Queen of the Holy Rosary Cathedral - Galle
Queen of the Holy Rosary Cathedral-Galle is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galle. It is a landmark in the city of Galle, Sri Lanka. The cathedral was built by the Society of Jesus at the end of the 19th century. The first bishop was the Belgian Jesuit Joseph Van Reeth. The Cathedral is central and important to the Catholics of southern Sri Lanka in the Diocese of Galle. The church is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Missionaries
ORATORIANS WHO WERE ASSIGNED THE MISSION OF GALLE AND/OR WORKED DIRECTLY IN THE AREA
1705-1712 Manoel Mirinda
1707-1742 Jacome Goncalvez
1725-1726 Chrysostom Fernandez
1728 Chrysostom Fernandez
1727 Joseph Pereira
1741 Alexandre Manoel
1743 Cornelio Correa
1748 Lourenco Collaco
ORATORIANS STATIONED AT KALUTHARA WHO OVERSEERED THE MISSON OF GALLE
1764 Miguel Francisco
1765-1767 Rafael dos Anjos
1767-1768 Ignacio de Maura
1768-1770 Rafael dos Anjos
1770-1771 Eusebio Rozario
1771-1772 Cosme Anthonio
1772-1773 Rafael dos Anjos
1773 Cosme Anthonio
1773-1774 Rodrigo Duarto
1775-1777 Miguel de Albuquerque
1777-1778 Boaventure Mascarenhas
1778-1779 Domingos Montero
1779-1780 Bonventure Mascarenhas
1780-1781 Manoel Joao
1781-1782 Boaventure Mascarenhas
1782-1784 Francisco Rodriguez
1784-1785 Nicolao Rodriguez
*A Konkani Brahamim
1785-1786 Joao Vaz
1787-1789 Francisco de Paulo
1790 Miguel de Albuquerqeu
1790 Joao Barreto
1791 Nicalao Rodriguez
1791-1792 Manonl Xaviour
1792 Gabriel Pacheco
1792 Avelino Lobo
1793 Antonio Francisco
1793 Manoel Xaviour
1794 Gabriel Pacheco
1795-1796 Avelino Lobo
1796 Gabriel Pacheco
1797 Antonio Francisco
1798 Avelino Lobo
1798-1799 Leonardo Ribeiro
1799 Antonio Francisco
1800 Joao Vaz
1801-1804 Nicolao Rodrigues
1805-1806 Louis de Sousa