Jaffna, Diocese of

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• Jaffna Diocese — may refer to: Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaffna This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change t …   Wikipedia

• Diocese of Jaffna —     Diocese of Jaffna     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Diocese of Jaffna     (JAFFNENSIS.)     Situated in the northern portion of Ceylon, Jaffna comprises the northern and north central provinces of the island. Christianity in Jaffna dates back as… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Jaffna (disambiguation) — Jaffna may refer to:* Jaffna (City), the capital and largest city of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka * Jaffna District, the northernmost district of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka * Jaffna Peninsula, the geographic location of most of Jaffna… …   Wikipedia

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaffna — For the Church of South India (Anglican) diocese, see Jaffna Diocese of the Church of South India. Diocese of Jaffna Dioecesis Jaffnensis Interior of St. Mary s Cathedral, Jaffna …   Wikipedia

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Mannar — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mannar (Lat: Dioecesis Mannarensis ) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka. Erected as the Diocese of Mannar in 1981, from territory in the Diocese of Jaffna, the diocese is… …   Wikipedia

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Trincomalee-Batticaloa — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Trincomalee Batticaloa (Lat: Dioecesis Trincomaliensis Batticaloaensis ) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka. Erected as the Diocese of Trincomalee in 1893, the name was changed… …   Wikipedia

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Anuradhapura — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Anuradhapura (Lat: Dioecesis Anuradhapurensis ) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka. Originally erected as the apostolic prefecture of Anauradhapura, the prefecture was created… …   Wikipedia

• American Ceylon Mission — The American Ceylon Mission (ACM) to Jaffna, Sri Lanka started with the arrival in 1813 of missionaries sponsored by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM). The British colonial office in India and Ceylon restricted the… …   Wikipedia

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• D. J. Ambalavanar — Rt Rev.  D. J. Ambalavanar Bishop of Jaffna Church Church of South India Diocese Jaffna Enthroned 30 June 1971 …   Wikipedia