| Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa Dioecesis Trincomaliensis-Batticaloaensis |
|
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Ecclesiastical province | Colombo |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | 25 August 1893 |
| Cathedral | St. Mary’s Cathedral, Trincomalee |
| Co-cathedral | St. Ann’s Cathedral, Batticaloa |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Bishop of Trincomalee–Batticaloa | Joseph Kingsley Swampillai |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo |
| Auxiliary Bishop | Joseph Ponniah |
The Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa (Latin: Dioecesis Trincomaliensis-Batticaloaensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese for eastern Sri Lanka. The current bishop is Joseph Kingsley Swampillai.
The Diocese of Trincomalee was created on 25 August 1893 from parts of the Archdiocese of Colombo and the Diocese of Jaffna.[1] The diocese was renamed Diocese of Trincomalee–Batticaloa on 23 October 1967.[1] On 19 December 1975 parts of diocese were transferred to newly created Apostolic Prefecture of Anuradhapura.[1]