Location Toronto Denomination Roman Catholic Founded 1906 (1906) Province Ontario Dedication Saint Peter | Country Canada Website stpeterstoronto.ca Phone +1 416-534-4219 Archdiocese Archdiocese Of Toronto Architect Arthur W. Holmes | |
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Events Rebuilt 1925, lift installation 2015 Address 830 Bathurst St, Toronto, ON M5R 3G1, Canada Similar St Patrick's Church, St Basil's Church - Toronto, St Francis of Assisi - Toronto, St Paul's Basilica, Newman Centre - Toronto | ||
St Peter's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in the Toronto. It is situated close to Bathurst Street in the Mirvish Village area of the city. Until June 2015, it was administered by the Paulist Fathers and was their only presence in Canada. As of July 2015, St. Peter's is administered by the Archdiocese of Toronto.
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History
The church was originally built in 1906-1907 and was designed by the architect Arthur W. Holmes. He worked on many of the churches in Toronto built around that time, such as the Church of the Holy Name, St. Francis of Assisi and St. Patrick's Church.
In 1914, the Archbishop of Toronto, Neil McNeil invited the Paulist Fathers to the city to serve the Newman Centre in the University of Toronto (which they did until 1936) and the parish of St Peter's.
By 1925, the present church was completed to accommodate the growing number of Catholics in the area. In 2011, the bell tower of the church needed renovation because it had become structurally unsafe. The parish raised $400,000 to restore it.
In December, 2015, St. Peter's Church installed a lift system at its front entrance. This Garavanta Lift helped to make the church compliant with the Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
Parish
The parish has four Sunday Masses every week, one at 5:00pm on Saturday evening, 9:00am, 11:15am on Sunday morning and 6:00pm on Sunday evening. The current pastor is Father Michael McGourty.
The Archdiocese of Toronto owns St. Peter's Parish Centre, at 840 Bathurst Street, which hosts various functions related to the parish and the Archdiocese.