Ø      born on the 27th of January, 1930 in Gabrje, Slovenia

Ø    entitled as the Cardinal Priest of Saints Marcellinus and Peter

Ø     moved to Austria in the year 1945 and then moved to Canada three years later

Ø      ordained for the Archdiocese of Toronto on June 4, 1955

Ø     earned degrees in theology from the Angelicum and in Scripture from the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome and earned a doctorate in theology at the Univeristy of Würzburg.

Ø      appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto on 26 May 1976 and Coadjutor of the same see on 22 May 1986. He became Archbishop of Toronto on 17 March 1990.

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