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Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins, MetropolitanArchbishop emeritus of Toronto (Canada), was born on 16 January 1947 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
He was ordained a priest on 5 May 1973.
He holds a BA and MA in English, and a BA in theology. In 1978 he studied in Rome, specializing in sacred scripture and the Book of Revelations at the Pontifical Bible Institute, and in 1986 he received a doctorate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University.
On 25 March 1997 he was appointed coadjutor Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta.
He received episcopal ordination on 14 May 1997, and on 30 June 1997, he became Bishop. He has served as rector of Saint Peter’s Seminary, London, Canada, president of the National Theological Commission of the Bishops’ Conference, president of the National Commission for Ecumenism, president of the Conference of Bishops of Alberta, president of Saint Joseph’s College Board of Governors at the University of Alberta.
On 18 February 1999 he was appointed c