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St George Greek Orthodox Community | Garden District, Toronto | 1909, 1937 |
- September 15, 1897 - Dedication of Church structure founded as Holy Blossom Temple; executed in the Neo-Byzantine style.
- June 19, 1938 - Consecration of St. George church by Archbishop Athenagoras, who later became Ecumenical Patriarch.
- November 10, 1976 - of the City of Toronto government.
- 1987-1992 The church interior is unique in being the only one outside of Greece to have been painted in its entirety by the Pachomaioi monks, Theophilos and Chrysostomos, master icono painters from Mount Athos, Greece.
- 2004-2013 Showcased in the annual Doors Open Toronto event.
- 2009 St George Greek Orthodox Community celebrates its 100th year anniversary.
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Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral | Roncesvalles, Toronto | 1961 | 1909 Church structure founded; architect was George Martell Miller and son William J. Miller. 1909-1925 North Parkdale Methodist Church. 1925-1961 North Parkdale United Church. 1961 Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church opened, under the Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto. 1963 Consecrated by Metropolitan. 1967 Archbishop Iakovos of America raises the Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church to the rank of a Cathedral Church in the Ninth Archdiocesan District of the Archdiocese of North and South America. 2000 Five-alarm fire entirely guts interior of Church. 2002 A new Byzantine-style church is opened within the old Romanesque building. 2006 Odyssey Montessori School - Sorauren Campus is established. 2011 Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral celebrates its 50th year anniversary. | |
St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church | Thorncliffe Park | 1962 |
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All Saints Greek Orthodox Community | Bayview Village | 1963, 1966 |
- 1963 North Toronto Greek Orthodox Parish is founded, the first in the city of North York.
- 1966 First service celebrated in its new building in March 1966.
- First Greek Church in Ontario to conduct its services in both Greek and English.
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St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Community | L'Amoreaux | 1971,1983 |
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Holy Trinity-Panagia Grigoroussa Greek Orthodox Community | Palmerston-Little Italy | 1972 | 1896-1928 Clinton Street Methodist Church. Pre-1972 The church building on Clinton St. belonged to a Greek Old Calendarist jurisdiction. An Athonite Hieromonk, Fr. Paisios, was its priest there when the parish was transferred to the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto in 1972. 1972 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Community is founded. The first priest was Fr. Constantine Zachos. | |
Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Community | Amesbury, Toronto | 1972 | 2000 Expansion project begun, both internal and external, completed by October 2001. | |
St. Irene Chrysovalantou Greek Orthodox Church | Greektown, Toronto | 1975 | 1975 The first service was conducted on June 1, under the spiritual direction of Fr. Dorotheos and Fr. Chris Chronopoulos, priests remembered for encouraging children of Greek migrants to maintain their Greek culture, heritage and identity. 1986 St. Irene became the final church to join the Greek Community of Toronto. 2003 Construction began to create a domed roof along with traditional Orthodox architecture, under the tutelage of Fr. Pavlos Koumarianos. | |
St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church | Wexford, Toronto | 1981 | Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto 1991 Church damaged by a $1.2-million fire on the eve of its 10th anniversary. 1923-1925 Donlands Methodist Church. 1925-1984 Donlands United Church. 1985 Metamorphosis Greek Orthodox Church is founded, August 20. | |
St. John the Theologian Greek Orthodox Church | Thorncliffe Park | 1998 | Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy | |
Lifegiving Font Greek Orthodox Chapel | Thorncliffe Park | 1998 | Chapel - Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy. | |
Sts. Anargyroi Hellenic Home Chapel | Bracondale Hill | | Chapel - Old Age Home | |
Sts. Cyril and Methodios Hellenic Home Chapel | Dorset Park | 2004,2010 |
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The Three Hierarchs Greek Orthodox Chapel | Don Mills | | Chapel - Metamorphosis Greek Orthodox School | |
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St. Euphrosynia of Polotsk Belarusian-Greek Orthodox Church | Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction | 1950, 1953, 1957 |
- 1950 The first Liturgy and prayers were held at the first location, on 23 March. Fr. Mikhail Mihai celebrated the Liturgy, a Greek Orthodox priest of Belarusian origin.
- 1952 In October the Parish was officially recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarch's Exarch for North America.
- 1953 The Parish, supported by the Belarusian National Association in Canada bought a five-room house at 11 Cunningham Avenue. On 28 June the first Liturgy was celebrated there.
- 1957 First Liturgy in the new church at 1008 Dovercourt Rd is celebrated on 4 August 1957, under Very Rev. V. Sahaidakivskyi.
- 1966 Church was renovated and a church hall was built. Fr. V. Sahaidakivskyi supervised the acquisition of nearly twenty icons from the Iablochynski Belarusian Greek Orthodox Monastery in the western Belastok Region.
- 1970 Parish celebrated 20th anniversary on 31 May, with Greek Orthodox Bishop Theodosius celebrating with Archimandrite I. Strok, the parish priest and four other Greek Orthodox priests.
- 1975 Parish celebrated 25th anniversary on 12 October, with Greek Orthodox Bishop Sotirios in attendance with the Very Rev. P. Veliki, parish priest.
- 2008 Church is transferred from Greek-Orthodox Diocese of Toronto to the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese.
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St. John the Compassionate Mission | Riverdale, Toronto | 1986 | Mission In 1986, St. John the Compassionate Mission was erected as mission-parish of the Ukrainian Catholic church by Bishop Isidore Borecky, to serve any one in the city in need of spiritual or material help. In 2001, under Bishop Cornelius Pasichny, it was released and received by Metropolitan Nicholas as an Apostolate of the Carpatho-Russian Diocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. It serves all ages and all people in need regardless of background. Youth Summer camps are operated by the mission in co-operation with St Mary of Egypt Refuge. All liturgical services at the mission are offered in English. Its doors are open six day a week. | |
St. Silouan The Athonite Orthodox Church | Regent Park / Riverdale, Toronto | 2002 | English / Multicultural Parish with over 9 languages spoken Operates liturgical worship, hospitality program to those in need in the local community, educational programs, child education, youth and family programs.Colocated and partnered with St. John the Compassionate Mission until 2018. Since 2018, it is located on the lower level of St. Cyril & Methody Macedono-Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Cathedral. | |
St. Zoticos Orthodox Mission | Scarborough Village | 2018 | English / Multicultural MissionAlong with Scarborough Good Neighbours Drop In''', it seeks to live out in the everyday the beauty of the gospel. We are centered on the liturgy as the presence of Christ among the people of Scarborough. All services are mostly in English. Ministry of St John the Compassionate Mission in Toronto | |
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St. Cyril & Methody Macedono-Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Cathedral | Regent Park | 1910, 1948 |
- Founded by Macedonian and Bulgarian immigrants, the church was originally located on Front St. and Eastern Ave.
- May 24, 1911 - Consecration of the Church by Russian Abp. and Hieromonak Theophilact.
- May 24, 1948 - Laying of the cornerstone of the new Church on Sackville Street.
- 2010 Cathedral celebrated its Centennial Jubilee.
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St. George Macedono-Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church | Regent Park | 1941 | Founded by Macedonian immigrants as a result of a dispute with the parish of St. Cyril & Methody Macedono-Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Cathedral This church was part of the Orthodox Church of America until 2011 when its parish voted in favor of joining the Bulgarian Orthodox Church | |
Holy Trinity Macedono-Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church | East Danforth | 1972 | 1973-1981 Father Vassil Mihailoff was the parish priest of Holy Trinity until his death in 1981. 1976 The church structure at 201 Monarch Park Ave, which was previously the Anglican Church of the Nativity, was purchased from the Anglican Church in Canada. 1988 An Ontario Supreme Court judge ruled that the church had been "wrongfully operated" for more than six years by the Synod of the Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church in Sofia, when it should properly have been under the jurisdiction of the "Church in Exile." 1996 Large reproductions of frescoes with scenes from Bulgarian religious history were commissioned. 2007-2013 Major renovations of the church hall and facilities were undertaken. | |
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Christ the Savior Russian Orthodox Church | Seaton Village | 1915, 1930, 1966 |
- Both Slavonic and English Services for primarily Russian community
- 1907 Church structure founded, designed by architect Robert Balmer McGiffin.
- 1907-1966 St. Cyprian's Anglican Church.
- 1915 Christ the Saviour Russian Orthodox church is founded by the first Russian immigrants in Toronto, with the blessing of the North American Metropolia Abp..
- March 9, 1941 - Fr. John Diachina, one of the most remarkable priests in North America, was appointed a rector.
- 1952 Christ the Saviour Church is raised to the rank of a by the new bishop of Toronto and Canada Bp..
- 1960 Funeral of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia at this parish.
- June 1, 1966 - the parish of Christ the Saviour acquired the building on Manning Avenue, and on October 30, a solemn blessing sanctification of the temple was held by Metr. Irenaeus and the newly appointed Abp. of Canada, con-celebrating with a multitude of clergy.
- Count George Ignatieff, representative of Canada in the United Nations, and father of Michael Ignatieff, a former Leader of the Liberal party of Canada, was a parishioner of Christ the Saviour Cathedral.
- 2002-2011 Rector of the temple was Archpriest Oleg Kirillow, who had served for over 10 years in Moscow; Fr Oleg put a lot of effort into renovating the Church and growing the Parish and Church school.
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Holy Myrrhbearers Orthodox Mission | University of Toronto, St George Campus | 2015 | English Language Mission located on Campus Affiliation with Orthodox School of Theology at Trinity College Has Orthodox Burial Society and Lay Pastoral Visitation Program in addition to Campus Ministry Worship:Trinity College Chapel | |
St. Astius Albanian Orthodox Mission | Riverdale, Toronto | 2003 | Albanian Speaking Mission Worship: Danforth Baptist Church | |
St. Tikhon Podvoriye | Wilson Heights, Toronto | 2001 | Russian / Slavonic Language parish Transferred to Moscow Patriarch as a Representational Church | |
St. Seraphim of Sarov Church | Richmond Hill | 2000, 2006 |
- Russian / Slavonic Language parish. Located in the anciliar chapel of Saint Mary's Anglican Church
- Worship: 10030 Yonge St, Richmond Hill, ON L4C 1T8.
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Saint Nektarios Greek Orthodox Cathedral | Davenport, Toronto
1223 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, Ontario M6H 2Y1 | |
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Saint Joseph of Arimathea Orthodox Church | Pickering 510 Whitevale Rd, Pickering, Ontario L0H 1M0 | 1985, 1995, 2010 |
- 2011 Up until the Spring of 2011, this parish was part of the Holy Orthodox Church in North America, Metropolis of Toronto.
- Services in English
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Orthodox Church of the Mother of God of Prusa | Corktown, Toronto 461 Richmond Street E., Toronto, Ontario M5A 1R1 | |
- 1953 The structure at 461 Richmond Street E. was founded in 1953 as the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, which later moved to 23 Henry St.
- 2011 Up until the Spring of 2011, this parish was part of the Holy Orthodox Church in North America, Metropolis of Toronto.
- Services in Greek
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St. Dunstan Orthodox Mission | Swansea 360 Windermere Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M6S 3L4 | |
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Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Martyrs Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene | Old East York 230 Glebemount Avenue Toronto, Ontario M4C 3T4 | |
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Saint Michael the Archangel Serbian Orthodox Church | Dovercourt Park 212 Delaware Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M6H 2T7 | 1964 2005 2010 2014 |
- 1890 Church structure built as a 19th-century Anglican church.
- 2008 Showcased in the annual Doors Open Toronto event.
- 2014 The Holy Synod in Resistance, of which this parish was a part from 2010-2014, united itself to the Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece and formally ceased to exist.
- 2014 The parish celebrated its 50th anniversary
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