Malcolm Ranjith

His Eminence Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don[1]
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
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo (1991–1995) Titular Bishop of Cabarsussi (1991–1995) Bishop of Ratnapura (1995–2001) Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples (2001–2004) Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia (2004–2005) Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste (2004–2005) Titular Archbishop of Umbriatico (2004–2009) Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (2005–2009)
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	Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don (1947-11-15) 15 November 1947 (age 77) Polgahawela, British Ceylon
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Parents	William and Mary Winifreeda
Motto	Verbum caro factum est (And the word was made flesh)
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Patabendige 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).