PROFILE OF HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL MALCOLM RANJITH -
Name : Archbishop Patabendige Don Albert Malcolm Ranjith
Father’s Name : Patabendige Don William
Mother’s Name : Hettiarachchige Mary Winifred Perera
Date of Birth : 15th November 1947
Place of Birth : Polgahawela, Sri-lanka
ACADEMIC -
Scholastic Studies
Roman Catholic Boys’ School, Lunupokuna, Colombo 15
De la Salle College, Mutwal, Colombo 15
General Certificate of Education
Ecclesiastical Studies
1. St. Aloysius Seminary, Borella, Colombo 8
2. The National Seminary, Ampitiya, Kandy
3. Pontifical Urban University in Rome, Italy
( Collegio Urbano de Propaganda Fide and Collegio San Paolo Apostolo )
4. Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome, Italy
5. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
6. Baccalaureate in Theology – Summa Cum Laude Probatus
7. Licentiate in Sacred Scripture – Magna Cum Laude Probatus
8. Special Certificate in Biblical Studies – Hebrew University, Jerusalem
Priestly Ordination -
On 29th June 1975at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
Ordained by His Holiness Pope Paul VI
Pastoral Appointments
October 1978
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Assistant Parish Priest of Pamunugama / Kepungoda / Dungalpitiya
02.06.1980
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Spiritual Director "Daham Sevana"
04.05.1981
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Acting Parish Priest of Payagala
03.08.1981
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Parish Priest of Payagala
20.06.1982
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Staff Member Pre-Philosophate "Daham Sevana"
10.01.1983
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Lecturer (Catechetics) Kalutara Museaus Training College
29.04.1983
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Parish Priest of Kalutara
December 1983
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Appointed National Director of Pontifical Mission Aid Society
1983
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Professor in Sacred Scripture at the Sinhala Theology Faculty, Colombo
( Blessed Joseph Vaz Deva Dharma Nikethanaya )
13.08.1984
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Archdiocesan Co-ordinator for Human Development
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Archdiocesan Director of Caritas Colombo - Seth Sarana
20.02.1985
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Elected to Priests' Senate as Priests' representative of Kalutara Region
17.04.1985
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Representative at the PMS Meeting in Rome
01.09.1985
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Parish Priest of Kolonnawa
15.02.1985
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Archdiocesan Chaplain St. Vincent De Paul Society
20.10.1987
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Member of the College of Consultors
20.10.1987
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Member of the Council of Priests
Episcopal Ordination & Episcopacy -
17.06.1991
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Appointed as the Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Colombo and the Titular Bishop of Cabarsussi
31.08.1991
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Episcopal Consecration by Archbishop Nicholas Marcus Fernando at the Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka, Tewatta.
02.11.1995
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Appointed as the Bishop of Ratnapura
05.01.1996
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Installation as the Bishop of Ratnapura
01.10.2001
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Appointed as the Adjunct Secretary, Congregation for Evangelisation of Peoples, Vatican.
29.04.2004
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Appointed as the Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia and Timor East
29.04.2009
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Appointed as the Titular Archbishop of Umbriatico
10.12.2005
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Appointed as the Secretary General of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Vatican
16.06.2009
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Appointed as the Archbishop of Colombo
05.08.2009
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Installed as the 09th Archbishop of Colombo, at St. Lucia's Cathedral, Kotahena, Colombo 13.
National Ecclesial Appointments -
1988 – 1991
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Secretary of the Catholic National Commission for Missionary Activity, Sri-Lanka
1992 – 1995
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Chairman of the Catholic National Commission for Missionary Activity,
Sri-Lanka
1995 – 2001
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Chairman of the National Commission for Justice, Peace & Human Development,
Sri-Lanka
1993 – 1995
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Coordinator/Chairman, National Steering Committee for Pope’s Visit to Sri-Lanka & Beatification of Blessed Joseph Vaz
State Appointments -
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Justice of the Peace for the whole island of Sri-Lanka
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Member of the University Council Sabaragamuwa State University, Sri -Lanka
International Appointments -
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Member of the Restricted Committee of the National Directors of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS)
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Member, Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences Office for Evangelisation (OE)
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Coordinator – Children’s Desk Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences Office for Evangelisation (OE)
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Member of the Supreme Committee of the Pontifical Mission Societies (PMS) in Rome
2001 - 2004
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Adjunct Secretary, Congregation for Evangelisation of Peoples, Vatican
2001 - 2004
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President, Pontifical Mission Societies, International
2002 - 2009
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Member of the Pontifical Committee of International Eucharistic Congresses
2004 - 2005
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the Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia and Timor East
2005 - 2009
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the Secretary General of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, Vatican
Languages -
Sinhala, English, Tamil, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Indonesian Bhasa
International Meetings Chaired -
Asian Regional Meetings of the PMS
6th - 10th Sept. 1990
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Monte Fano, Kandy
16th - 22nd Sept. 1992
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Indonesia, Jakarta
10th - 16th Sept. 1994
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Seoul, Korea
4th – 14th Sept. 1996
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Tokyo, Japan
FABC Office for Evangelisation
9th – 13th Sept. 2001
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Exposure Programme for Asian Bishops at Colombo
16th – 24th May 2002
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Annual General Assemblies of the Superior Council of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Rome
8th - 16th May 2003
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Annual General Assemblies of the Superior Council of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Rome
01.12.2006
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International Study Days on the Sacred Liturgy
01.12.2007
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International Study Days on the Sacred Liturgy
29.11.2008
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International Study Days on the Sacred Liturgy
International Awards -
2007
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Thomas Aquinas Medallion in the field of religious education, Thomas Aquinas College, California, USA
2008
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7th International Award “Giuseppe Sciacca” by the President of the Republic of Italy for achievements in the cultural field
