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Catholic cardinal

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Key facts

See
Toronto
Appointed
16 December 2006
Installed
30 January 2007
Term ended
11 February 2023
Predecessor
Aloysius Ambrozic
Successor
Frank Leo
Other post
Cardinal-Priest of San Patrizio
Previous posts
Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta (1997) Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta (1997–1999) Coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton (1999) Archbishop of Edmonton (1999–2006) Apostolic Administrator of Saint Paul in Alberta (2001)
Ordination
5 May 1973, by Paul Francis Reding
Consecration
14 May 1997, by Anthony Frederick Tonnos
Created cardinal
18 February 2012, by Benedict XVI
Rank
Cardinal-Priest
Born
Thomas Christopher Collins , ( 1947-01-16 ) 16 January 1947 (age 79) , Guelph , Ontario , Canada
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Education
Bishop Macdonell High School ( OSSD )
Alma mater
St. Jerome College ( BA ) University of Western Ontario ( MA ) St. Peter's Seminary ( BTh )
Motto
Deum adora , ('Worship God'; Revelation 22:9 )

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Encyclopedic overview

Thomas Christopher Collins (born 16 January 1947) is a Canadian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto from 2007 to 2023, the Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta from 1997 to 1999, and Archbishop of Edmonton from 1999 to 2006. He was elevated to the rank of Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI on 18 February 2012.

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