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Malcolm Ranjith

1947 - Today

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Patabendige Don 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Malcolm Ranjith is the 1,856th most popular religious figure (up from 2,676th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Sri Lanka (up from 26th in 2019) and the most popular Sri Lankan Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Malcolm Ranjith ranks 1,856 out of 3,187. Before him are Andrew Avellino, Anastasia the Patrician, Laura Vicuña, Victor of Marseilles, Ignaz von Döllinger, and Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich. After him are José Policarpo, Athanasius I of Constantinople, Procopius of Sázava, Zdislava Berka, Saleh Al-Fawzan, and William Allen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Malcolm Ranjith ranks 255. Before him are James Dyson, Sogyal Rinpoche, Michel Sardou, Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Emmylou Harris, and Andréa Ferréol. After him are Nick Castle, Charlie Hickcox, Godfrey Chitalu, Bogdan Tanjević, Theo de Jong, and Soe Win.

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In Sri Lanka

Among people born in Sri Lanka, Malcolm Ranjith ranks 12 out of 51. Before him are Chandrika Kumaratunga (1945), Ananda Coomaraswamy (1877), Tony Hoare (1934), Anagarika Dharmapala (1864), Mahinda Rajapaksa (1945), and Aryadeva (200). After him are St John Philby (1885), Michael Ondaatje (1943), S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike (1899), Jack Churchill (1906), Maithripala Sirisena (1951), and D. S. Senanayake (1883).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Sri Lanka

Among religious figures born in Sri Lanka, Malcolm Ranjith ranks 1. After him are Thomas Cooray (1901).

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