Parishes 34 Rite Latin Rite Area 3,998 km² Patron saint Saint Sebastian Metropolitan archbishop Malcolm Ranjith | Denomination Roman Catholic Established 24 January 1981 Country Sri Lanka Emeritus bishop Rayappu Joseph Secular priests 87 | |
Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2013)
270,375
89,516 (33.1%) Cathedral St Sebastian’s Cathedral in Mannar 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