Thursday, November 12, 2026 Search My Trip EnglishChinese
World news · travel · culture
Taiwan The Taiwan Times
Taiwan's window to the world

St. Mary's Cathedral, Batticaloa

Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka

St. Mary's Cathedral, Batticaloa
St. Mary's Cathedral, Batticaloa. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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.

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

Other churches in Sri Lanka

See all in Sri Lanka →