Diocese of Mannar
| Diocese of Mannar | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Colombo |
| Diocesan bishop | Fidelis Lionel Emmanuel Fernando |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Rayappu Joseph |
| founding | 1981 |
| surface | 3,998 km² |
| Parishes | 34 (31.12.2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 270,375 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 89,516 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 33.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 55 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 32 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,029 |
| Friars | 47 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 183 ( 12/31/2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| cathedral | St. Sebastian's Cathedral |
| address | Pattim Mannar Sri Lanka |
| Website | http://www.mannardiocese.net/ |
The Bistum Mannar ( lat. : Dioecesis Mannarensis ) is in Sri Lanka preferred Roman Catholic diocese based in Mannar .
history
The Diocese of Mannar was established on January 24, 1981 by Pope John Paul II from cession of territory from the Diocese of Jaffna and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Colombo as a suffragan .
Bishops of Mannar
- Thomas Savundaranayagam , 1981–1992, then Bishop of Jaffna
- Rayappu Joseph , 1992-2016
- Fidelis Lionel Emmanuel Fernando , since 2017