Thomas Collins (cardinal)

History
Ordination history of; Thomas Collins
Date
History
Diaconal ordination
Date	14 May 1972
Priestly ordination
Ordained by	Paul Francis Reding (Hamilton, ON aux.)
Date	5 May 1973
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Anthony Frederick Tonnos (Hamilton, ON)
Co-consecrators	Raymond Roy (St Paul, AB); John Michael Sherlock (London, ON)
Date	14 May 1997
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Benedict XVI
Date	18 February 2012
Joseph Luc André Bouchard
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Thomas Collins as principal consecrator
Joseph Luc André Bouchard	9 November 2001
Vincent Nguyên	13 January 2010
Wayne Joseph Kirkpatrick	25 July 2012

Styles of
**Thomas Christopher Collins**
Styles of; Thomas Christopher Collins
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Toronto

His Eminence

Thomas Christopher Collins
His Eminence; Thomas Christopher Collins
Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto
	Collins in February 2014
See	Toronto
Appointed	16 December 2006
Installed	30 January 2007
Term ended	11 February 2023
Predecessor	Aloysius Ambrozic
Successor	Frank Leo
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of San Patrizio
Previous post(s)	Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta (1997); Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta (1997–1999); Coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton (1999); Archbishop of Edmonton (1999–2006); Apostolic Administrator of Saint Paul in Alberta (2001);
Orders
Ordination	5 May 1973; by Paul Francis Reding
Consecration	14 May 1997; by Anthony Frederick Tonnos
Created cardinal	18 February 2012; by Benedict XVI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Thomas Christopher Collins; 16 January 1947 (age 77); Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Education	Bishop Macdonell High School (OSSD)
Alma mater	St. Jerome College (BA); University of Western Ontario (MA); St. Peter's Seminary (BTh);
Motto	Deum adora; ('Worship God'; Revelation 22:9)

Thomas Christopher Collins (born 16 January 1947) is a Canadian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto from 2007 to 2023, the Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta from 1997 to 1999, and Archbishop of Edmonton from 1999 to 2006. He was elevated to the rank of Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI on 18 February 2012.