[1] Born on 12 December 1932 in the city of Kelaniya, Gampaha district, Sri Lanka, Gomis attended St. Joseph's College and St. Benedict's College, Colombo and then entered the seminary in 1950.

He has been involved in various aid schemes for the poor; construction of houses for tsunami victims, relief and rehabilitation work, and a scholarship programme for children affected by the tsunami in 2004.

[1] Branch schools founded On 6 July 2002, he was appointed Metropolitan Archbishop of Colombo by Pope John Paul II.

Following his earlier appointment as the Secretary General of the Asian Bishops' Conferences, he was reappointed in the same year.

He was also appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as a Synodal Father on 8 September 2005, and has met with him on 2 May 2007 to discuss the civil war situation in Sri Lanka.