Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, Ontario
Encyclopedia
The Diocese of Hamilton was created on February 29, 1856 by a division of the Archdiocese of Toronto. It remains a suffragan of that archdiocese. The Diocese of Hamilton comprises the counties and regions of Brant, Bruce, Grey, Halton, Waterloo, Wellington, Wentworth, as well as four Townships in the County of Dufferin, all located in Ontario. The Diocese of Hamilton had begun as a Catholic Mission in Upper Canada (Ontario).
There are 6 Deaneries which have 123 Parishes in their Geographical Grouping. There are 7 Catholic School Boards in the Diocese, 1 Catholic University, and 3 University Catholic Campus Ministries. In 2006, it had 134 secular and 89 religious priests ministering to 560,000 people in 121 parishes. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of Christ the King
in Hamilton.
The first bishop of the Diocese was Right Rev. John Farrell
, a native of Ireland, consecrated May 11, 1856. He introduced Catholic schools, built St. Mary's Cathedral, and helped to establish the academies of the Ladies of Loretto in Hamilton and Guelph. He also encouraged the founding of St. Jerome's College by the Fathers of the Resurrection, and confided the Owen Sound Missions to the Basilian Fathers.
Farrell died on September 26, 1873, and was succeeded by the Right Rev. P. F. Crinnon, also born in Ireland and consecrated April 19, 1873. He built St. Patrick's Church in Hamilton, Ontario
, established the House of Providence, Dundas, and secured a site for Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Crinnon died on November 25, 1882 and was succeeded by the Right Rev. James Joseph Carbery
. Bishop Carbery was consecrated on November 11, 1883, and held an important diocesan synod. He died in Ireland in December 1887.
Rt. Rev. T. J. Dowling
, D.D., bishop of Peterborough, was installed Bishop of Hamilton in May 1889. Since then, 14 new parishes had been established, 28 priests ordained, and 22 new churches, schools and presbyteries erected. Catholic hospitals at Hamilton and Guelph, and the new House of Providence at Dundas were also established in his time.
During Dowling's time, there were 42 priests in the diocese of Canadian by birth. Four were from Ireland, four from the United States, four from France, three from Germany, two from Poland, and two from Italy. Candidates for the priesthood studied in St. Jerome's College in Berlin, Ontario (now called Kitchener
, Ontario
) and Grand Seminary in Montreal, Quebec. The diocese had 9 parishes for German-speaking people and one Indian parish. There were also chapels for Poles and Italians.
From 1924 until 1937, Bishop John T. McNally guided the Diocese. In mid-1937, Bishop Joseph F. Ryan took over and guided the diocese for 36 years. During this time, there was much growth and expansion of churches and Catholic schools. He retired in 1973 and was replaced by Bishop Paul F. Reding, who served as bishop for 10 years before his death in 1983. The current bishop is Bishop David Douglas Crosby, O.M.I., who had been Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador
, Newfoundland
, and who took over from Bishop Anthony F. Tonnos on November 8, 2010 after being designated Hamilton's Bishop in September 2010. Bishop Crosby was ordained a bishop in 1998 in Labrador City-Schefferville, Quebec, and appointed bishop of Hamilton in 2010. Former auxiliary Bishop Gerard P. Bergie was appointed Bishop of St. Catharines in September 2010.
The Government of Canada accords Catholic schools the same rights as public schools at this time. The taxes paid by Catholics go to support Catholic schools only. Teachers, whether religious or lay, must be qualified to teach according to the same regulations as those governing public school teachers. Higher education of young women is provided in the academies of the Ladies of Loretto at Hamilton and Guelph.
St. Jerome's College is in the charge of the Resurrectionist Fathers
. Connected with the college their American novitiate for candidates.
Number of Churches in Brackets
There are 6 Deaneries which have 123 Parishes in their Geographical Grouping. There are 7 Catholic School Boards in the Diocese, 1 Catholic University, and 3 University Catholic Campus Ministries. In 2006, it had 134 secular and 89 religious priests ministering to 560,000 people in 121 parishes. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of Christ the King
Cathedral of Christ the King (Hamilton)
Cathedral of Christ the King is a Roman Catholic church in Hamilton, Ontario Canada. The Cathedral was consecrated on December 19, 1933. It is the seat of the Bishop of the Diocese of Hamilton, and the cathedral of the Diocese of Hamilton. The cathedral contains the cathedra of bishop the most...
in Hamilton.
History
John Farrell (bishop)
John Farrell was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Bishop of Hamilton, Ontario from 1856 to 1873.-References:...
, a native of Ireland, consecrated May 11, 1856. He introduced Catholic schools, built St. Mary's Cathedral, and helped to establish the academies of the Ladies of Loretto in Hamilton and Guelph. He also encouraged the founding of St. Jerome's College by the Fathers of the Resurrection, and confided the Owen Sound Missions to the Basilian Fathers.
Farrell died on September 26, 1873, and was succeeded by the Right Rev. P. F. Crinnon, also born in Ireland and consecrated April 19, 1873. He built St. Patrick's Church in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, established the House of Providence, Dundas, and secured a site for Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Crinnon died on November 25, 1882 and was succeeded by the Right Rev. James Joseph Carbery
James Joseph Carbery
James Joseph Carbery , was an Irish Dominican, who became the third Bishop of Hamilton, Canada.-Life:...
. Bishop Carbery was consecrated on November 11, 1883, and held an important diocesan synod. He died in Ireland in December 1887.
Rt. Rev. T. J. Dowling
Thomas Joseph Dowling
Thomas Joseph Dowling was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Peterborough.-External links:*...
, D.D., bishop of Peterborough, was installed Bishop of Hamilton in May 1889. Since then, 14 new parishes had been established, 28 priests ordained, and 22 new churches, schools and presbyteries erected. Catholic hospitals at Hamilton and Guelph, and the new House of Providence at Dundas were also established in his time.
During Dowling's time, there were 42 priests in the diocese of Canadian by birth. Four were from Ireland, four from the United States, four from France, three from Germany, two from Poland, and two from Italy. Candidates for the priesthood studied in St. Jerome's College in Berlin, Ontario (now called Kitchener
Kitchener, Ontario
The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
) and Grand Seminary in Montreal, Quebec. The diocese had 9 parishes for German-speaking people and one Indian parish. There were also chapels for Poles and Italians.
From 1924 until 1937, Bishop John T. McNally guided the Diocese. In mid-1937, Bishop Joseph F. Ryan took over and guided the diocese for 36 years. During this time, there was much growth and expansion of churches and Catholic schools. He retired in 1973 and was replaced by Bishop Paul F. Reding, who served as bishop for 10 years before his death in 1983. The current bishop is Bishop David Douglas Crosby, O.M.I., who had been Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador
Roman Catholic Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Corner Brook and Labrador is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Saint John's, Newfoundland. It was re-erected as an apostolic vicariate on 28 April 1892 and as the Diocese of Saint George's on 18 February 1904...
, Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
, and who took over from Bishop Anthony F. Tonnos on November 8, 2010 after being designated Hamilton's Bishop in September 2010. Bishop Crosby was ordained a bishop in 1998 in Labrador City-Schefferville, Quebec, and appointed bishop of Hamilton in 2010. Former auxiliary Bishop Gerard P. Bergie was appointed Bishop of St. Catharines in September 2010.
Catholic School History
There are 51 Catholic separate schools under the Sisters of St. Joseph in Hamilton, the Sisters of Loretto in Toronto, and the Sisters of Notre Dame in Milwaukee. By 1889, they had 6000 pupils.The Government of Canada accords Catholic schools the same rights as public schools at this time. The taxes paid by Catholics go to support Catholic schools only. Teachers, whether religious or lay, must be qualified to teach according to the same regulations as those governing public school teachers. Higher education of young women is provided in the academies of the Ladies of Loretto at Hamilton and Guelph.
St. Jerome's College is in the charge of the Resurrectionist Fathers
Resurrectionist Order
The Congregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ is an international Institute of Consecrated Life of men within the Roman Catholic Church, founded in 1836 by three men, Bogdan Jański, Peter Semenenko and Hieronim Kajsiewicz in Paris on the heels of the Polish Great Emigration...
. Connected with the college their American novitiate for candidates.
Parishes
There are 123 Parishes within the Diocese of Hamilton.Number of Churches in Brackets
- ActonActon, OntarioActon is a community located in the Town of Halton Hills, in Halton Region, Ontario, Canada.Acton is located on Highway 7 and the former Highway 25. Acton is served by GO Transit bus service on the Georgetown line corridor.-History:Acton was first named Danville when Settler Wheeler Green opened...
(1) - AncasterAncaster, OntarioAncaster is a picturesque and historic community located on the Niagara escarpment, within the greater area of the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. This former town was founded officially in 1793 and was one of the oldest European communities established in present day Ontario along with Windsor...
(1) - ArthurArthur, OntarioArthur is a community located just north of Hwy 6 and Wellington Road 109 in the township of Wellington North, Ontario, Canada. Formerly an independent village, Arthur was amalgamated into Wellington North on January 1, 1999.-History:...
(1) - BrantfordBrantford, OntarioBrantford is a city located on the Grand River in Southern Ontario, Canada. While geographically surrounded by the County of Brant, the city is politically independent...
(4) - BurfordBurford, OntarioBurford is a rural community and is part of the County of Brant, in central southwestern Ontario. It has 1,940 residents . It is located eight kilometers west of the City of Brantford along Highway 53, and seventy kilometers east of London, Ontario...
(1) - BurlingtonBurlington, OntarioBurlington , is a city located in Halton Region at the western end of Lake Ontario. Burlington is part of the Greater Toronto Area, and is also included in the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. Physically, Burlington lies between the north shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment...
(8) - CambridgeCambridge, OntarioCambridge is a city located in Southern Ontario at the confluence of the Grand and Speed rivers in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It is an amalgamation of the City of Galt, the towns of Preston and Hespeler, and the hamlet of Blair.Galt covers the largest portion of...
(7) - Cape CrokerChippewas of Nawash Unceded First NationChippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation formerly "Cape Croker" is an Ojibway First Nation living on unceded territory in the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario, Canada. Along with the Saugeen First Nation, they form the Chippewas of Saugeen Ojibway Territory...
(1) - Chepstow (1)
- DraytonDrayton, OntarioDrayton is a community in Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. It is a part of the township of Mapleton in North Wellington County. The village is on the corner of Wellington Road 8 and Wellington Road 11, geographically northwest of Fergus and southwest of Arthur.-Education:Drayton is in the Upper...
(1) - DundalkDundalk, OntarioDundalk Originally called McDowell's Corners, Dundalk was incorporated as a village in 1887, and on January 1, 2000, was amalgamated with the Township of Proton and the Township of Egremont to form the Township of Southgate, located in the southeast corner of Grey County. The mayor of Southgate is...
(1) - DundasDundas, OntarioDundas is a formerly independent town and now constituent community in the city of Hamilton in Ontario, Canada. It's nickname is the Valley Town. The population has been stable for decades at about twenty thousand, largely because it has not annexed rural land from the protected Dundas Valley...
(1) - DurhamDurham, OntarioDurham is a community in the municipality of West Grey, Grey County, Ontario, Canada. Durham is located near the base of the Bruce Peninsula.-Location:...
(1) - ElmiraElmira, OntarioThe town of Elmira in Ontario, Canada is the largest community within the Township of Woolwich in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and is located 15 km to the north of the city of Waterloo.-History:...
(1) - EloraElora, OntarioElora is a community in the township of Centre Wellington, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada. It is well known for its 19th-century limestone architecture, its artistic community and the geographically significant Elora Gorge.-History:...
(1)
- ErinErin, OntarioErin is a town in Wellington County, approximately 80 kilometres northwest of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Erin is an amalgamated town, composed of the former Villages of Erin and Hillsburgh, and the hamlets of Ballinafad, Brisbane, Cedar Valley, Crewson's Corners, and Orton, as well as the former...
(1) - FergusFergus, OntarioFergus is the largest community in Centre Wellington, a township within Wellington County in Ontario, Canada. It lies on the Grand River about 25 km north of Guelph.-History:...
(1) - FormosaFormosa, OntarioFormosa is a community located in the municipality of South Bruce, in Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.Prominent features of Formosa include:* a hilltop church built from 1875-1883...
(1) - FreeltonFlamborough, OntarioFlamborough is a former town near, and a current community in, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada....
(1) - GuelphGuelphGuelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...
(5) - Halton Hills (Georgetown)Georgetown, OntarioGeorgetown is a community in the town of Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada and is part of the Regional Municipality of Halton. It is situated on the Credit River, located approximately 60 km west of Toronto making it part of the Greater Toronto Area...
(2) - HamiltonHamilton, OntarioHamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
(33) - HanoverHanover, OntarioHanover is a town in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in southern Grey County, west of Durham and east of Walkerton on Grey/Bruce Road 4. Hanover marks the border between Grey County and Bruce County.-History:...
(1) - KincardineKincardine, OntarioThe Municipality of Kincardine is located on the shores of Lake Huron in the County of Bruce in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has a population of 12,000, and covers an area of 580 square kilometres...
(1) - KitchenerKitchener, OntarioThe City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
(13) - LinwoodWellesley, OntarioThe Township of Wellesley is the rural, north-western township of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. It encompasses 277.84 km2 and had a population of 9,789 in the Canada 2006 Census.-Communities:...
(1) - MaryhillMaryhill, OntarioMaryhill is a small Canadian hamlet in Ontario near Guelph. Its main feature is the gothic St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church built in the late 1870s, which is visible from miles around. At its side is a cemetery with dozens of old stones, an iron gate, and a stone wall. Across the street is St....
(1) - MildmayMildmay, OntarioMildmay is a community in the Municipality of South Bruce, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada. Mildmay is located northwest of Minto and south of Walkerton on Highway 9. Formosa lies tothe northwest, and Neustadt to the east....
(1) - MiltonMilton, OntarioMilton is a town in Southern Ontario, Canada, and part of the Halton Region in the Greater Toronto Area. Milton received a tremendous amount of awareness following the release of the results of the 2006 Census, which indicated that Milton is the fastest growing municipality in the Greater Golden...
(1)
- Mount ForestMount Forest, OntarioMount Forest is an unincorporated community located on the junction of the 6 and the 89 in the township of Wellington North, Ontario. The town's motto is "High, Happy, Healthy", which can be seen on the water tower when approaching the town from the south....
(1) - New HamburgNew Hamburg, OntarioNew Hamburg is a community of approximately 8,739 in Wilmot Township, a rural township of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario...
(1) - OakvilleOakville, OntarioOakville is a town in Halton Region, on Lake Ontario in Southern Ontario, Canada, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area. As of the 2006 census the population was 165,613.-History:In 1793, Dundas Street was surveyed for a military road...
(9) - Owen Sound (1)
- ParisParis, OntarioParis, Ontario is a community on the Grand River in Ontario, Canada. The town was established in 1850. In 1999, its town government was amalgamated into that of the County of Brant, Ontario, thus ending about 149 years as a separate incorporated municipality.-History:The town was first settled in...
(1) - Port ElginPort Elgin, OntarioPort Elgin is a community in the Ontario municipality of Saugeen Shores. Close to MacGregor Point Provincial Park in Bruce County, the community has several beaches on Lake Huron....
(1) - Rockwood (1)
- Scotland (1)
- St. AgathaWilmot, OntarioThe Township of Wilmot is a rural township in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Its 2006 Census population was 17,097.-Communities:*Baden* Mannheim*New Dundee*New Hamburg* Petersburg* Phillipsburg*St...
(1) - St. ClementsWellesley, OntarioThe Township of Wellesley is the rural, north-western township of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. It encompasses 277.84 km2 and had a population of 9,789 in the Canada 2006 Census.-Communities:...
(1) - Stoney CreekStoney Creek, OntarioStoney Creek is a community in Ontario, Canada.Note: This article will only deal with matters up to its amalgamation with Hamilton.-Geography and population:...
(3) - WalkertonWalkerton, OntarioWalkerton is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within and governed by the municipality of Brockton. It is the site of Brockton's municipal offices and the county seat of Bruce County...
(1) - WaterdownWaterdown, OntarioWaterdown is a town in Canada which since 2001 has been a community of Hamilton, Ontario.On January 1, 2001 the new city of Hamilton was formed from the amalgamation of the Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth and its six municipalities: Hamilton, Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough, Glanbrook,...
(1) - WaterlooWaterloo, OntarioWaterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener....
(4)