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Diocese of Trincomalee

Dioecesis Trincomaliensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 3 July 2012
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Colombo
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Sri Lanka
  • Square Kilometers: 2,727 (1,053 Square Miles)
  • Description: District of Trincomalee
  • Mailing Address: Bishop's House, 36 Centre Road, Orr's Hill, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
  • Telephone: (026)2222.677
  • Fax: 2223.238

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Trincomalee
25 August 1893ErectedArchdiocese of Colombo
Diocese of Jaffna
Diocese of Trincomalee (erected)
14 June 1954Territory AddedDiocese of Kandy (Uva) Diocese of Trincomalee
Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa
23 October 1967Name ChangedDiocese of Trincomalee Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa
19 December 1975Territory LostDiocese of Jaffna (Anuradhapura District)
Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa (Polonnaruwa District)
Prefecture Apostolic of Anuradhapura (erected)
3 July 2012Territory LostDiocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa (Batticaloa and Ampara) Diocese of Batticaloa (erected)
Diocese of Trincomalee
3 July 2012Name ChangedDiocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa Diocese of Trincomalee

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Trincomalee
195018,014296,0006.1%141933545557113ap1951
Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa
197035,946680,0005.3%302656641537620ap1971
198043,600813,0005.4%272350872507026ap1981
199054,5591,096,0005.0%3017471,1601526932ap1991
199967,5461,423,8574.7%3112431,5704410229ap2000
200068,8001,443,7904.8%3211431,6004310229ap2001
200170,6711,464,0034.8%3916551,2844510229ap2002
200260,4641,484,4994.1%3620561,0793910629ap2003
200365,1871,499,3434.3%4320631,0344410230ap2004
200462,0781,514,3364.1%4315581,0704110831ap2005
201078,5181,607,8654.9%4625711,1054010835ap2011
201278,5181,623,9434.8%5225771,0191510834FIDES
Diocese of Trincomalee
201223,293423,9775.5%17122980343510FIDES
201425,000379,9006.6%131427925193013ap2015
201722,257408,3005.5%191433674143915ap2018
202023,000420,0005.5%221436638164018ap2021

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Trincomalee
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 8, Page 566
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 9, Page 376
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 462
  • Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 59, Page 1,064

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