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19-507: Mount Hope was created near the end of the 19th Century when the Archdiocese of Toronto was faced with a capacity issue at St. Michael's Cemetery . Land was found further north of Toronto and Mount Hope was consecrated on July 9, 1898, by Catholic Archbishop John Walsh . The first burial occurred on March 27, 1900. Within 50 years, Mount Hope was facing a capacity issue and in 1954 Holy Cross Cemetery, Thornhill, Ontario, opened to ease

38-594: A minor basilica , Our Lady Immaculate , in Guelph, Ontario . It was established on 29 February 1856 by Pope Pius IX as the Diocese of Hamilton, on territory split off from the Archdiocese of Toronto , which became its Metropolitan. On 22 November 1958, it lost territory to establish the Diocese of Saint Catharines . The Diocese of Hamilton celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2006, with Anthony Tonnos celebrating Mass at

57-809: Is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Canada . It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese in Toronto . The cathedral is the Cathedral Basilica of Christ the King , dedicated to Christ the King in 1933, in Hamilton, Ontario . There is a former cathedral, St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, also in Hamilton and

76-533: The Archdiocese are the Central, Northern, Eastern and Western Regions. The zones are made up of parishes within a geographical boundary. Auxiliary Bishops Coadjutor Bishops Former Archbishops Former Auxiliary Bishops Other priests of this diocese who became Bishops Toronto Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton, Ontario The Diocese of Hamilton ( Latin : Dioecesis Hamiltonensis )

95-509: The City of Toronto, the most populous metropolis in the country and the growing regional municipalities of Peel, York and Durham that surround the city. As the regional municipalities expand, the northern section of the Archdiocese, Simcoe County, is also experiencing notable suburban growth. The archdiocese is divided into four pastoral regions, each overseen by an auxiliary bishop, comprising 14 pastoral zones. The four pastoral regions which divide

114-503: The First World War. They broke out of the ghetto and lived in all of Toronto's neighbourhoods. Starting as unskilled labourers, they used high levels of education to move up and were well represented among the lower middle class. Most dramatically, they intermarried with Protestants at an unprecedented rate. It was raised from a diocese to an archdiocese in 1898, which created the ecclesiastical province of Toronto, which included

133-582: The Great Famine. The fear was that Protestants might use their material needs as a wedge for evangelization. In response the Church built a network of charitable institutions such as hospitals, schools, boarding homes, and orphanages, to meet the need and keep people inside the faith. The church was less successful in dealing with tensions between the French and the Irish Catholic clergy; eventually

152-504: The Irish identity, transforming the Irish presence in the city into one of influence and power. McGowan argues that between 1890 and 1920, the city's Catholics experienced major social, ideological, and economic changes that allowed them to integrate into Toronto society and shake off their second-class status. The Irish Catholics (in contrast to the French) strongly supported Canada's role in

171-536: The Irish took control. Irish Catholics arriving in Toronto faced widespread intolerance and severe discrimination, both social and legislative, leading to several large scale riots between Catholics and Protestants from 1858 to 1878, culminating in the Jubilee Riots of 1875. The Irish population essentially defined the Catholic population in Toronto until 1890, when German and French Catholics were welcomed to

190-711: The burden on Mount Hope. With additional land added next to the property, Burke Brook Ravine was buried as storm sewer in 1960 (the ravine exists northeast of the cemetery through Sunnydene Park). The cemetery contains the graves of 147 Commonwealth service personnel from both World Wars, registered by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission . For the cemetery's centennial, the Catholic Cemeteries Archdiocese of Toronto published A History of Mount Hope Cemetery Toronto Ontario 1898 to 1998 written by Michael Power. By

209-517: The city by the Irish, but the Irish proportion still remained 90% of the Catholic population. However, various powerful initiatives such as the foundation of St. Michael's College in 1852 (where Marshall McLuhan was to hold the chair of English until his death in 1980), three hospitals, and the most significant charitable organizations in the city (the Society of St. Vincent de Paul ) and House of Providence created by Irish Catholic groups strengthened

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228-595: The counties and regions of Brant, Bruce, Grey, Halton, Hamilton, Waterloo, Wellington, 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 (Brant, Bruce-Grey, Halton, Hamilton, Waterloo and Wellington) which have 126 parishes in their geographical grouping. There are 7 Catholic school boards in

247-399: The diocese, 1 Catholic university and 3 university Catholic campus ministries. It has 142 secular and 98 religious priests ministering to 620,518 people in 126 parishes. The Government of Ontario accords Catholic schools the same rights as public schools. The taxes paid by Catholics go to support Catholic schools only. Teachers, whether religious or lay, must be qualified to teach according to

266-418: The end of the 20th century, the cemetery was full, holding the remains of more than 76,000 persons. However, a columbarium was built to house the remains of those who had been cremated. Some of the notables interred here are: Archdiocese of Toronto The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toronto ( Latin : Archidioecesis Metropolitae Torontina ) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of

285-461: The province of Ontario . Its archbishop is also the ecclesiastical provincial for the dioceses of Hamilton , London , Saint Catharines , and Thunder Bay . The Archbishop is Francis Leo, appointed in February 2023. Mass is celebrated within the Archdiocese of Toronto in 36 ethnic and linguistic communities every week making the Archdiocese one of the most ethnically diverse Catholic dioceses in

304-664: The saint to whom the diocese's cathedral is dedicated. On March 19, 2019, the Ontario Court of Appeal allowed a former altar boy to proceed with suing the Archdiocese of Toronto on grounds related to sex abuse. The Archdiocese of Toronto covers a geographic region of the Great Lakes area, which stretches from the shores of Lake Ontario north to Georgian Bay. The area is some 13,000 square kilometres, containing intensely urban and suburban regions and also small cities, towns and rural areas. The Archdiocese of Toronto includes

323-426: The seat of the diocese. Special signs, marks and posters were commissioned for many of the diocese's churches, schools and buildings. As of 2014 , it pastorally served 626,723 Catholics (28.5% of 2,201,155 total) on 16,824 km in 124 parishes and 1 mission with 228 priests (137 diocesan, 91 religious), 35 deacons, 269 lay religious (102 brothers, 167 sisters) and 15 seminarians. The Diocese of Hamilton comprises

342-414: The suffragan dioceses of Hamilton , London , Saint Catharines , and Thunder Bay . As of 2015, the archdiocese has 221 parishes and 24 missions. 393 active diocesan priests and 405 religious priests serve 2,066,440 Catholics. There are also 43 brothers, 560 sisters and 136 permanent deacons. The archdiocese's motto, Quis ut Deus? , means "Who is like God?" — the literal meaning of the name "Michael,"

361-656: The world. Overall the Archdiocese of Toronto is the largest in Canada. The diocese was created on December 17, 1841, out of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston and covered the western half of Upper Canada .Bishop Thomas Power was appointed as the first Bishop. For a complete history, see the Archdiocese History website . In the 1840s, the major challenge was the huge unexpected influx of very poor immigrants, mostly Irish escaping

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