St. Sebastian’s Cathedral, Mannar

St. Sebastian's Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mannar located in Mannar, Sri Lanka.

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church in Mannar, Sri Lanka
Address: Mannar, 41000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mannar Hospital.

Mannar Hospital

Hospital

Mannar Hospital is a government hospital in Mannar, Sri Lanka. It is the leading hospital in Mannar District and is controlled by the provincial government in Jaffna. Mannar Hospital is situated 530 metres west of St. Sebastian’s Cathedral, Mannar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mannar and Erukkalampiddy.

Mannar

Photo: Arepticous, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mannar is a town and district in the Northern province of Sri Lanka. Tourists come here to catch a glimpse of the greater flamingoes during the bird migration season.

Erukkalampiddy

Village

Erukkalampiddy or Erukkalampiddi is a small coastal town on the eastern coast of Mannar Island in Mannar District, northern Province Sri Lanka. It lies along the A14 road northwest of Mannar. Erukkalampiddy is situated 7 km northwest of St. Sebastian’s Cathedral, Mannar.

Vankalai

Village

Vankalai or Vangalai or Vangkaalai is a predominantly fishing and farming village situated in Mannar District of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It lies along the Naanaattan Road with the sea on its west connecting to the Indian Ocean. Vankalai is situated 10 km south of St. Sebastian’s Cathedral, Mannar.

St. Sebastian’s Cathedral, Mannar

Categories: cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Parkim, Mannar Town, Mannar District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

8.97957° or 8° 58′ 46″ north

Longitude

79.90733° or 79° 54′ 26″ east

Open location code

6JWXXWH4+RW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5430953374

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata ID

Q18210407

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In Other Languages

From Burmese to Spanish—“St. Sebastian’s Cathedral, Mannar” goes by many names.

Burmese: “စိန့်စီဘစတီယန်ဘုရားရှိခိုးကျောင်းတော်၊ မန်နာ”
Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديس سيباستيان”
Indonesian: “Katedral Mannar”
Polish: “Katedra św. Sebastiana”
Russian: “собор Святого Себастьяна”
Spanish: “Catedral de San Sebastian”
Spanish: “Catedral de San Sebastián”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St. Sebastian’s Cathedral, Mannar and New Cathedral Building.

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