Parkdale-Toronto West Deanery

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.
DenominationAnglican
History
DedicationEpiphany, St. Mark, St. Anne, St. George, St. Mary Magdalene, St. Matthias, St. Stephen and St. Thomas
Administration
ProvinceCanada
DioceseOntario
ParishOntario
Congregation Location Dates Notes Image
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
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