About Malcolm Ranjith
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). Ranjith attributed his first interest in becoming a priest to the example set by a French missionary priest assigned to his parish. Ranjith was the first Sri Lankan to be appointed an apostolic nuncio. John Paul named him the first bishop of the newly created Diocese of Ratnapura, Sri Lanka.
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