Frank Leo officially installed as new Archbishop of Toronto

By The Canadian Press and News Staff

The largest archdiocese in Canada’s Catholic Church has a new man at the helm as of today.

About 1,200 people attended the mass of installation for Frank Leo, who now serves as Archbishop of Toronto.

The installation ceremony at St. Michael’s Cathedral Basilica in downtown Toronto took place about six weeks after Pope Francis formally named Leo to the post.

Leo succeeds Cardinal Thomas Collins, who offered his resignation on his 75th birthday in January 2022 in compliance with a rule stating all bishops must offer to step down when they reach that age.

Leo was first named a Bishop in July 2022, making him one of Canada’s newest appointees to such a role, and he was installed as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Montreal two months later.

He said his Toronto appointment came as a surprise, but a welcome one.

“I look forward to giving the rest of my life as, as the spiritual leader here from a symbolic and spiritual perspective. When you become a bishop, you get a ring and it’s a spousal marital relationship,” Leo tells Omni News

Leo was born in Montreal in 1971 to Italian immigrant parents, entered the Grand Seminaire de Montreal in 1990 and was ordained a priest for service to the city’s archdiocese in 1996.

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