Frank Leo | |
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| Cardinal,Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto | |
 Leo in 2023 | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Toronto |
| See | Toronto |
| Appointed | February 11, 2023 |
| Installed | March 25, 2023 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Christopher Collins |
| Other post | Cardinal-Priest ofSanta Maria della Salute a Primavalle |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 14, 1996 |
| Consecration | September 12, 2022 by Christian Lépine |
| Created cardinal | 7 December 2024 byPope Francis |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis Leo (1971-06-30)June 30, 1971 (age 54) |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Motto | Quodcumque dixerit facite ("Do whatever He says") |
| Coat of arms | .svg) |
| Styles of Frank Leo | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Religious style | His Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Toronto |
Frank Leo (born June 30, 1971) is aCanadian Catholic prelate who has served asArchbishop of Toronto since March 2023. He wasAuxiliary Bishop of Montreal from September 2022 until his appointment to Toronto. Since 2007, he has been a member of thePriestly Fraternities of Saint Dominic.
He was made a cardinal on December 7, 2024 byPope Francis.
Leo was born in Montreal on June 30, 1971 to Italian immigrant parents, Francesco Leo and Rosa Valente. He earned a bachelor's degree at the Institut de Formation Théologique de Montréal (IFTM) and both a licentiate and a doctorate in theology at theInternational Marian Research Institute. He was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Montreal in 1996.[1] He studied at thePontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in Rome from 2006 to 2008 and then joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He was posted to theapostolic nunciature in Australia from 2008 to 2011 and then to the Holy See Study Mission in Hong Kong from 2011 to 2012.[2]
On November 18, 2007, he became a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. He took his vows on May 11, 2008.[3]
In 2012 he returned to Montreal to take up appointments as director and dogmatics teacher at the Major Seminary, director of the IFTM's Department of Canon Law, and vice president of the archdiocesan vocations service. From 2013 to 2015 he was a member of the priests council. He founded the Canadian Mariological Society and became its president. From 2015 to 2021 he was secretary general of theCanadian Conference of Catholic Bishops.[1]
In February 2022 he became vicar general and moderator of the curia for the Archdiocese of Montreal.[4]
On July 16, 2022,Pope Francis appointed him titular bishop of Tamada and auxiliary bishop of Montreal.[1] He received his episcopal consecration on September 12, 2022.[2]
On February 11, 2023, Pope Francis appointed him Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto.[5][6] He was installed there on 25 March inSt. Michael's Cathedral Basilica.[7]
On October 6, 2024, Pope Francis announced that he would make Leo a cardinal on December 8, 2024,[8][9] a date that was later changed to December 7.[10]
On December 7, 2024, Pope Francis made him a cardinal, assigning him as acardinal priest to the title ofSanta Maria della Salute a Primavalle.[11]
He participated as acardinal elector in the2025 papal conclave that electedPope Leo XIV.[12]
Leo is the Grand Prior of the Canada-Toronto Lieutenancy of theEquestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.[13]
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| Preceded by | Archbishop of Toronto 11 February 2023 – present | Incumbent |
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