Malcolm Ranjith
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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| Orders | |
| 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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Patabendige Don Albert Malcolm Ranjith 15 November 1947 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | William and Mary Winifreeda |
| Motto | Verbum caro factum est ('The Word was made flesh') |
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| Styles of Malcolm Ranjith | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Patabendige Don Albert Malcolm Ranjith (Sinhala: පටබැඳිගේ දොන් ඇල්බට් මැල්කම් රංජිත්; born 15 November 1947) is a Sri Lankan Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Colombo 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).