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St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto, Canada, and one of the oldest churches in Toronto. It is located at 65 Bond Street in Toronto's Garden District. St. Michael's was designed by William Thomas, designer of eight other churches in the city, and was primarily financed by Irish ...
The archdiocese began as the Diocese of Toronto, which was created on December 17, 1841. [2] [3] Michael Power was appointed its first bishop, and under his reign the construction of St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica in Toronto commenced, with Power himself laying the cornerstone of the new church.
The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toronto ( Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Torontina) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the province of Ontario. Its archbishop is also the ecclesiastical provincial for the dioceses of Hamilton, London, Saint Catharines, and Thunder Bay. The Archbishop is Francis Leo, appointed in February ...
Legacy. Michael Power High School, founded in 1957, named after him. A sculpture of Bishop Power, created by John Cochrane, is located at the main entrance the archbishop's residence in Toronto. Bishop Power's most notable achievements were the building of St. Michael's Cathedral, Toronto and the Bishop's Palace on Church Street.
St. Mary's Malankara Catholic Church Toronto. St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church. St. Patrick’s Parish. Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church. St. Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Church. Categories: Roman Catholic churches in Toronto. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto.
Kasun was officially welcomed to the archdiocese through a Mass at St. Michael's Cathedral, Toronto, on 6 October 2016. [12] As an auxiliary bishop, Kasun has presided over liturgies on behalf of the Chinese Canadians and Goan Catholics in the archdiocese.
Thomas Christopher Collins (born January 16, 1947) is a Canadian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the Metropolitan Archbishop of Toronto from 2007 to 2023, the Bishop of Saint Paul in Alberta from 1997 to 1999, and Archbishop of Edmonton from 1999 to 2006. He was elevated to the rank of Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI on February 18, 2012.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. John Joseph Lynch CM (6 February 1816 – 12 May 1888) was an Irish prelate of the Catholic Church. A member of the Congregation of the Mission, he served as the third Bishop (1860–1870) and first Archbishop of Toronto (1870–1888). He founded Our Lady of Angels Seminary (now Niagara University) in 1856.