consecration other_post created_cardinal_by nationality coat_of_arms article_title birth_date archdiocese title rank image diocese name enthroned cardinal consecrated_by predecessor birth_place parents type ordained_by previous_post appointed religion see province ordination birth_name
17 june 1991 cardinal-priest of s. lorenzo in lucina benedict xvi sri lankan coat of arms of malcolm ranjith.svg malcolm ranjith
 15 november 1947 colombo cardinal , archbishop of colombo cardinal-priest cardinal ranjith.jpg colombo albert malcolm ranjith patabendige don 5 august 2009 20 november 2010 nicholas marcus fernando oswald gomis polgahawela , sri lanka don william and mary winifreeda cardinal pope paul vi auxiliary titular bishop of cabarsussi -lrb- 1991 -- 1995 -rrb- bishop bishop of ratnapura -lrb- 1995 -- 2001 -rrb- official of the of congregation for the evangelization of peoples -lrb- 2001 -- 2004 colombo -rrb- apostolic nuncio to indonesia -lrb- 2004 -- 2005 -rrb- -lrb- apostolic nuncio to timor-leste -lrb- 2004 -- 2005 -rrb- titular 1991 archbishop of umbriatico -lrb- 2004 -- 2009 -rrb- secretary of -- the congregation for divine worship and the discipline of the 1995 sacraments -lrb- 2005 -- 2009 -rrb- -rrb- 16 june 2009 roman catholic colombo , sri lanka colombo 29 june 1975 albert malcolm ranjith patabendige don
malcolm ranjith

albert malcolm ranjith patabendige don -lrb- sinhala language : ඇල බට ම ල කම ර ජ ත පටබ ඳ ග ද න -rrb- -lrb- born 15 november 1947 -rrb- , 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 -lrb- 1991 -- 1995 -rrb- , bishop of ratnapura -lrb- 1995 -- 2001 -rrb- , adjunct secretary of the congregation for the evangelization of peoples -lrb- 2001 -- 2004 -rrb- , apostolic nuncio to indonesia and east timor -lrb- 2004 -- 2005 -rrb- , and secretary of the congregation for divine worship and the discipline of the sacraments -lrb- 2005 -- 2009 -rrb- .
