Thomas Christopher Collins

Thomas Christopher Collins (born 16 January 1947) is a Canadian Archbishop. He is the former Bishop of Saint Paul, Archbishop of Edmonton and was appointed Archbishop of Toronto on 16 December, 2006 by Pope Benedict XVI.

About

Born in Guelph, Ontario, Collins obtained his Bachelor of Arts (English) from St. Jerome’s College, Waterloo, Ontario. Following studies at St. Peter’s Seminary, London, Ontario, he obtained a Bachelor of Theology (B.Th.) degree, and was ordained a priest in 1973. He completed a M.A. (English) at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario and, later, a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture (S.S.L) from the Pontifical Biblical Institute, and a Doctorate in Theology (S.T.D.) in 1986 from the Gregorian University in Rome. He was named Bishop of Saint Paul, Alberta in 1997 and appointed Archbishop of Edmonton in 1999. In 2006, he was appointed Archbishop of Toronto and was installed on 30 January 2007.

History

*Birth: Jan. 16, 1947 in Guelph, Ontario.
*Ordination to the Diaconate: May 14, 1972
*Ordination to the Priesthood: May 5, 1973 - Ordained to the Priesthood in Cathedral of Christ the King, Hamilton, Ontario, by Most Reverend Paul Reding.
*Ordination to the Episcopate: May 14, 1997 - Ordained to the Episcopate in Cathedral of Christ the King, Hamilton, Ontario, by Most Reverend Anthony Tonnos.
*Installed as Bishop of Saint Paul, Alberta, June 30, 1997.
*Installed as Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta, June 7, 1999.
*Apostolic Administrator of Saint Paul, Alberta, March 26, 2001 – November 9, 2001.
*Installed as Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario, January 30, 2007.

ee also

*Archbishop of Toronto
*Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto

External links

* [http://www.archtoronto.org/ Archdiocese of Toronto]