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.
Parkdale-Toronto West Deanery Toronto, Canada. | |
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Denomination | Anglican |
History | |
Dedication | Epiphany, St. Mark, St. Anne, St. George, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Matthias, St. Stephen and St. Thomas |
Administration | |
Province | Canada |
Diocese | Ontario |
Parish | Ontario |
Congregation | Location | Dates | Notes | Image |
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Epiphany and St. Mark, Parkdale | Parkdale | 1877 | Formed by the amalgamation of the Church of the Epiphany (1887) and the Church of St. Mark, Parkdale (1877) in 1983 | |
St. Anne Anglican Church | Dufferin Grove | Anglican 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 Church | Grange Park | 1853 | Anglican Diocese of Toronto Formerly St. George the Martyr | |
St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church | Downtown | Founded 1888 | Anglo-Catholic Anglican Diocese of Toronto | |
St. Matthias Bellwoods | Trinity-Bellwoods | Founded 1873. Architect Frank Darling designed the building, opened for worship on 4 January 1874, and the baptismal font (donated by W. C. Mollington, 1886). | Anglo-Catholic Anglican Diocese of Toronto | |
St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church | Kensington Market | Founded 1858 | Designed 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 Church | Downtown | Founded 1874 | Anglo-Catholic Anglican Diocese of Toronto |
External links
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edit- ^ St. Anne's Anglican Church Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
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