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)

Arms of Auxiliary Bishops

Leo Rajendram Antony (1968-1972)

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