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St. Mary's Cathedral, Batticaloa

Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka

The Cathedral of St. Mary (Puṉita Mariyaṉṉai Pērālayam, Sinhala: Śānta Mariyā Āsana Dev Mædura) is a Cathedral 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 a cathedral after the creation of Diocese of Batticaloa in 2012.

Cathedral data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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