consecration other_post created_cardinal_by nationality coat_of_arms article_title birth_date title term_start rank diocese name cardinal consecrated_by predecessor birth_place type ordained_by previous_post appointed religion see province ordination birth_name
14 may 1997 cardinal-priest of san patrizio benedict xvi canadian canada coat of arms of thomas christopher collins.svg thomas christopher collins
 16 january 1947 cardinal , archbishop of toronto 30 january 2007 cardinal-priest roman catholic archdiocese of toronto thomas christopher collins 18 february 2012 anthony frederick tonnos aloysius ambrozic guelph , ontario , canada cardinal paul francis reding coadjutor -rrb- bishop of saint paul in alberta -lrb- 1997 -- bishop 1999 -rrb- coadjutor archbishop of edmonton -lrb- 1999 -rrb- archbishop of of edmonton -lrb- 1999 -- 2006 -rrb- apostolic administrator of saint saint paul in alberta -lrb- 2001 -rrb- paul in alberta -lrb- 1997 16 december 2006 roman catholic toronto ontario 5 may 1973 thomas christopher collins
thomas christopher collins

thomas christopher collins -lrb- born 16 january 1947 -rrb- is a canadian cardinal of the catholic church .
he is the tenth and current archbishop of toronto , having previously served as bishop of saint paul in alberta -lrb- 1997 -- 1999 -rrb- and archbishop of edmonton -lrb- 1999 -- 2006 -rrb- .
on 6 january 2012 , pope benedict xvi appointed him a cardinal at the 18 february 2012 consistory .
