Diocese of Jaffna

DIOCESE OF JAFFNA (Dioecesis Iaffnensis)

Country : Sri Lanka
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1845 as Apostolic Vicariate of Jaffna
Elevated to Diocese in 1886

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Arms of Vicars and Bishops

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  Orazio Bettacchini (1849-1857)

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  Jean-Étienne Sémeria (1857-1868)

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  Christophe-Etienne Bonjean (1868-1883)

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  André-Théophile Mélizan (1883-1893)

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  Henri Joulain (1893-1919)

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  Jules-André Brault (1919-1923)

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  Alfred-Jean Guyomard (1924-1950)

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  Jerome Emilianus Pillai (1950-1972)

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  Jacob Bastiampillai Deogupillai (1972-1992)

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  Thomas Savundaranayagam (1992-2015)

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  Justin Bernard Gnanapragasam (2015-present)

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