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Suffragan diocese Mannar, Sri Lanka

Diocese of Mannar

Mannaren(sis)

Latin diocese in northwestern Sri Lanka, established on 24 January 1981 from parts of the Diocese of Jaffna, suffragan of the Archdiocese of Colombo. Its cathedral is St. Sebastian's Cathedral in Mannar; Bishop Gnanapragasam Anthonypillai was appointed on 14 December 2024 after Bishop Fidelis Fernando's resignation.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for St. Sebastian's Cathedral, Mannar, in Mannar, Sri Lanka.

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Established
1981
Catholics
89,516
Priests
87
Territory
3,998 km²

Parishes and churches

18 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Gnanapragasam Anthonypillai
Born
12 July 1965
Birthplace
Adampan

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The cathedral

St. Sebastian's Cathedral, Mannar stands in Mannar, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

North-western Sri Lanka is served by the Latin Catholic Diocese of Mannar (Latin: Dioecesis Mannarensis), governed by the Bishop of Mannar, an office presently held by Fidelis Fernando.