ASIA/SRI LANKA - Appointment of the Bishop of Mannar

Wednesday, 22 November 2017

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Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Today, the Holy Father has appointed His Exc. Mgr. Fidelia Lionel Emmanuel Fernando, auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Colombo, as the Bishop of Mannar (Sri Lanka). (SL) (Agenzia Fides, 22/11/2017)