Aloysius Matthew Cardinal Ambrozic (born January 27, 1930) is a Roman Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Toronto. He became a cardinal on February 21, 1998. January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking just below the Pope and appointed by him as a member of the College of Cardinals, during a consistory. ... This is a list of the Roman Catholic Archbishops of Toronto. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Ambrozic was born in Gabrje, Slovenia as Alojzij Ambrožič. In 1945 he and his family fled to Austria, where he completed high school in various refugee camps. The family came to Canada in 1948, and Ambrozic was ordained as a priest in Toronto in 1955. He served first in Port Colborne, Ontario, and later taught at St. Augustine's Seminary in Toronto. He also studied theology in Rome, and in 1970 he earned a doctorate in theology at the University of Würzburg in Germany. He taught exegesis at the Toronto School of Theology from 1970 to 1976, when he was named Auxiliary Bishop of Toronto. In 1990 he became Archbishop. In 1998 he was created cardinal by Pope John Paul II, and he is currently a member of the College of Cardinals. He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that selected Pope Benedict XVI. 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... A refugee camp is a camp built up by governments or NGOs (such as the ICRC) to receive refugees. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Stub | Cities in Ontario | Coastal towns of Canada ... Theology is literally reasonable discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, word or reason). By extension, it also refers to the study of other religious topics. ... Location within Italy The Roman Colosseum Rome (Italian and Latin: Roma) is the capital city of Italy and of its Latium region. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The University of Würzburg is a university in Würzburg, Germany, founded in 1402. ... This article discusses textual hermeneutics. ... The Toronto School of Theology is an ecumenical centre for theological education and is the largest of its kind in Canada. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... His Holiness Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), born Karol Józef Wojtyła [1] (May 18, 1920 – April 2, 2005), reigned as Pope of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City for almost 27 years, from 16 October 1978 until his death. ... The Sacred College of Cardinals is the body of all Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church. ... The following are the cardinal electors in the 2005 papal conclave. ... The Papal conclave of 2005 began on April 18, 2005 and ended the next day after four ballots. ... His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: ; born April 16, 1927 as Joseph Alois Ratzinger) is the 265th and reigning pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. ...

During his archiepiscopate, Toronto hosted World Youth Day in 2002. He is a vocal opponent of same-sex marriage in Canada. World Youth Day (WYD) was created by Pope John Paul II in 1984. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Same-sex marriage is widely anticipated to be legalized across Canada by Bill C-38, introduced by Paul Martins Liberal government in the federal Parliament on February 1, 2005. ...

Ambrozic has been a somewhat contentious figure in Canadian Catholicism, and the subject of vocal opposition from some liberal or progressive Catholics or former Catholics for his conservative stands.

References

• Cardinal Ambrozic (http://www.archtoronto.org/ter/cardinal.htm) from the Archdiocese of Toronto (http://www.archtoronto.org/)
• Cardinal Ambrozic (http://www.catholic-pages.com/hierarchy/cardinals_bio.asp?ref=129) on catholic-pages.com (http://www.catholic-pages.com/)