Cardinal Ranjith a contender for Pope: Forbes

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Cardinal Ranjith a contender for Pope: Forbes

කාදිනල් මැල්කම් රන්ජිත් හිමිපාණන් ඊළග කතෝලික සභාවේ නායකයානන් ලෙස පත්කිරීමට තෝරාගත් කාදිනල් වරු 20 දෙනා අතරට නම් කරයි.පසුගිය 8 වනදා බෙනඩික් පාප්වහන්සේ තම විශ්‍රාම ගැනීම දැනුම් දෙන ලදි.

වසර 600 කට පසු පාප්වහන්සේ තනතුරින් ඉල්ලා අස්වු ප්‍රථම පාප්තුමා වන්නේ 16 වන බෙනඩික් පාප්තුමයි.

මේ උතුම් වූ ශ්‍රි ලංකා මාතාවගේන් ඊළග පාපවහන්සේ පත් වේවා යයි මුළු මහත් ලාංකීක කිතුනුවන්ගේද ,ලක්වාසි සැමගේම ප්‍රාර්ථනාවයි !!!​

 

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HIS EMINENCE MALCOLM CARDINAL 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.
20.11.2010 - Appointed as a Cardinal
20.11.2010 - Appointed as the Cardinal_Priest of San Lorenso, Luciana
13.02.2011 - Installed as a Cardinal


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

2010.04.21.....
President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference, Sri Lanka



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

 

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AND IF THE CARDINAL RANJITH WAS THE NEXT POPE?

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ABOVE Malcolm Ranjith was created cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010
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To hold the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict XVI, speculation about the identity of the next pope will expand. Name appears in a few predictions: the Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith. It has many qualities yet allowing him to figure prominently among the "papabili."


If elected at the end of the conclave, the Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith figure would surprise for trucks that are hard-core "papabili." Whether Cardinals Angelo Scola (Milan ), Christoph Schönborn (Vienna) and several other lesser known figures public, but influential within the College of Cardinals.

However, if you look closely, Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith has almost all cards that allow him to claim the succession of Pope Benedict XVI .



He is young

Aged 65, he is able to déploer high energy at the head of the church for several years. A criterion that could be taken into account insofar as, by resigning, Benedict XVI shows how force is essential for the exercise of papal support.



This is a close Benedict XVI

Albert Malcolm Ranjith is one of 24 cardinals were created by Pope Benedict XVI on 20 November 2010. If it is to obey nominations for influence in the Vatican, they also show - for the recipients - they enjoy the confidence pope. For those who succeed the Pope is an asset: Cardinal Ranjith has it.



He knows the workings of the Vatican

Symbolically, the Cardinal Ranjith was ordained a priest by Pope Paul VI in person. That was in 1975. He was then 28 years old. He joined the Roman Curia in 2001 where he has worked for the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (2001-2004) and the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (2005-2009).



He is a man of tradition

When Benedict XVI recalled to Rome in 2005, Cardinal Ranjith has worked in the implementation of the motu proprio "Summorum Pontificum" liberalizing the celebration of Mass in the extraordinary rite of the Roman liturgy. It accesses the chair of Peter, he should continue the projects undertaken by Benedict XVI in liturgical matters.



He comes from a country outside the European

He embodies the tradition in many ways, Albert Malcolm Ranjith also symbolize an obvious rupture. Came one of the poorest countries in the world, Sri Lanka (currently Archbishop of Colombo), his election materialize transferring forces of Catholicism a Christianized West to the South where the Christian faith knows a strong momentum. "The love of the liturgy and the love of the poor are the compass that has guided my life as a priest" has he said one day.



It is popular and close to the ground

This is the strength of the Cardinal Ranjith. He knows perfectly hushed corridors of the Vatican, he also rubbed, especially when he was a young priest, the most glaring contemporary issues - development, literacy - which earned him a real popularity. Apostolic Nuncio ("ambassador" of the Vatican) in Indonesia and East Timor, he was tirelessly for victims of the tsunami of December 2004.



It is open to the world

The asset is not small when the load Pontifical now requires many trips in all latitudes, Cardinal Ranjith speaks ten languages: Sinhala, Tamil, English, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Hebrew, Greek and Latin. During his ministry, he showed his diplomatic skills, particularly in the defense of persecuted Christian minorities. Proponent of interfaith dialogue, he actually implemented in Sri Lanka with Buddhists, Hindus and Muslims.



Many trump cards, so that could lead Cardinal Albert Malcolm Ranjith at the highest levels of the Church . The history of papal elections, however, reveals that the predictions are generally in vain. "Who among the papal conclave, Cardinal emerges" as the saying goes. To verify it still 2013?

http://www.directmatin.fr/monde/2013-02-12/et-si-le-cardinal-ranjith-etait-le-prochain-pape-381495

 

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