Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic (born Alojzij Matej Ambrožič; January 27, 1930 – August 26, 2011) was a Roman Catholiccardinal and Archbishop of Toronto. He was made a cardinal on 21 February 1998.
He studied theology in Rome, and he earned a degree in theology from the Angelicum. On his return to Canada, he taught Scripture at St Augustine's Seminary from 1960 to 1967. He then studied at the University of Würzburg in Germany and obtained a doctorate in theology there in 1970. He taught exegesis at the Toronto School of Theology from 1970 to 1976, when he was named Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto on 27 May 1976. On 22 May 1986, he became Coadjutor Archbishop of Toronto, and he duly succeeded to the position of Archbishop of Toronto on 17 March 1990.[2][3]
Ambrozic died on 26 August 2011 after a lengthy illness.[citation needed] His funeral Mass was held on 31 August 2011 at Saint Michael's Cathedral in Toronto, with Archbishop Thomas Collins presiding.[citation needed] More than 1000 people attended the Mass, including Canadian federal finance minister Jim Flaherty and local mayors Rob Ford of Toronto and Hazel McCallion of Mississauga.[citation needed]
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Ambrozic was a somewhat contentious figure in Canadian Catholicism, and he was the subject of vocal opposition from some liberal or progressive Catholics and ex-Catholics for his conservative stands.[citation needed] At the same time, he rejected a request from the Toronto Traditional Mass Society (the local chapter of Una Voce) to invite the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter to offer Tridentine Masses in the archdiocese.[4]
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^ abArchdiocese of Toronto 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 12 July 2013
^ abc. Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
aloysius, ambrozic, aloysius, matthew, ambrozic, born, alojzij, matej, ambrožič, january, 1930, august, 2011, roman, catholic, cardinal, archbishop, toronto, made, cardinal, february, 1998, eminencecardinal, archbishop, emeritus, torontoseetorontoinstalledmarc. Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic born Alojzij Matej Ambrozic January 27 1930 August 26 2011 was a Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Toronto He was made a cardinal on 21 February 1998 His EminenceAloysius AmbrozicCardinal Archbishop emeritus of TorontoSeeTorontoInstalledMarch 17 1990Term endedJanuary 30 2007PredecessorGerald Emmett CarterSuccessorThomas Christopher CollinsOther post s Coadjutor Archbishop of TorontoOrdersOrdinationJune 4 1955by James Charles McGuiganConsecrationMarch 26 1978by Philip Francis PocockCreated cardinalFebruary 21 1998RankCardinal PriestPersonal detailsBornAlojzij Matej Ambrozic 1930 01 27 January 27 1930Gabrje Kingdom of Yugoslavia modern day Slovenia DiedAugust 26 2011 2011 08 26 aged 81 Toronto OntarioBuriedHoly Cross Cemetery Thornhill OntarioMottoIesus est Dominus Jesus is Lord Styles of Aloysius AmbrozicSpoken styleYour EminenceInformal styleCardinalSeeToronto emeritus Contents 1 Biography 2 Views 3 References 4 External linksBiography editAmbrozic was born near Gabrje in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia modern day Slovenia as Alojzij Matej Ambrozic one of seven children of Alojzij or Lojze Ambrozic and Helena Pecar In May 1945 he and his family fled to Austria after which he completed high school in Ljubljana and various refugee camps Vetrinj Peggez and Spittal an der Drau 1 The family went to Canada in September 1948 where he studied at St Augustine s Seminary and was ordained a priest in Toronto on 4 June 1955 1 He served first in Port Colborne Ontario and later taught at St Augustine s Seminary in Toronto 2 3 He studied theology in Rome and he earned a degree in theology from the Angelicum On his return to Canada he taught Scripture at St Augustine s Seminary from 1960 to 1967 He then studied at the University of Wurzburg in Germany and obtained a doctorate in theology there in 1970 He taught exegesis at the Toronto School of Theology from 1970 to 1976 when he was named Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto on 27 May 1976 On 22 May 1986 he became Coadjutor Archbishop of Toronto and he duly succeeded to the position of Archbishop of Toronto on 17 March 1990 2 3 In 1998 he was created cardinal by Pope John Paul II and assigned the titular church of Santi Marcellino e Pietro He became a member of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants in 1990 the Congregation for the Clergy in 1991 the Pontifical Council for Culture in 1993 and the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in 1999 He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI He retired on 16 December 2006 2 3 During his archiepiscopate Toronto hosted World Youth Day in 2002 He was a vocal opponent of same sex marriage in Canada On his retirement for reasons of age he was succeeded as Archbishop of Toronto by Thomas Christopher Collins on 30 January 2007 Ambrozic died on 26 August 2011 after a lengthy illness citation needed His funeral Mass was held on 31 August 2011 at Saint Michael s Cathedral in Toronto with Archbishop Thomas Collins presiding citation needed More than 1000 people attended the Mass including Canadian federal finance minister Jim Flaherty and local mayors Rob Ford of Toronto and Hazel McCallion of Mississauga citation needed Views editAmbrozic was a somewhat contentious figure in Canadian Catholicism and he was the subject of vocal opposition from some liberal or progressive Catholics and ex Catholics for his conservative stands citation needed At the same time he rejected a request from the Toronto Traditional Mass Society the local chapter of Una Voce to invite the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter to offer Tridentine Masses in the archdiocese 4 References edit a b Archdiocese of Toronto Archived 2012 04 04 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 12 July 2013 a b c Catholic Register articles Archived from the original on 2009 03 11 Retrieved 2010 01 21 a b c Biography of Cardinal Ambrozic permanent dead link Ambrozic Letter from Unavocetoront com retrieved 12 July 2013External links editCardinal Ambrozic from the Archdiocese of Toronto Cardinal Ambrozic on catholic pages comCatholic Church titlesPreceded byGerald Emmett Carter Archbishop of Toronto17 March 1990 16 December 2006 Succeeded byThomas Christopher Collins Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Canada Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aloysius Ambrozic amp oldid 1194334786, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
