The Diocese of Mannar ( la, Dioecesis Mannarensis) is a
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
for north-western
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
, administered by the Bishop of Mannar, currently Fidelis Fernando.
History
The Diocese of Mannar was created on 24 January 1981 from parts of the
Diocese of Jaffna.
Between 14 January 2016 and 22 November 2017, the position of Bishop remained vacant, the diocese being overseen by Apostolic Administrator and retired Bishop
Kingsley Swampillai
Right Reverend Dr. Joseph Kingsley Swampillai (born 9 December 1936) is a Sri Lankan Tamil priest and former Roman Catholic Bishop of Trincomalee.
Early life and family
Swampillai was born on 9 December 1936 in Kayts on the island of Velanaitivu ...
.
See also
*
Mannar Catholic martyrs (1544)
In 1544, during the Crisis of the Sixteenth Century (1521–1597) in the Jaffna Kingdom, Cankili I killed 600 Catholic converts. Portuguese missionaries attributed the baptism, martyrdom and intercession of the Mannar Martyrs for the rapid conver ...
Bishops
Notable Churches
# Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu
# St. Sebastian's Cathedral, Mannar
# St.Antony’s Church, Nedunkandal
#Our lady of Refuge Church, Ithikandal
#Our lady of Velankani Church, Thamari Kulam, Adampan
#St.Philip Neto’s Church, Kannady
#The Sacred Heart Church, Adampan
#Our lady of Sorrows Church, Adampan
#Karthar Kovil, Adampan
#St. Joseph Church, Andankulam
#St.Michel’s Church, Tharavankoddai
#St.Joseph Vazz Church, Kallikulam
#St. Francis Xavier Shrine, Velankulam
#St.Lawrence Church, Thalimanar
#Holy Rosary Church, Thalaimannar
#Christ the King Church, Santhapuram
#St.Anne’s Church, Sinnakadai
References
{{coord, 8.9797, N, 79.9074, E, source:wikidata, display=title
Organisations based in Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Mannar Mannar may refer to the following places:
India
* Mannar, Alappuzha, a town in Chengannur Taluk, Kerala
Sri Lanka
* Mannar District, one of 25 districts in Sri Lanka
** Mannar Island, an island within the district
**Mannar Bridge, a bridge connect ...
Mannar Mannar may refer to the following places:
India
* Mannar, Alappuzha, a town in Chengannur Taluk, Kerala
Sri Lanka
* Mannar District, one of 25 districts in Sri Lanka
** Mannar Island, an island within the district
**Mannar Bridge, a bridge connect ...