Toronto Diocesan Council Executive 2026-2028
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Fr. Liborio entered St. Augustine's seminary, in Scarborough, in 1987. He was ordained to the Priesthood in 1992. Fr. Liborio's first placement was St. Peter's church in Woodbridge as an associate (1992 - 1995). He then moved to S. Salvador do Mundo/ Cristo Rei in Mississauga as an Associate (1995 - 1998). Fr. Liborio was named pastor of St. Elizabeth Seton in Newmarket and remained there till 2004. In 2004 Cardinal Ambrozic asked Fr. Liborio to enter the ministry of Vocation work. Fr. Liborio remained the Archdiocesan Vocations director till July of 2009. He was given a six month sabbatical (i.e. Attended a three month program in Rome) and was named pastor of St. Mary's parish in January of 2010. He is very happy to be pastor of his home parish - his parents are now his parishioners and live nearby.

Connie was born in a small town in southern Italy. She immigrated to Canada shortly after her 1st birthday and landed at Pier 21 in Nova Scotia. She was raised in the west end of Toronto.
Her Catholic Women's League journey began shortly after moving to her home parish of St. Roch in 1985, through an invitation from a wonderful neighbor and a passionate CWL advocate to attend a monthly meeting. She officially joined St. Roch's CWL in 1987.
Over the years Connie has held various positions at the parish level. Connie continues to be very involved in her council, focusing on mentoring, recruiting, and maintaining current membership. She is an active member in her parish community and served as an Extraordinary Eucharistic Minister, Lector and part of the Finance Committee. Connie is also a Serran and is an active participant of the Serra Club of Toronto Central Region.
At the regional level, Connie was regional chair for Humber Valley Region for three years, was a facilitator for the regional Parish Executive Training (PET) and the Leadership and Public speaking course; and served as Regional Treasurer.
At the Toronto Diocesan Level, Connie has served as Community Life Standing Committee Chair, 2nd Vice President/ Education and Health Chair, 1st Vice President/Chairperson of Resolutions and Vice President (2024-2026), Connie was also part of various committees; Provincial Convention (2018), the 100th TDC Anniversary Committee and the National Convention (2025) Planning Committee.
Connie’s strong dedication and commitment to the League, has provided her with the opportunity to grow within the League, enhance her spiritual and personal growth and work with many amazing and dynamic women at all levels of the League.
Connie is looking forward to serving her sisters in the League as Toronto Diocesan President.
She is happily married to her husband Eugene and they are blessed with two wonderful daughters, two sons in law and four beautiful grandsons.

Born in Indonesia Andrea is the 5th of 6 children and came to Canada with her family when she was 12 yrs old. She and her late husband Paul of 42 years, have 2 sons, a daughter-in-law and a 2 ½ years old grandson.
Andrea joined the League in 1996, when her Parish Council, St. Patrick’s Mississauga, needed to fill-in as Christian Family Life chair. In less than 2 years, she was elected Organization Chair and was President 2000 – 2001.
On the regional level, she served as Communications Chair, Recording Secretary, and then as Peel Regional Chair in 2009 - 2011, which has brought her great joy and tremendous growth. After three terms at the diocesan level, Andrea returned to Peel Region as Organization and Secretary/Communications chair.
In the spring of 2011, Andrea was invited to be a part of the National ad hoc Leadership Development committee as one of the 2 consultants from the younger generation of League members, under the leadership of Betty Anne Brown Davidson, the then National Organization chair. The fruits of the much labour of love was named "Catch the Fire!" workshop, which was launched at the 2012 National Convention in Edmonton. Andrea was also selected to be one of the two Ontario Provincial workshop facilitators - Sparks, for 2012 - 2014.
At the diocesan level, Andrea was Christian Family Life sub-convener, Communications chair, Community Life chair, Corresponding Secretary, Secretary to the Election Committee, Organization sub-convener (Member Development) for 2-terms, Convention Registration committee member, and returned as Diocesan Secretary and was secretary for the 2025 National convention Planning committee.
In September 2025, Andrea was deeply touched when her Parish Pastor, Fr. John Facey awarded her with her Maple Leaf Service pin, for all her passionate work with CWL and her parish family of St. Patrick’s Church.
Andrea has been an active 44-year parish member - as a lector, a past member of the Parish Pastoral Council, Parish Altar Servers training and has helped organized many Parish and Community events, including the ongoing Parish On-Line Prayer Group weekly zoom prayer meetings. She credits the CWL Leadership & Public Speaking Course she took many years ago for giving her the courage and confidence to take on all of her volunteer involvement, facilitator for both the Leadership & Public Speaking and Parish Executive Training courses, as well as her working and family life.
After 35 years of working for large corporations, then on to small local and private companies, Andrea has downsized to managing her husband's independent contractor business and part-time work at her parish. Besides her parish and CWL, Andrea's volunteer involvement also includes Vita Centre (a past Board member) and an active member of the ACTS faith community since 2010, and currently the Co-Chair of ACTS Canada Core, as the ACTS Women’s Retreats Support Co-Ordinator. Andrea is looking forward to her next challenge as the Toronto Diocesan Council Vice President, as she continues to serve His people within the League and faith community.

Elisabeth has been an active member of the CWL for over 25 years. In 1989 she was received into the church at St. Timothy’s Catholic Church in North York. She held executive positions there including recording secretary and Spiritual Development chair.
In 2016 her husband Deacon David was ordained to the Permanent Diaconate for the Archdiocese of Toronto. He was then assigned to St. Edward the Confessor Parish. They welcomed this new challenge together and quickly became involved in all aspects of the parish community.
Elisabeth was CWL president at St. Edward the Confessor for 3 years during the challenging times of the pandemic. She was also part of the Convention committee during this time. She then went on to be the regional chair for North York Region.
Elisabeth and Deacon David have been happily married for 46 years and have two beautiful daughters and 2 wonderful grandchildren.
Darlene Marino has been an active member of the Catholic Women’s League since 2012. She has served in several leadership roles, including Parish President and Past President at Immaculate Conception, Regional Education and Health Chair, Humber Valley Region

Chair (2017–2019 and 2024–2026), and TDC Resolutions Sub‑Convener (2022–2024). In 2026, she was elected Toronto Diocesan Council Treasurer, where she is excited to apply her business and accounting expertise to support strong, transparent financial stewardship.
A supply chain consultant and certified business/leadership coach, Darlene runs her own consulting practice and mentors’ women‑owned businesses and international supply chain students.
Darlene and her husband John have been married for 25 years and live in Maple, Ontario. She looks forward to continuing her service in the League as TDC Treasurer.

Kate's love for the Catholic Women's League began at a very early age, under the influence of her mother, who was most devoted to the League and our Mother Mary. She became a member of the CWL at the age of 16 (a Birthday gift from her mother!) In September of 2001, Kate became an active executive member at St. Joseph the Worker Parish Council in Oshawa, (Durham Region) as Education Committee Chair, 1st Vice-President and President-Elect, before becoming President for the 2012 - 2014 term. Kate continues to keep active in her Parish CWL, helping to organize many events. She is very blessed to be working with such amazing, dedicated, faith-filled women in her Parish Council!
Kate served two years as Durham Regional Chair. At the Diocesan level she was Legislation Chair for two years, Spiritual Development Chair for three years, President-Elect/Organization Chair for two years and President for two years. During this time, Kate was also a member of the Ontario Provincial Convention Planning Committee (2018) and a member of the National Convention Planning Committee (2025). For the past two years, she served on the Ontario Provincial Council as Toronto Diocesan President. Kate is looking forward to serving her sisters in the League as Toronto Diocesan Past President.
Kate is very active in her parish. She was a member of the Parish Advisory Council and was also involved with the Children's Liturgy. She currently organizes the Music Ministry. After twelve years of service, Kate has retired from the Board of Directors for Catholic Family Services of Durham.
Kate is a retired Catholic school principal who spent 30 years in her teaching vocation with the Durham Catholic District School Board. During this time, Kate completed her Masters in Religious Education. Kate and her husband Manny have two wonderful boys and daughter-in-law, and one amazing grandson.

Christina initially joined the Catholic Women’s League at St. Francis Xavier parish in 2011. She later moved to the Catholic Women’s League at St. Joseph, Streetsville. She served as President Elect, then as President for a two-year term. She also took the role of Organization Chair and Secretary. Once Christina completed her term in December 2022, she served one year as Past President. Christina and her family have been parishioners of St. John of the Cross parish in Mississauga for 43 years and when a new CWL council was formed at her parish four years ago, Christina decided to transfer her membership to St. John of the Cross Council. Christina spent the last two years as the Chairperson of Social Justice on the Toronto Diocesan Executive and is now stepping into a new role as Chairperson of Faith. She feels this new responsibility will be a big challenge for her but is committed to doing her best to meet the needs of this important position.
Christina and her husband came to Canada as landed immigrants from the United Kingdom in 1977 and built a successful life together. In June 2026, Christina and Peter celebrated being happily married for 50 years. They have two adult daughters and a son, a much-loved son-in law and daughter-in-law and five wonderful grandchildren, four teenage boys and a girl age 9. Christina retired from her professional career in 2012 after working for 40 years in Health Care as a physiotherapist and later in a corporate role. She volunteered with Vita Centre from 2008 until stepping down in 2025, spending most of those years as Chair of the Board of Directors. Vita Centre is a charity founded by the Catholic Women’s League and the Knights of Columbus. This charity assists parents in need, with young children from pre-birth up to age six. Since retiring, Christina has been blessed to be travelling the world and will continue these travel plans for as long as possible.
Christina has served her profession and her community through a number of volunteer board and committee positions, including a term as President of the Ontario Physiotherapy Association (OPA), two terms as a Director of OPA, a term as a director of the Physiotherapy Foundation of Canada, and is a current board member of Health Claims for Auto Insurance Processing. She served a six-year term as a member of the Governance Committee of the Ontario Physiotherapy Association and 15 years as Board Chair of Vita Centre, giving her over 35 years combined experience in Board Governance and leadership roles. In 2013 she received an award for Outstanding Board Leadership.

Amelia’s story is one of faith, resilience, and a heart continually open to God’s call. Born in Guyana, South America, she immigrated to Canada at the age of 10, carrying with her a quiet strength that would shape her future. Today, she is a proud mother of three—one daughter and two sons—whose lives she has nurtured with love and sacrifice.
Guided by her passions for spiritual growth, healthy living, and the simple beauty of gardening, Amelia spent many years pouring her energy into raising her children. When they grew older, she felt a stirring within her - a longing for renewed purpose. In that moment of searching, the words “Here I am, Lord” echoed in her heart, and she answered with courage. This call led her to deeper involvement in her parish community in 2014.
In 2016, a simple CWL games night became a turning point. Amelia joined the Catholic Women’s League and immediately embraced service, beginning as Community Life Chair. Her journey blossomed from there. She went on to serve in several executive roles—Education and Health, Christian Family Life, Spiritual Development, and President/Organization—each one shaping her into a stronger, more faith-filled leader.
Her time as Faith Chairperson on the Toronto Diocesan Council for the 2024-2026 term became a profound chapter of growth. It reignited her spirit, deepened her love for the League, and strengthened her desire to continue serving as the Toronto Diocesan Council Chairperson of Service for the term 2026-2028.
Amelia’s volunteer work reflects a life lived generously and joyfully for others. She has poured her heart into RCIA sponsorships, Totus Tuus, Outreach Ministries, CWL fundraising, membership drives, Advent retreats, Christmas bazaars, Sacrament Preparation classes, Pastoral Visitor Training, and the Rosary Apostolate. In every ministry, she brings warmth, compassion, and a steadfast faith that inspires those around her.
As she continues her journey, Amelia remains deeply committed to serving God and Canada through the Catholic Women’s League of Canada. Her life is a testament to what happens when a woman listens for God’s voice, answers His call, and allows her gifts to flourish in service of others.
