Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam


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

Career

He pursued his primary and secondary education in Colombo and Jaffna. He studied philosophy at the St. Francis Xavier Major Seminary in Jaffna and studied theology at the National Seminary of Kandy. He pursued his higher studies in Mathematics and obtained his Bachelor's degree 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.
He was ordained as a priest on 16 September 2000 in the Cathedral of St. Lucia, Colombo. On 13 July 2020, he was appointed as the new Auxiliary Bishop in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Colombo by the Pope Francis.