Thomas Collins

Cardinal Collins received his Licentiate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Bible Institute and a Doctorate in Theology from the Gregorian University. After holding various academic appointments, in 1997 he was appointed Bishop of St. Paul, Alta. Two years later, he was named Archbishop of Edmonton and then the tenth and current Archbishop of Toronto in 2007. On 6 January 2012, Pope Benedict XVI appointed him a cardinal at the 18 February 2012 consistory.

Bio last updated April 30th, 2018.

Thomas Collins

Articles by Thomas Collins

  • The Conversation: The Familial Intensity of Faith

    Thomas Cardinal Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, on the family of faithful that sustains him

    C: I was at a wonderful event in Vancouver last February, a thousand people in the convention centre, and at the dismissal, Archbishop Miller said, 'Go from this place remembering that, yes, chastity is part of the Ten Commandments, but charity is the first Commandment C: Is there one thing that peo...

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