Thomas Benjamin Cooray
Sri Lankan Oblate priest, archbishop of Colombo and cardinal
Who they were
An Oblate of Mary Immaculate who became archbishop of Colombo in 1947, took part in the Second Vatican Council and was made a cardinal in 1965, resigning his see in 1976.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Vatican nihil obstat for his cause was granted in 2010 and the inquiry opened in the archdiocese of Colombo.
The cause
The cause continues. No postulation address is published here yet. Favours received through this person’s intercession, and offers of help, are best sent to the religious order or congregation they belonged to, or to the diocese where the cause was opened; either will pass them to the postulation.
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.