St. Mary's Cathedral, Jaffna
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St. Mary's Cathedral (Tamil: புனித மரியன்னை பேராலயம், romanized: Puṉita Mariyaṉṉai Pērālayam; Sinhala: ශාන්ත මරියා ආසන දෙව් මැදුර Śānta Mariyā Āsana Dev Mædura) is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jaffna located in Gurunagar, a suburb of Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka.[1][2]
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St. Mary's Cathedral | |
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Jaffna Cathedral | |
புனித மரியன்னை பேராலயம் | |
09°39′22.10″N 80°01′21.90″E | |
Location | Gurunagar, Jaffna |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
History | |
Former name(s) | St. Mary's Church |
Status | Cathedral |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Groundbreaking | 1789; 235 years ago (1789) |
Completed | 1794 |
Administration | |
Archdiocese | Colombo |
Diocese | Jaffna |
Clergy | |
Bishop(s) | Justin Bernard Gnanapragasam |
Priest(s) | Rev. Fr.John Mavulis |
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The cathedral is also known locally as Periye Kovil (Tamil: பெரிய கோவில்).[3]