CENTRE FOR SOCIAL COMMUNICATION, “MANNA” PAPER

CENTRE FOR SOCIAL COMMUNICATION, “MANNA” PAPER

Periyakaddu Shrine

Address: Thalaimannar Road, Mannar

Diocesan Director:  Rev. Fr. A. Luckston De Silva

Former Diocesan Directors for Social Communication:

  •  Rev. Fr. P.N. Gnanasekaram
  •  Rev. Fr. N. F. Kennedy
  • Rev. Fr. F. X. Reginold
  •  Rev. Fr. C. AntonithasDalima ( 10-10-1997 to 05-12-2006)
  • Rev.Fr. D. Alexander Silva ( 06-12-2006 to 14-05-2011)
  • Rev. Fr. P. C. Nesaratnam ( 24-05-2011 to 28-06-2018)

Former Editors of “MANNA” Diocesan Monthly

  •  Rev. Fr. A. Philip IVD ( 1986 to 1992)
  •  Rev. Fr. T. Navarantam ( 1993 to 1994)
  •  Rev. Fr. A. Philip IVD ( 1995 to 1996)
  •  Rev. Fr. C. AntonithasDalima (  1997 to 2000)
  •  Rev. Fr. P. C. Nesaratnam ( 05-05-2000 to 09-01-2010)
  • Rev. Fr. S. D. Milton Logu ( 10-01-2010 to 05-05-2011)
  • Rev. Fr. P. C. Nesaratnam ( 06-05-2011 to 28-06-2018)

The Centre:
The apostolate of Social Communication was launched by Bishop Thomas Savundranayagam in 1987 and appointed Rev. Fr. P. N. Gnanasekaram as its first Diocesan Director. Later it was continued by Rev. Fr. AntonithasDalima. A new Centre for Social Communication was declared opened by Bishop Rayappu Joseph on the 6th of December 2006 at Pettah in Mannar. Rev. Fr. D. Alexander Silva took charge of the Apostolate.
Later all the  ministries those come under this Diocesan commission namely the Diocesan Monthly News Paper, Manna.lk Website, Mannar  Catholic   Media, Facebook Page, MadhuMatha TV Youtube Channel, Mannar       Catholic Press, Library, Museum, Recording Studio and School of Fine arts under Media, Art, Literature and Culture were shifted to a new place in Thalaimannar Road  during Rev. Fr. A. Luckston De Silva as the Diocesan Director from 2018. The new permanent centre was blessed and declared opened by his   Lordship Most Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Fernando on the 9th of December 2018. For the  Diocesan Purpose of  monthly News Paper, Valvuthayam Press unit was shifted to the Center as Mannar Catholic Press and it was blessed and launched by very Rev.Fr.VictorSosai, the Vicar General on the 25th of February 2019.