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Diocese of Mannar Dioecesis Mannarensis மன்னார் மறைமாவட்டம | |
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.jpg) St. Sebastian's Cathedral | |
| 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 |
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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]
- ^ "Sri Lanka: Bp. Fidelis L. E. Fernando new Bishop of Mannar". en.radiovaticana.va. Vatican Radio. 22 Nov 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.