The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto (Latin: Archidioecesis Torontinus) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the Province of Ontario. Its archbishop is also the eccesiatical provincial for the dioceses of Hamilton, London, Saint Catharines, and Thunder Bay. The Archbishop is Cardinal Thomas Christopher Collins (made Cardinal on February 18, 2012), with auxiliary bishops John Anthony Boissonneau, William McGrattan, Vincent Nguyen, and Wayne Kirkpatrick. Former Auxiliary Bishop Peter Joseph Hundt was named Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador, Newfoundland, by Pope Benedict XVI, on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. On Friday, May 18, 2012, the Pope appointed Monsignor Wayne Kirkpatrick, of the clergy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint Catharines, until then Chairman of the Canadian Canon Law Society, as an Auxiliary Bishop-elect of the Archdiocese and Titular Bishop of Aradi.
Mass is celebrated within the Archdiocese of Toronto in 36 ethnic and linguistic communities every week making the Archdiocese one of the most ethnically diverse Catholic dioceses in the world.
Overall the Archdiocese of Toronto is the largest in Canada.
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