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Erected:
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25
August 1893 ( Diocese of Trincomalee ) |
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Name
Changed: |
23
October 1967 ( as Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa
) |
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Area: |
Square Kilometers: 8,397 (3,243 Square
Miles) |
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Division
of the Diocese: |
19
December 1975 (Diocese of Anuradhapura erected)
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ORDINARIES |
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Most
Rev. Dr. Charles Lavigne, S.J. (27 Aug 1898
Appointed - 11 Jul 1913 Died) |
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Most
Rev. Dr. Ignatius Philip Trigueros Glennie,
S.J. (10 Jul 1947 Appointed - 15 Feb 1974
Resigned) |
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Most
Rev. Dr. Leo Rajendram Antony (15 Feb 1974
Succeeded - 17 Mar 1983 Resigned)
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