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| Rt.Rev.Dr.Dr P. Anton Ranjith | |
| 9th Bishop of the Diocese of Jaffna. | |
| The Person | |
| Most Rev. Dr P. Anton Ranjith born on 23rd September 1966
Our Lady of Refuge Parish, Diocese of Jaffna 16th September 2000 :- Ordained Priest by Most Rev. Dr Nicholas Marcus Fernando, Archbishop of Colombo, at St Lucia’s Cathedral, Kotehena |
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| Education | |
| 1973 : Studied at St Benedict’s College, Colombo
1974-1985:- Studied at St Patrick’s College, Jaffna 1985-1988:- Studied Philosophy in Colombuthurai, Jaffna 1988-1993:- Studied at the University of Jaffna and obtained a B.Sc. (Hons.) 1993-1994:- Served as an Assistant Lecturer at the University of Jaffna 1995:- Entered the National Seminary of Our Lady of Lanka, Ampitiya, Kandy 1995-2000:- Studied Theology at the National Seminary, Kandy 2004-2005 :- Completed a Master of Arts in Education in the United Kingdom |
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| Appointments | |
| 2000-2004 :- Teacher at St Peter’s College – Colombo
2004-2010:- Deputy Director of the Education Office of the Archdiocese of Colombo 2006-2007:- Teacher at St Sebastian’s College – Moratuwa 2006-2011:- Coordinator of the Tamil Division of the Colombo Theological College 2007-2008:- Principal of the Primary Section and Advanced Mathematics Teacher at St Joseph’s College, Colombo 2008-2014 – Vice Rector of St. Peter’s College – Bambalapitiya 2010-2012 :- Rector of St Peter’s College – Gampaha 2014-2019 :- Vice-Rector of St Joseph’s College Colombo 2019-2020:- Rector of St Sebastian’s College, – Moratuwa |
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| Diocesan and Parish Assignments | |
| 13th July 2020: Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Colombo by Pope Francis
29th August 2020:- Episcopal Consecration by His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith at St. Lucia’s Cathedral, Kotehena 19th August 2024:- Appointed Apostolic Administrator, Diocese of Batticaloa 29th June 2026:- Appointed Bishop of Jaffna 26th August 2026:- Episcopal Installation of the Bishop of Jaffna |
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