Diocese of Mannar Dioecesis Mannarensis மன்னார் மறைமாவட்டம | |
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Location | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Ecclesiastical province | Colombo |
Metropolitan | Colombo |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,998 km2 (1,544 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 270,375 89,516 (33.1%) |
Parishes | 34 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 24 January 1981 |
Cathedral | St Sebastian’s Cathedral in Mannar |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Madhu |
Secular priests | 87 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Fidelis Fernando |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Malcolm Ranjith |
Vicar General | Victor Sosai Anthony |
Map | |
The Diocese of Mannar ( Latin: Dioecesis Mannarensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese for north-western Sri Lanka, administered by the Bishop of Mannar, currently Fidelis Fernando. [1]
The Diocese of Mannar was created on 24 January 1981 from parts of the Diocese of Jaffna. [2] Between 14 January 2016 and 22 November 2017, the position of Bishop remained vacant, the diocese being overseen by Apostolic Administrator and retired Bishop Kingsley Swampillai. [1]
# | Bishop | Took office | Left office |
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1st | Thomas Savundaranayagam | 1981 | 1992 |
2nd | Rayappu Joseph | 1992 | 2016 |
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Kingsley Swampillai (as Apostolic Administrator) |
2016 | 2017 |
3rd | Fidelis Fernando | 2017 |