Parishes 34 Area 3,998 km² Patron saint Saint Sebastian | Denomination Roman Catholic Established 24 January 1981 Secular priests 87 | |
Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2013)270,37589,516 (33.1%) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo | ||
The Diocese of Mannar (Latin: Dioecesis Mannarensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese for north-western Sri Lanka. Currently the diocese is vacant. Apostolic Administrator is Kingsley Swampillai.
History
The Diocese of Mannar was created on 24 January 1981 from parts of the Diocese of Jaffna.
References
Roman Catholic Diocese of Mannar Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA