History of the Archdiocese

The Archdiocese of Toronto has a long and storied history dating back to its inception on December 17, 1841 covering the western half of Upper Canada with Bishop Michael Power appointed as the first Bishop.

If you would like to find more biographical data on current and previous bishops, archbishops, cardinals, parishes or other archival data such as a timeline of the Archdiocese, please visit the Archives Department's website for more information.