Anglican Diocese of Toronto
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The Diocese of Toronto is an administrative division of the Anglican Church of Canada. It is part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario and was founded in 1839. Its first bishop was John Strachan. The current Bishop of Toronto is the Right Reverend Colin R. Johnson, who is assisted by four Area Bishops. The Episcopal Areas and their respective suffragans are:
- York-Scarborough - Right Reverend Patrick Yu
- York-Simcoe - Right Reverend George Elliott
- York-Credit Valley - Right Reverend Philip Poole
- Trent-Durham - Right Reverend Michael Bedford Jones
Each Episcopal Area has its own Bishop and Archdeacon.
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[edit] Parishes
The Diocese of Toronto contains 272 churches in 217 parishes. A few of these include:
- All Saints Anglican Church
- All Saints, King City
- Christ Church Deer Park
- Church of St. Mary Magdalene (Toronto)
- Church of the Holy Trinity
- Church of the Redeemer (Toronto)
- Grace Church on the Hill
- Little Trinity Anglican Church
- St. Christopher's on-the-Heights Anglican Church
- St. Elizabeth's Anglican Church
- St. Matthias Bellwoods
- St. Paul's, Bloor Street
- St. Thomas Anglican Church
The cathedral of the diocese is the Cathedral Church of St. James (Toronto)
[edit] Educational institutions
- University of Trinity College
- Wycliffe College
- Royal St. George's College
- Havergal College
- Bishop Strachan School
[edit] See also
- Fidelity (Anglican)
- Dorian Baxter
- Integrity Toronto
- James Ferry
- Tom Harpur
- Propitiation (Toronto)
- Henry Scadding
- Reg Stackhouse
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