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St. Mary's Cathedral, Batticaloa

St. Mary's Cathedral
புனித மரியன்னை பேராலயம்
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St. Mary's Cathedral is located in Sri Lanka
St. Mary's Cathedral
St. Mary's Cathedral
Location in Sri Lanka
06°42′44.84″N 81°41′45.02″E / 6.7124556°N 81.6958389°E / 6.7124556; 81.6958389Coordinates: 06°42′44.84″N 81°41′45.02″E / 6.7124556°N 81.6958389°E / 6.7124556; 81.6958389
Location Batticaloa
Country Sri Lanka
Denomination Roman Catholic
Architecture
Status Cathedral
Functional status Active
Groundbreaking 1808
Administration
Archdiocese Colombo
Diocese Batticaloa
Clergy
Bishop(s) Joseph Ponniah

The Cathedral of St. Mary (Tamil: புனித மரியன்னை பேராலயம், translit. Puṉita Mariyaṉṉai Pērālayam; Sinhalese: ශාන්ත මරියා ආසන දෙව් මැදුර Śānta Mariyā Āsana Dev Mædura) is the cathedral church 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.

It was co- cathedral under Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa and became cathedral after the creation of Diocese of Batticaloa in 2012.



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