FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
POPE BENEDICT XVI ELEVATES ARCHBISHOP THOMAS COLLINS
TO THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS
TORONTO (January 6, 2012) – This morning following Mass at the Vatican, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, announced that His Grace, Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, will be elevated to the College of Cardinals, an international group of principal advisors to the Pontiff.
Archbishop Collins commented on his appointment:
“I am deeply honoured that the Holy Father has called me to be a member of the College of Cardinals. I am grateful for the trust he has placed in me, and recognize this honour as a sign of his esteem for the role of Canada and of the Archdiocese of Toronto in the universal Church. I ask the people of the Archdiocese, whom I am privileged to serve as bishop, and all people in the community, to pray for me and for all who serve Our Lord through ministry in the Church."
for more information please visit the Archbishop's blog http://archdioceseoftoronto.blogspot.com/2012/01/pope-elevates-archbishop-thomas-collins.html
POPE BENEDICT XVI ELEVATES ARCHBISHOP THOMAS COLLINS
TO THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS
TORONTO (January 6, 2012) – This morning following Mass at the Vatican, the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, announced that His Grace, Thomas Collins, Archbishop of Toronto, will be elevated to the College of Cardinals, an international group of principal advisors to the Pontiff.
Archbishop Collins commented on his appointment:
“I am deeply honoured that the Holy Father has called me to be a member of the College of Cardinals. I am grateful for the trust he has placed in me, and recognize this honour as a sign of his esteem for the role of Canada and of the Archdiocese of Toronto in the universal Church. I ask the people of the Archdiocese, whom I am privileged to serve as bishop, and all people in the community, to pray for me and for all who serve Our Lord through ministry in the Church."
for more information please visit the Archbishop's blog http://archdioceseoftoronto.blogspot.com/2012/01/pope-elevates-archbishop-thomas-collins.html
