sentences:  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).The eldest of fourteen children, Malcolm Ranjith was born in Polgahawela to Don William and Mary Winifreeda.He studied at De La Salle College in Mutwal before entering St. Aloysius Seminary in Borella in 1965.