Parkdale-Toronto West Deanery Explained

Parkdale-Toronto West Deanery Toronto, Canada.
Dedication:Epiphany, St. Mark, St. Anne, St. George, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Matthias, St. Stephen and St. Thomas
Denomination:Anglican
Parish:Ontario
Diocese:Ontario
Province:Canada

The Parkdale-Toronto West Deanery in the Anglican Diocese of Toronto is a group of 17 Anglican parishes and chapels in downtown Toronto, Canada. They include the churches of St. Anne's, Epiphany and St. Mark, Parkdale, St. George by the Grange, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Matthias Bellwoods, St. Stephen-in-the-Fields, and St. Thomas's Anglican Church (Toronto). After years of slow decline in church attendance, the Deanery has engaged in a process to revise the way churches are managed in this part of the Diocese.

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Epiphany and St. Mark, ParkdaleParkdale1877Formed by the amalgamation of the Church of the Epiphany (1887) and the Church of St. Mark, Parkdale (1877) in 1983
St. Anne Anglican ChurchDufferin GroveAnglican Diocese of Toronto Toronto architect Ford Howland designed St. Anne's Church in the Byzantine style with interior decoration includes wall and ceiling paintings executed by members of the Group of Seven.[1]
St. George by the Grange Anglican ChurchGrange Park1853Anglican Diocese of Toronto Formerly St. George the Martyr
St. Mary Magdalene Anglican ChurchDowntownFounded 1888
St. Matthias BellwoodsTrinity-BellwoodsFounded 1873. Architect Frank Darling designed the building, opened for worship on 4 January 1874, and the baptismal font (donated by W. C. Mollington, 1886).
St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican ChurchKensington MarketFounded 1858Designed by Thomas Fuller (architect) and Henry Langley in a Gothic Revival design. The church derived its name from its original rural setting.[2] Restored by Henry Langley (architect), 1865–66
St. Thomas's, Huron Street Anglican ChurchDowntownFounded 1874

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.heritagefdn.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_6250_1.html St. Anne's Anglican Church
  2. http://www.heritagefdn.on.ca/userfiles/HTML/nts_1_6262_1.html St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church