Meet the Canadian Cardinals

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

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