| Catholic Church titles |
| Preceded byArnaldo Clemente Canale | — TITULAR — Titular Bishop of Cabarsussi 17 June 1991 – 2 November 1995 | Succeeded byJosé María Pinheiro |
| Diocese created | Bishop of Ratnapura 2 November 1995 – 1 October 2001 | Succeeded byHarold Anthony Perera |
| Position created | Adjunct Secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples 1 October 2001 – 29 April 2004 | Succeeded byHenryk Hoser |
| Preceded byJoseph Hisajiro Matsunaga | — TITULAR — Titular Archbishop of Umbriatico 29 April 2004 – 16 June 2009 | Succeeded bySanto Rocco Gangemi |
| Preceded byDomenico Sorrentino | Secretary of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments 10 December 2005 – 16 June 2009 | Succeeded byJoseph Augustine Di Noia |
| Preceded byOswald Thomas Colman Gomis | Archbishop of Colombo 16 June 2009 – | Incumbent |
| Preceded byJoseph Vianney Fernando | President of the Sri Lankan Episcopal Conference 22 April 2010 – 21 February 2017 | Succeeded byJulian Winston Sebastian Fernando |
| Preceded byLuigi Poggi | Cardinal-Priest of San Lorenzo in Lucina 20 November 2010 – | Incumbent |
| No prior officeholder | Vice-President of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences 1 January 2019 – 31 December 2024 | Succeeded byPablo Virgilio David |
| Diplomatic posts |
| Preceded byRenzo Fratini | Apostolic Nuncio to Indonesia 29 April 2004 – 10 December 2005 | Succeeded byLeopoldo Girelli |
| Apostolic Nuncio to Timor-Leste 29 April 2004 – 10 December 2005 |
