Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam

Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam, also known as Anton Ranjith, was born on September 23, 1966, in Jaffna. As of July 13, 2020, he is serving as the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Colombo. He has also been serving as the director of Tamil Theologate since 2009 and as the Rector of St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa since 2019.^[1]

The Most Reverend Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam
Auxiliary Bishop of Colombo
Archdiocese	Archdiocese of Colombo
Province	Western
Metropolis	Colombo
See	Titular Bishop of Materiana
Appointed	July 13, 2020
Orders
Ordination	September 16, 2000
Consecration	by Malcolm Ranjith
Personal details
Born	September 23, 1966 Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Denomination	Roman Catholicism
Residence	Archbishop's House Colombo
Profession	Catholic Priest Educationist Rector
Education	St. Francis Xavier Major Seminary, Jaffna National Seminary, Kandy

Career

He pursued his primary and secondary education at St. Benedict's College, Colombo in 1973 in Colombo and at St. Patrick's College from 1974 onwards. He studied philosophy at the St. Francis Xavier Major Seminary in Jaffna and studied theology at the National Seminary of Kandy. He obtained his bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Jaffna. He also received his master's degree in education from the University of Middlesex and Master's degree in philosophy from the University of Jaffna.^[2]

He was ordained a priest on September 16, 2000, in the Cathedral of St. Lucia, Colombo.^[3] On July 13, 2020, he was appointed the new Auxiliary Bishop in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo by Pope Francis.^[4][5][6]