Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Toronto / Torontin(us) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Hamilton, London, Saint Catharines, Thunder Bay

Neighbouring Dioceses: Hamilton (←), Peterborough (↗)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: St. Michael (September 29)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: September 30 (1848)

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1841.12.17: Established as Diocese of Toronto / Torontin(us) (Latin) (from Diocese of Kingston)
1844.07.12: Became suffragan of Québec
1855.02.21: Lost territory to establish Diocese of London
1856.02.29: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Hamilton
1870.03.18: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toronto / Torontin(us) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Hamilton, Kingston and London)
1874.01.25: Gained suffragan see Northern Canada
1882.07.11: Lost territory to Diocese of Peterborough
1889.12.28: Lost suffragan sees Kingston and Peterborough
1952.04.29: Gained suffragan see Fort William
1958.11.22: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Saint Catharines and gained suffragan see Saint Catharines

Contact Info

Address: 1155 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4T 1W2, Canada

Phone: +1 (416) 934-0606

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1984.09, 2002.07)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2023.02.11 – ...):	Cardinal Frank Leo (55) Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Salute a Primavalle
Auxiliary Bishop (2001.03.23 – ...):	Bishop John Anthony Boissonneau (76) Titular Bishop of Tambeæ
Auxiliary Bishop (2009.11.06 – ...):	Bishop Vincent Nguyen (Nguyễn Mạnh Hiếu) (60) Titular Bishop of Ammædara
Auxiliary Bishop (2016.06.17 – ...):	Bishop Robert Michael Kasun, C.S.B. (74) Titular Bishop of Lavello
Auxiliary Bishop (2020.11.28 – ...):	Bishop Ivan Philip Camilleri (57) Titular Bishop of Teglata in Numidia

Monsignors (44)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Toronto (Roman Rite)

Cardinal Frank Leo (55)
(2023.02.11 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Salute a Primavalle
Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada)

Quodcumque dixerit facite

Born:	1971.06.30 (Montréal, QC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1996.12.14
Consecrated Bishop:	2022.09.12
Created Cardinal:	2024.12.07

Priest of Montréal (Canada) (1996.12.14 – 2022.07.16)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2012.01.09 – 2022.07.16)

General Secretary of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (2015.09.18 [2015.11.01] – 2021.09.27)

Titular Bishop of Tamada (2022.07.16 – 2023.02.11)

Auxiliary Bishop of Montréal (Canada) (2022.07.16 – 2023.02.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) (2023.02.11 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria della Salute a Primavalle (2024.12.07 [2025.11.15] – ...)

Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins (79)
(2006.12.16 – 2023.02.11)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Patrizio
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Toronto (Canada)

Deum adora

Born:	1947.01.16 (Guelph, ON, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1973.05.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1997.05.14
Created Cardinal:	2012.02.18

Priest of Hamilton (Canada) (1973.05.05 – 1997.03.25)

Coadjutor Bishop of Saint-Paul (Canada) (1997.03.25 – 1997.06.30)

Bishop of Saint-Paul (Canada) (1997.06.30 – 1999.02.18)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton (Canada) (1999.02.18 – 1999.06.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Edmonton (Canada) (1999.06.07 – 2006.12.16)

Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Paul (Canada) (2001.03.16 – 2001.09.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) (2006.12.16 – 2023.02.11)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Patrizio (2012.02.18 [2012.10.23] – ...)

Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion (2014.01.15 – 2020.09.21)

Cardinal Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic (Alojzij Matej Ambrožič)
(1990.03.17 – 2006.12.16)

Jesus est Dominus

Born:	1930.01.27 (Gabrje, Slovenia)
Ordained Priest:	1955.06.04
Consecrated Bishop:	1976.05.27
Created Cardinal:	1998.02.21
Died:	2011.08.26 (Toronto, ON, Canada † 81)

Priest of Toronto (Canada) (1955.06.04 – 1976.03.26)

Titular Bishop of Valabria (1976.03.26 – 1986.05.22)

Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto (Canada) (1976.03.26 – 1986.05.22)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) (1986.05.22 – 1990.03.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) (1990.03.17 – 2006.12.16)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Marcellino e Pietro (1998.02.21 [1998.10.04] – 2011.08.26)

Cardinal Gerald Emmett Carter
(1978.04.27 – 1990.03.17)

Pax et lux

Born:	1912.03.01 (Montréal, QC, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1937.05.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1962.02.02
Created Cardinal:	1979.06.30
Died:	2003.04.06 (Toronto, ON, Canada † 91)

Priest of Montréal (Canada) (1937.05.22 – 1961.12.01)

Titular Bishop of Altiburus (1961.12.01 – 1964.02.17)

Auxiliary Bishop of London (Canada) (1961.12.01 – 1964.02.17)

Bishop of London (Canada) (1964.02.17 – 1978.04.27)

President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (1975 – 1977)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) (1978.04.27 – 1990.03.17)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Traspontina (1979.06.30 – 2003.04.06)

Archbishop Philip Francis Pocock
(1971.03.30 – 1978.04.27)

Plenitudo legis dilectio

Born:	1906.07.02 (St. Thomas, ON, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1930.06.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1944.06.29
Died:	1984.09.06 (Toronto, ON, Canada † 78)

Priest of London (Canada) (1930.06.14 – 1944.04.07)

Bishop of Saskatoon (Canada) (1944.04.07 – 1951.08.06)

Titular Archbishop of Aprus (1951.08.06 – 1952.01.14)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Winnipeg (Canada) (1951.08.06 – 1952.01.14)

Archbishop of Winnipeg (Canada) (1952.01.14 – 1961.02.18)

Titular Archbishop of Isauropolis (1961.02.18 – 1971.03.30)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) (1961.02.18 – 1971.03.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) (1971.03.30 – 1978.04.27)

Cardinal James Charles McGuigan
(1934.12.22 – 1971.03.30)

Ambulate in dilectione

Born:	1894.11.26 (Hunter River, PE, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1918.05.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1930.05.15
Created Cardinal:	1946.02.18
Died:	1974.04.06 (Toronto, ON, Canada † 79)

Priest of Charlottetown (Canada) (1918.05.26 – 1930.01.30)

Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (1927.09.13 – 1930.01.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Regina (Canada) (1930.01.30 – 1934.12.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) (1934.12.22 – 1971.03.30)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria del Popolo (1946.02.22 – 1974.04.06)

President of Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (1958 – 1959)

Archbishop Neil McNeil
(1912.04.10 – 1934.05.25)

Quis ut Deus / Evangelizare pauperibus misit me

Born:	1851.11.23 (Hillsborough, NS, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1879.04.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1895.10.20
Died:	1934.05.25 (Toronto, ON, Canada † 82)

Priest of Antigonish (Canada) (1879.04.12 – 1895.08.06)

Titular Bishop of Nilopolis (1895.08.06 – 1904.02.08)

Vicar Apostolic of Western Newfoundland (Canada) (1895.08.06 – 1904.02.08)

Bishop of Saint George’s (Canada) (1904.02.08 – 1910.01.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Vancouver (Canada) (1910.01.19 – 1912.04.10)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) (1912.04.10 – 1934.05.25)

Archbishop Fergus Patrick McEvay
(1908.04.13 – 1911.05.10)

In cruce salus

Born:	1852.12.08 (Lindsay, ON, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1882.07.09
Consecrated Bishop:	1899.08.06
Died:	1911.05.10 (Toronto, ON, Canada † 58)

Priest of Kingston (Canada) (1882.07.09 – 1899.05.27)

Bishop of London (Canada) (1899.05.27 – 1908.04.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) (1908.04.13 – 1911.05.10)

Archbishop Dennis O’Connor, C.S.B.
(1899.01.07 – 1908.04.13)

Sine labe concepta

Born:	1841.03.28 (Pickering, ON, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1863.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1890.10.19
Died:	1911.06.30 (Toronto, ON, Canada † 70)

Bishop of London (Canada) (1890.07.18 – 1899.01.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) (1899.01.07 – 1908.04.13)

Titular Archbishop of Laodicea (1908.05.04 – 1911.06.30)

Archbishop John Walsh
(1889.07.25 – 1898.07.30)

Born:	1830.05.24 (Mooncoin, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1854.11.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1867.11.10
Died:	1898.07.30 (Toronto, ON, Canada † 68)

Priest of Toronto (Canada) (1854.11.01 – 1867.06.04)

Bishop of Sandwich (Canada) (1867.06.04 – 1869.10.03)

Bishop of London (Canada) (1869.10.03 – 1889.07.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) (1889.07.25 – 1898.07.30)

Archbishop John Joseph Lynch, C.M.
(1870.03.18 – 1888.05.12)

Born:	1816.02.06 (Clones, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1843.06.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1859.11.20
Died:	1888.05.12 (Toronto, ON, Canada † 72)

Titular Bishop of Echinus (1859.08.26 – 1860.04.26)

Coadjutor Bishop of Toronto (Canada) (1859.08.26 – 1860.04.26)

Bishop of Toronto (Canada) (1860.04.26 – 1870.03.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto (Canada) (1870.03.18 – 1888.05.12)

Bishops of Toronto (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Joseph Lynch, C.M. (later Archbishop)
(1860.04.26 – 1870.03.18)

(see above)

Bishop Armand-Françios-Marie de Charbonnel, O.F.M. Cap. (later Archbishop)
(1850.03.15 – 1860.04.26)

In corde decus et honor

Born:	1802.12.01 (Château du Flachat, France)
Ordained Priest:	1825.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1850.05.26
Died:	1891.03.25 (Crest, Drôme, France † 88)

Priest of Society of Priests of Saint Sulpice (Sulpicians) (1825.12.17 – 1850.03.15)

Bishop of Toronto (Canada) (1850.03.15 – 1860.04.26)

Titular Bishop of Sozopolis (1869.03.15 – 1880.12.16)

Titular Archbishop of Sozopolis (1880.12.16 – 1891.03.25)

Bishop Michael Power
(1841.12.17 – 1847.10.01)

Crux spes mea

Born:	1804.10.17 (Halifax, NS, Canada)
Ordained Priest:	1827.08.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1842.05.08
Died:	1847.10.01 (Toronto, ON, Canada † 42)

Priest of Québec (Canada) (1827.08.17 – 1841.12.17)

Bishop of Toronto (Canada) (1841.12.17 – 1847.10.01)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic (Alojzij Matej Ambrožič) (later Cardinal) (1986.05.22 – 1990.03.17)
Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Philip Francis Pocock (1961.02.18 – 1971.03.30)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop John Joseph Lynch, C.M. (later Archbishop) (1859.08.26 – 1860.04.26)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Wayne Joseph Kirkpatrick (69) (2012.05.18 – 2019.12.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop William Terrence McGrattan (69) (2009.11.06 – 2014.04.08)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Peter Joseph Hundt (69) (later Archbishop) (2006.02.11 – 2011.03.01)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Daniel Joseph Bohan (later Archbishop) (2003.05.14 – 2005.03.30)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Richard John Grecco (80) (2002.04.27 – 2009.07.11)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Anthony Giroux Meagher (later Archbishop) (1997.04.30 – 2002.04.27)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J. (82) (later Archbishop) (1995.02.22 – 1998.06.30)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Nicola De Angelis, C.F.I.C. (1992.04.27 – 2002.12.28)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Stephen Knight (84) (1992.04.27 – 2000.04.09)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Robert Bell Clune (1979.05.03 – 1995.12.27)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Michael Pearse Lacey (1979.05.03 – 1993.05.31)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Leonard James Wall (later Archbishop) (1979.05.03 – 1992.02.25)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic (Alojzij Matej Ambrožič) (later Cardinal) (1976.03.26 – 1986.05.22)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Thomas Benjamin Fulton (1968.12.28 – 1978.07.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Francis Anthony Marrocco (1955.12.01 – 1968.06.10)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Francis Valentine Allen (1954.07.02 – 1977.10.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Benjamin Ibberson Webster (1946.09.24 – 1954.04.24)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Thomas Timothy O’Mahony (1879.11.14 – 1892.09.08)