Thomas Cooray
Thomas Benjamin Cooray OMI | |
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| Archbishop Emeritus of Colombo | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Colombo |
| Metropolis | Colombo |
| See | Colombo |
| Installed | 26 July 1947 |
| Term ended | 2 September 1976 |
| Predecessor | Jean-Marie Masson, OMI |
| Successor | Nicholas Fernando |
| Other post | Cardinal-Priest of Santi Nereo e Achilleo (1965-1988) |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 23 June 1929 |
| Consecration | 14 December 1945 by Leo Peter Kierkels |
| Created cardinal | 22 February 1965 by Pope Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Benjamin Cooray December 28, 1901 |
| Died | 29 October 1988 (aged 86) |
| Buried | Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka |
| Motto | Ministrare non ministrari ("To serve, not to be served") |
Thomas Benjamin Cooray (Sinhala language: තෝමස් බෙන්ජමින් කුරේ), OMI (28 December 1901 – 29 October 1988) was a Sri Lankan cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the Archbishop of Colombo from 1947 to 1976. Pope Paul VI made him a cardinal in 1965.
His cause of beatification commenced in 2010 and he has been bestowed with the title of Servant of God.