Malcolm Ranjith


Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don[1]
Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo
ArchdioceseColombo
ProvinceColombo
SeeColombo, Sri Lanka
Appointed16 June 2009
Installed5 August 2009
PredecessorOswald Gomis
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination29 June 1975
by Pope Paul VI
Consecration17 June 1991
by Nicholas Fernando
Created cardinal20 November 2010
by Benedict XVI
RankCardinal Priest
Personal details
Born
Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don

(1947-11-15) 15 November 1947 (age 76)
NationalitySri Lankan
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsWilliam and Mary Winifreeda
Coat of armsAlbert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don[1]'s coat of arms

Patabendige Albert Malcolm Ranjith (Sinhala: පටබැඳිගේ දොන් ඇල්බට් මැල්කම් රංජිත්) (born 15 November 1947), known as Malcolm Ranjith, is a Sri Lankan prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Archbishop of Colombo, Sri Lanka, since 2009. He was made a cardinal in 2010.

Ranjith previously served as auxiliary bishop of Colombo (1991–1995), Bishop of Ratnapura (1995–2001), Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (2001–2004), Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia and East Timor (2004–2005), and Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (2005–2009).

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