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Francis Leo

Canadian Catholic prelate
Person human Q113122506

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
June 30, 1971
Place of birth
Montreal
Country of citizenship
Canada[5]
Occupation
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
Position held
titular bishop, auxiliary bishop, general secretary, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Toronto, cardinal priest[6][7]
Religion or worldview
Catholicism[8]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Consecrator
Christian Lépine, Douglas Crosby, Serge Poitras[16][17][18]
Different from
Frank Leo, Frank Leo[19][20]
Family name
Leo[11]
Given name
Francis[12]
P14931
leo_f[22]
Participant in
2025 conclave[14]
Religious order
Stigmatines[10]
Significant event
The sacrament of Holy Orders in the Catholic Church[13]
Writing language
English[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Francis Leo en Frank Leo Jr. cs Frank Leo es Frank Leo Jr. fr Frank Leo Jr. he פרנק ליאו it Frank Leo ja フランク・レオ ko 프랭크 레오 pl Frank Leo Jr. pt Francis Leo ru Фрэнк Лео ru Фрэнк Лео-мл. uk Френк Лео
🔖 Identifiers · 11
ISNI
0000000443647576
VIAF cluster ID
311785393
Library of Congress authority ID
no2014159775
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Frank Leo.jpg ↗
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
leofm
FactGrid item ID
Wikidata item
GCatholic person ID
60070
Parsifal cluster ID
439311
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
46448
The College of Cardinals Report ID
cardinal-frank-leo
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PCjCVWD4DgYfgv4RG6x4dDC

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🔗 Connections
Position held 4
general secretary, titular bishop, auxiliary bishop, cardinal priest
Consecrator 2
Christian Lépine, Douglas Crosby
Occupation 2
Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
Chaired by 1
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Given name 1
Francis
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Participant in 1
2025 conclave
Participated in 1
2025 conclave
Place of birth 1
Montreal
Religion or worldview 1
Catholicism
Religious order 1
Stigmatines
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant event 1
The sacrament of Holy Orders in the Catholic Church
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Francis Leo's place of birth was Montreal[1]. He was born on June 30, 1971[2]. He worked as a Catholic priest[3] and Catholic bishop[4].

Body

Career and Affiliations

Positions held include Roman Catholic Archbishop of Toronto[6], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[23], in Canada[24], founded in 1870[25] and cardinal priest[7], a position[26].

FAQs

Where was Francis Leo born?

Born in Montreal[1].

What did Francis Leo do for work?

Francis Leo worked as Catholic priest[3] and Catholic bishop[4].

Related Entities

Canada

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . GCatholic.org. Retrieved . gcatholic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Library of Congress. Retrieved . id.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . GCatholic.org. Retrieved . gcatholic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [2] ↑ . GCatholic.org. Retrieved . gcatholic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . GCatholic.org. Retrieved . gcatholic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4w ago · Tymewalk · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'he', 'hr', 'id', 'it', 'lmo', '
    P14931 → leo_f
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  2. 26w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Citizenship → —
    Occupation → —
    Occupation → Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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