Thomas Collins (cardinal)
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Thomas Christopher Collins 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 Ar
Collins in February 2014
The papal conclave of 2025 was convened to elect a pope, the leader of the Catholic Church, to succeed Francis following his death on 21 April 2025. In accordance with the apostolic constitution Unive
Thomas Collins (cardinal)
…as he wishes in this regard) but is generally avoided, in order to not have two voting-age cardinals from the same archdiocese. He participated as a cardinal elector in the 2025 papal conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV. Archbishop of Toronto…
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV by the conclave on 8 May 2025.