Malcolm Ranjith
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His Eminence Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Colombo | |
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| Archdiocese | Colombo |
| Province | Colombo |
| See | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Appointed | 16 June 2009 |
| Installed | 5 August 2009 |
| Predecessor | Oswald Gomis |
| Other posts | 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 Marcus Fernando |
| Created Cardinal | 20 November 2010 by Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
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| Birth name | Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don |
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15 November 1947 Polgahawela, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | Don William and Mary Winifreeda |
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Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don (Sinhala language: ඇල්බට් මැල්කම් රංජිත් පටබැඳිගේ දොන්) (born 15 November 1947), often known simply as Malcolm Ranjith or Albert Malcolm Ranjith, is a Sri Lankan cardinal of the Catholic Church. He is the ninth and current Archbishop of Colombo, serving since 2009. He was elevated to the cardinalate 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).
As the eldest of fourteen children, Malcolm Ranjith was born in Polgahawela to Don William and Mary Winifreeda. He studied at the De La Salle College in Mutwal before entering St. Aloysius Seminary in Borella in 1965. From 1966 to 1970, he pursued studies in theology and philosophy at the National seminary in Kandy. He was thereafter sent by the then Archbishop Thomas Cooray to further his priestly studies in Rome, he graduated from the Pontifical Urbanian University with a Bachelor of Theology (B.Th.) degree.
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