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List of Roman Catholic archbishops of Toronto
Archbishop of Toronto | |
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 Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Toronto | |
| Incumbent: Frank Leo since February 11, 2023 | |
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| Archdiocese | Toronto |
| Cathedral | St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica |
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The archbishop of Toronto is the head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto, responsible for looking after its spiritual and administrative needs. As the archdiocese is the metropolitan see of the ecclesiastical province that encompasses Southern Ontario and part of Northwestern Ontario in Canada, the archbishop also administers the bishops who head the suffragan dioceses of Hamilton, London, Saint Catharines, and Thunder Bay.[1] The current archbishop is Frank Leo.
The archdiocese began as the Diocese of Toronto, which was created on December 17, 1841.[2][3] Michael Power was appointed its first bishop, and under his reign the construction of St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica in Toronto commenced, with Power himself laying the cornerstone of the new church.[3][4] On March 18, 1870,[A] the diocese was elevated to the status of archdiocese by Pope Pius IX while the First Vatican Council was in session. John Joseph Lynch became the first archbishop of the newly-formed metropolitan see,[3][6][7] and received the pallium during his sojourn in Rome to attend the council.[7]
Ten men have been Archbishop of Toronto; another two were the bishop of its predecessor diocese. Five archbishops – James McGuigan, Gerald Emmett Carter, Aloysius Ambrozic, Thomas Collins, and Leo – were elevated to the College of Cardinals.[8] Power, the first ordinary of the archdiocese, was also the first English-speaking bishop to be born in Canada.[9] Denis O'Connor, whose episcopacy spanned from 1899 to 1908, was the first archbishop born in Ontario.[10] When McGuigan was raised to cardinal in 1946, he became the first anglophone cardinal from Canada,[10][11] as well as the first cardinal from the archdiocese.[12] He also had the longest tenure as Archbishop of Toronto, serving for 36 years from 1934 to 1971, while Fergus McEvay held the position for three years (1908–1911), marking the shortest archiepiscopacy.[9]
- ^ "Proposal would increase power of archbishops in dealing with sex abuse". The Catholic Register. Toronto. December 14, 2018. Archived from the original on March 1, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
Cardinal Archbishop Thomas Collins of the Archdiocese of Toronto heads an ecclesiastical province which includes the dioceses of St. Catharines, London, Hamilton and Thunder Bay.
- ^ "Solemn Mass for the 175th anniversary of the Archdiocese of Toronto". Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. May 29, 2017. Archived from the original on April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Timeline". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ Choquette, Robert (1988). "Power, Michael". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. 7. University of Toronto / Université Laval. Archived from the original on April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "About Us". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ a b Humphries, Charles W. (1982). "Lynch, John Joseph". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. 11. University of Toronto / Université Laval. Archived from the original on April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Lynch, John Joseph". Columbia Encyclopedia (6th ed.). Columbia University Press. 2000. Archived from the original on April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ "Canadian cardinals: 1886–2012". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. January 6, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ a b "From Bishops Power to Collins, 175 years of faithful leadership". The Catholic Register. Toronto. May 25, 2017. Archived from the original on March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ a b "Chief shepherds helped forge Catholic Toronto". The Catholic Register. Toronto. February 5, 2007. Archived from the original on March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
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McGuiganwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Gerard, Warren (July 2, 1979). Newman, Peter C. (ed.). "A prince of the church takes his pew". Maclean's. Vol. 92, no. 27. Toronto. p. 44. Archived from the original on April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
James Cardinal McGuigan was Toronto's first cardinal.
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