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New chapter of Colombo Archdiocese history – By E. Weerapperuma Source:Dailynews The Episcopal Consecration of Monsignor Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam will take place today (29) at St. Lucia’s Cathedral, Kotahena, Colombo. The Episcopal Consecration of Monsignor Anton Ranjith Pillainayagam will take place today (29) at St. Lucia’s Cathedral, Kotahena, Colombo. Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Sri Lanka along with a limited number of priests and religious leaders representing the Archdiocese and other dioceses are expected to be present at the consecration ceremony. His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo will be the officiating prelate at the Episcopal Consecration. Karampom, also known as the “Little Vatican” in Kayts, Jaffna, the birthplace of the Auxiliary Bishop-Elect Anton Ranjith hailing from Our Lady of Refuge Parish, Jaffna, has been the fertile land claimed to have given seven bishops so far and Msgr. Pillainayagam is the eighth. He is a close relative ...