Malcolm Ranjith
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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.
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Patabendige Albert Malcolm Ranjith | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo | |
Archdiocese | Colombo |
Province | Colombo |
See | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Appointed | 16 June 2009 |
Installed | 5 August 2009 |
Predecessor | Oswald Gomis |
Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of S. Lorenzo in Lucina |
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Ordination | 29 June 1975 by Pope Paul VI |
Consecration | 17 June 1991 by Nicholas Fernando |
Created cardinal | 20 November 2010 by Benedict XVI |
Rank | Cardinal Priest |
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Born | Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don (1947-11-15) 15 November 1947 (age 76) |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Parents | William and Mary Winifreeda |
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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).