| St. Mary's Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Jaffna Cathedral | |
புனித மரியன்னை பேராலயம் | |
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  St. Mary's Cathedral Location in central Jaffna | |
| 09°39′22.10″N 80°01′21.90″E / 9.6561389°N 80.0227500°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 |
| Completed | 1794 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Colombo |
| Diocese | Jaffna |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Justin Bernard Gnanapragasam |
| Priest(s) | Rev. Fr.John Mavulis |
| Assistant priest(s) |
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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]
The cathedral is also known locally as Periye Kovil (Tamil: பெரிய கோவில்).[3]
- ^ "St. Mary's Cathedral, Jaffna, Sri Lanka". GCatholic.org.
- ^ "Historical dictionary - Oblate Communications". -. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ IBC Tamil (2 May 2016), பெரிய கோவிலடி - Jaffna | Vanakkam Thainaadu Ep 227 Part 1 | IBC Tamil TV, retrieved 17 August 2017