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Timeline of the History of the Archdiocese of Toronto. 1615: First Mass in Huronia is held on the southern shores of Georgian Bay. 1640s: Jesuit priests are martyred in Huronia. 1767: First Catholic parish in Ontario for Europeans is established in Windsor.
History. The diocese was created on December 17, 1841, out of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston and covered the western half of Upper Canada.Bishop Thomas Power was appointed as the first Bishop. For a complete history, see the Archdiocese History website.
The Archdiocese of Toronto has a long and storied history dating back to its inception on December 17, 1841, when Michael Power was appointed first Bishop of the area covering the western half of Upper Canada.
The central theme of Catholic history from the 1840s through the 1920s was the contest for control of the church between the French Canadians, based in Quebec, and the English-speaking Irish Canadians (along with smaller numbers of Catholic Scottish Canadians, English, and others) based in Ontario. [24]
- Foundation of the Diocese of Toronto and Bishop Power. Established in 1826, the Diocese of Kingston was split to form a new western diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Upper Canada in 1841.
- Bishop de Charbonnel. Although the Bishop of Montreal consecrated St. Michael’s Cathedral on September 29, 1848 as the See of Toronto, the building remained vacant.
- Bishop/Archbishop Lynch. Father Lynch was appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Toronto in 1859 with right of succession. Upon de Charbonnel’s resignation in 1860, Lynch became the third Bishop of Toronto.
- Archbishop Walsh. John Walsh was born in Ireland in 1830 and received his theological training in Ireland and at the Sulpician Seminary in Montreal. Ordained in 1854, he served as a pastor in several parishes before becoming Victor General of the Archdiocese in 1862.
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 .
Paul's Catholic Church in York, Toronto's first Roman Catholic parish, was established in 1822. As leader of a large group of loyal and patriotic citizens in Upper Canada, Macdonell received the honour of a seat in the Legislative Council of Upper Canada in 183 1.
