Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: October 27, 1993
• Invested on: July 21, 1994

A member of the Sacred College in the Vatican, he has been unstinting in his service to the Church. He has served in many capacities, including as president of the Pontifical Canadian College in Rome, delegate to the Roman Synod and chairman of the pontifical commissions for the family and for international eucharistic congresses.