizan, vice-consul of Italy. In 1862, he entered the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate as a novice and after completing his theological studies was ordained as a priest on 19 October 1868. In 1868, he left France for Jaffna, Ceylon accompanied by Christophe Bonjean the newly appointed Vicar Apostolic of Jaffna, and was put in charge of the mission at Valikamam. In 1871, he was transferred to the mission at Mullaitivu where he spent three years before he returned to Jaffna where he organised printing of Catholic publications. In 1875, he took charge of the mission of Kalpitya which included the church and pilgrimage site of St Anne at Thalawila where 20-30,000 pilgrims attended that year. His fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Etienne Sémeria
Jean-Etienne Sémeria OMI (7 February 1813 – 23 January 1868) was an Italian Catholic missionary and bishop who served as Vicar Apostolic of Jaffna, Ceylon, and founded there the mission of the Oblates in the 1850s. Biography Sémeria was born on 7 February 1813 in Colla Micheri, Italy. Two of his uncles were Catholic priests and an aunt was a sister of the Capuchins. In 1833, he began studying theology, and in 1835, was ordained as a priest at Notre-Dame du Laus, France. In 1840, he was sent to Corsica as father superior. In 1847, Sémeria was sent to Jaffna, Ceylon at the request of Orazio Bettachini, coadjutor of the Apostolic Vicar of Colombo. He arrived at the end of the year with three missionaries and served as priest and secretary to the Bishop of Jaffna. On 6 June 1856, he was appointed coadjutor Vicar of the Apostolic of Jaffna and titular bishop of Olympus, and was consecrated as bishop on 17 August 1856 by Bishop Eugène de Mazenod in Montolivet, France. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Education Of Girls
Female education is a catch-all term for a complex set of issues and debates surrounding education (primary education, secondary education, tertiary education, and health education in particular) for girls and women. It is frequently called girls' education or women's education. It includes areas of gender equality and access to education. The education of women and girls is important for the Poverty reduction, alleviation of poverty. Broader related topics include single-sex education and religious education for women, in which education is divided along gender lines. Inequalities in education for girls and women are complex: Female education in STEM, women and girls face explicit barriers to entry to school, for example, violence against women or prohibitions of girls from going to school, while other problems are more systematic and less explicit, for example, female education in STEM, science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education disparities are deep rooted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archbishop Of Colombo
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Colombo () is a Latin metropolitan archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church, whose ecclesiastical province covers all Sri Lanka plus the Maldives (which are within the archbishopric). It depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The current archbishop of Colombo, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 16 June 2009, is Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith. He is assisted in this role by the auxiliary bishops. The archdiocesan mother church and cathedral seat of its metropolitan archbishop is St. Lucia's Cathedral. Its other national shrines are the Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka in Tewatta and St. Anthony's National Shrine, a minor basilica in Kochchikade. Statistics As of 2014, it pastorally served 637,729 Catholics (8.8% of 7,281,000 total) on 3,838 km2 in 128 parishes with 592 priests (313 diocesan, 279 religious), 1,560 lay religious (380 brothers, 1,180 sisters) and 292 seminarians. History It w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombo
Colombo, ( ; , ; , ), is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. The Colombo metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 within the municipal limits. It is the financial centre of the island and a tourist destination. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to the Greater Colombo area which includes Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, the legislative capital of Sri Lanka, and Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia. Colombo is often referred to as the capital since Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is situated within the Colombo metro area. It is also the administrative capital of the Western Province and the district capital of Colombo District. Colombo is a busy and vibrant city with a mixture of modern life, colonial buildings and monuments. It was made the capital of the island when Sri Lanka was ceded to the British Empire in 1815, retaining its capital status when Sri Lanka gained independence in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christophe Ernest Bonjean
Christophe Ernest Bonjean (21 September 1823 – 3 August 1892) was a French Catholic missionary and priest who became the first Archbishop of Colombo, Ceylon in 1886. Early life and education Bonjean was born on 21 September 1823 in Riom, France. In 1846, he was ordained as a priest of the Catholic missionaries, Oblates of Mary Immaculate, and in the following year was sent to India. Career After beginning his missionary work in India in 1847, Bonjean went to Jaffna, Ceylon in 1856 and joined there the Oblates mission. On 24 July 1868, he was appointed Vicar Apostolic of Jaffna, and Titular Bishop of Medea, and was ordained on 24 August 1868. In 1883, he was transferred from Jaffna to Colombo after the Southern Vicariate was divided in two with the Benedictines retaining the Diocese of Kandy and the Diocese of Colombo being given to the Oblates. On 1 September 1886, the Diocese of Colombo was elevated to an Archdiocese, and on 25 November 1886, he was appointed the first A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oblates Of Mary Immaculate
The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) is a missionary religious congregation in the Catholic Church. It was founded on January 25, 1816, by Eugène de Mazenod, a French priest later recognized as a Catholic saint. The congregation was given recognition by Pope Leo XII on February 17, 1826. , the congregation was composed of 3,631 priests and lay brothers usually living in community. Their traditional salutation is ('Praised be Jesus Christ'), to which the response is ('And Mary Immaculate'). Members use the post-nominal letters "OMI". As part of its mission to evangelize the "abandoned poor", OMI are known for their mission among the Indigenous peoples of Canada, and their historic administration of at least 57 schools within the Canadian Indian residential school system. Some of those schools have been associated with cases of child abuse by Oblate clergy and staff. Foundation The "Society of Missionaries of Provence" was founded on January 25, 1816, in Aix-e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicar Apostolic
A vicar (; Latin: ''vicarius'') is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). Linguistically, ''vicar'' is cognate with the English prefix "vice", similarly meaning "deputy". It also refers to a senior priest in the Church of England. The title appears in a number of Christian ecclesiastical contexts, but also as an administrative title, or title modifier, in the Roman Empire. In addition, in the Holy Roman Empire, a local representative of the emperor, such as an archduke, could be styled "vicar". Catholic Church The Pope bears the title vicar of Christ (Latin: ''Vicarius Christi''). In Catholic canon law, ''a vicar is the representative of any ecclesiastic'' entity. The Romans had used the term to describe officials subordinate to the praetorian prefects. In the early Christian churches, bishops likewise had their vicars, such as the archdeacons and archpriests, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feast Of The Visitation
In Christianity, the Visitation, also known as the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, refers to the visit of Mary, who was pregnant with Jesus, to Elizabeth, who was pregnant with John the Baptist, in the Gospel of Luke, . The episode is one of the standard scenes shown in cycles of the Life of the Virgin in art, and sometimes in larger cycles of the Life of Christ in art. It is also the name of a Christian feast day commemorating this visit, traditionally celebrated on July 2 in Western Christianity and March 30 in Eastern Christianity. In the revised calendars of some churches in the West, it is now often celebrated on May 31 instead. Biblical narrative The Gospel of Luke gives the only Biblical account of the Visitation: In the story, Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth, the wife of Zechariah. They are both pregnant, Mary with Jesus and Elizabeth about six months' pregnant with John the Baptist (). Mary left Nazareth immediately after the Annunciation and went " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
