Toronto, Ontario

His Eminence Thomas Cardinal Collins was born and raised in Guelph, Ontario. He earned Bachelor of Arts from St. Jerome College in Waterloo, a Master of Arts from the University of Western Ontario, and a Bachelor of Theology from St. Peter’s Seminary in London, Ontario. He received his Licentiate in Sacred Scripture from the Pontifical Bible Institute and a Doctorate in Theology from the Gregorian University.

He was named bishop of Saint-Paul in 1997. In 1999, he was installed as Archbishop of Edmonton. He also has served as apostolic administrator of Saint-Paul, and served as Archbishop of Edmonton and Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Paul until he was named Archbishop of Toronto in 2006.

In 2012, Pope Benedict XVI elevated Archbishop Collins to the College of Cardinals. He is the fourth Cardinal in the history of the Archdiocese of Toronto and the sixteenth in the history of Canada.

Cardinal Collins holds many offices and has served the Holy Father in a wide variety of capacities.