Among those created Cardinals at today's Consistory was one Canadian, the Archbishop of Quebec, His Eminence, Gerald Cyprien Cardinal Lacroix, ISPX. This brings the current count of Canadian Cardinals to four (4), all of whom are younger than 80 years of age and therefore eligible to elect the Bishop of Rome. Here they are:
His Eminence, Jean-Claude Cardinal Turcotte
Born in Montreal, Quebec on June 26, 1936
Ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Montreal on May 24, 1959
Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Montreal on April 14, 1982
Appointed Archbishop of Montreal on March 17, 1990
Created Cardinal by His Holiness, John Paul II on November 26, 1994
Archbishop-emeritus of Montreal as of March 20, 2012
His Eminence, Marc Cardinal Ouellet, PSS
Born in Lamotte, Quebec on June 8, 1944
Ordained a priest for the Society of Priests of Saint Sulpice on May 25, 1968
Appointed Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
on March 3, 2001
on March 3, 2001
Appointed Titular Bishop of Acropolis on March 3, 2001
Appointed Archbishop of Quebec on November 15, 2002
Created Cardinal by His Holiness, John Paul II on October 21, 2003
Appointed Prefect of the Congregation for Bishops on June 30, 2010
Appointed President of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America on June 30, 2010
His Eminence, Thomas Christopher Cardinal Collins
Born in Guelph, Ontario on January 16, 1947
Ordained a priest for the Diocese of Hamilton on May 5, 1973
Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Saint Paul, Alberta on March 25, 1997
Succeeded as Bishop of Saint Paul, Alberta on June 30, 1997
Appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta on February 18, 1999
Succeeded as Archbishop of Edmonton, Alberta on June 7, 1999
Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Saint Paul, Alberta on March 16, 2001
Appointed Archbishop of Toronto, Ontario on December 16, 2006
Created Cardinal by His Holiness, Benedict XVI on February 18, 2012
His Eminence, Gérald Cyprien Cardinal Lacroix, I.S.P.X.
Born in Saint-Hilaire de Dorcet, Quebec on July 27, 1957
Ordained a priest for the Institute of Saint Pius X on October 8, 1988
Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Quebec (City) on April 7, 2009
Appointed Archbishop of Quebec on February 22, 2011
Created Cardinal by His Holiness, Francis on February 22, 2014
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