List of Orthodox churches in Toronto

This is a list of Orthodox churches in Toronto, Canada. As of January 2010, there are 28 Orthodox churches within the City of Toronto, 9 Mission stations, 4 Chapels, and 1 monastery, for a total of 42 canonical Orthodox sanctuaries.

The first Orthodox community to be established in the City of Toronto was the Greek Orthodox Community of St. George, founded in 1909, presently located on Bond Street in the heart of downtown Toronto. This was followed by Sts. Cyril and Methody Macedono-Bulgarian Church, founded one year later in 1910, presently located on Dundas and Sackville Streets, and the Russian Orthodox Church of Christ the Saviour in 1915, of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA).

Canonical Orthodox Churches

Ecumenical Patriarchate

Main article: Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada)

Main article: Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto (Canada)

Congregation	Location	Dates	Notes	Image
St George Greek Orthodox Community	Garden District, Toronto 115 Bond St., Toronto, ON, M5B 1Y2	1909, 1937	Sep. 15, 1897 - Dedication of Church structure originally founded as Holy Blossom Temple; executed in the Neo-Byzantine style. Jun. 19, 1938 - Consecration of St. George church by Archbishop Athenagoras, who later became Ecumenical Patriarch. Nov. 10, 1976 - Heritage Property of the City of Toronto. 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.	100px
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral	Roncesvalles, Toronto 136 Sorauren Ave., Toronto, ON, M6R 2E4	1961	1909 Church structure founded; architect was George Martell Miller (1854/5–1933) 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 Athenagoras (Kokkinakis) of Elaia. 1967 Archbishop Iakovos (Coucouzis) 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.	100px
St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church	Thorncliffe Park 30 Thorncliffe Park Drive, Toronto, ON, M4H 1H8	1962	1962 Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church and the attached Polymenakion Cultural Centre built. The Cultural centre provides: head offices for GCT; an office for the priest and the church administrators; classrooms for Sunday school students; and multipurpose workshops for extra-curricular, cultural and religious activities. 1975 Painting of the church was completed by Mr. G. Papastamatiou. Living Orthodoxy. (Adult Religious Education ministry of St Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church).	100px
All Saints Greek Orthodox Community	Bayview Village 3125 Bayview Ave., Toronto, ON, M2K 1G2	1963, 1966	First Greek Church in Ontario to conduct its services in both Greek and English.	100px
Holy Trinity-Panagia Grigoroussa Greek Orthodox Community	Palmerston-Little Italy 54 Clinton St., Toronto, ON, M6G 2Y3			100px
Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Community	Amesbury, Toronto 1 Brookhaven Drive, Toronto, ON, M6M 4N6
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Community	L'Amoreaux 3840 Finch Avenue East, Toronto, ON, M1T 3T4	1971, 1983, 1994	May 31 1998, His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople blessed this church during his historic visit to Toronto.	100px
St. Irene Chrysovalantou Greek Orthodox Church	Greektown, Toronto 66 Gough Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4K 3N8	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 (of 4 churches) 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.	100px
St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church	Wexford, Toronto 1385 Warden Avenue, Toronto, ON, M1R 2S3	1981	Greek Community of Metropolitan Toronto 1991 Church damaged by a $1.2-million fire on the eve of its 10th anniversary. A group of ten Russian Orthodox icon painters were responsible for the art in the rebuilt church.	100px
Metamorphosis Greek Orthodox Church	East Danforth 40 Donlands Ave., Toronto, ON, M4J 3N6	1985	19xx-1925 Donlands Methodist Church. 1925-1984 Donlands United Church. 1985 Metamorphosis Greek Orthodox Church is founded, August 20.	100px
St. John the Theologian Greek Orthodox Church	Thorncliffe Park 86 Overlea Blvd. (1 Patriarch Bartholomew Way), Toronto, ON, M4C 1C6	1998	Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy
Lifegiving Font Greek Orthodox Chapel	Thorncliffe Park 1 Patriarch Bartholomew Way, Toronto, ON, M4H 1C6	1998	Chapel - Toronto Orthodox Theological Academy.
Sts. Anargyroi Hellenic Home Chapel	Bracondale Hill 33 Winona Drive, Toronto, ON, M6G 3Z7		Chapel - Old Age Home
Sts. Cyril and Methodios Hellenic Home Chapel	Dorset Park 2411 Lawrence Avenue E., Toronto, ON, M1P 4X1	2004, 2010	Chapel - Old Age Home May 10, 2010 - Consecration of Chapel.
The Three Hierarchs Greek Orthodox Chapel	Don Mills 30 Scarsdale Road, Toronto, ON, M3B 2R7		Chapel - Metamorphosis Greek Orthodox School

Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada (UOCC)

Main article: Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada

(Diocese: Toronto and the Eastern Eparchy)

Congregation	Location	Dates	Notes	Image
St. Volodymyr's Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral (Toronto)[1]	Kensington Market 406 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5T 2S6	1926 1935 1948	1951 The church was chosen as the see for the ruling Archbishop of Toronto and Eastern Canada, and was elevated to the rank of a Cathedral. 1952 The Iconostasis of the Cathedral was installed, designed by the architect G. Kodak; the icons were painted by three artists — W. Balas, M. Dmytrenko, and I. Kubarsky, assisted by Petro Sydorenko, in the ‘Cossack Baroque’ style, which is traditional and typical of the interiors in many Ukrainian churches. 1988 As part of the celebration of the Millennium of Christianity in Ukraine, the cathedral was renamed St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral. Showcased in the annual Doors Open Toronto event, 2004.
St . Andrew Parish	Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction 1630 Dupont St., Toronto, ON, M6C 3S7	1950		100px
St. Demetrius Sobor	Long Branch, Toronto 3338 Lake Shore Blvd. West, Etobicoke, ON, M8W 1M9	1958
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. Anne	Highland Creek, Toronto 525 Morrish Rd., Scarborough, ON, M1C 1G2	1958

American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese (ACROD)

Main article: American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese

Congregation	Location	Dates	Notes	Image
St. Euphrosynia of Polotsk Belarusian-Greek Orthodox Church	Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction 1008 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON, M6H 2X8	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 (BNA) 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 (bought in 1956) 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.
St. John the Compassionate Mission	Riverdale, Toronto 155 Broadview Avenue, Toronto, ON M4M 2E9	1987	Mission
St. Silouan The Athonite Orthodox Mission	Riverdale, Toronto 155 Broadview Avenue, Toronto, ON M4M 2E9	2002	Mission

Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada, and Australia

Main article: Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia

Congregation	Location	Dates	Notes	Image
St. Cyril & Methody Macedono-Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Cathedral	Regent Park 237 Sackville St., Toronto, Ontario M5A 3G1	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. Platon (Rozhdestvensky) of New York and Hieromonak Theophilact. May 24, 1948, Laying of the cornerstone of the new Church on Sackville Street. 2010 Cathedral celebrated its Centennial Jubilee.	100px
Holy Trinity Macedono-Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church	East Danforth 201 Monarch Park Ave., Toronto, Ontario M4J 4R9	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.	100px

Orthodox Church in America (OCA)

Main article: Orthodox Church in America

OCA - Archdiocese of Canada

Main article: Orthodox Church in America Archdiocese of Canada

Congregation	Location	Dates	Notes	Image
Christ the Savior Russian Orthodox Church	Seaton Village 823 Manning Avenue, Toronto, ON, M6G 2W9	1915, 1930, 1966	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. Evdokim (Meschersky). 1941 On 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 Cathedral by the new bishop of Toronto and Canada Bp. Nikon De Greve. 1960 Funeral of Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia at this parish. 1966 On June 1 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 Sylvester, con-celebrating with a multitude of clergy. Count George Ignatieff, representative of Canada in the United Nations (1966-1969), 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.
Saint Nicholas of Myra Orthodox Mission	Discovery District	2006	* Mission * Worship: Chapel of St. Basil's Church, 50 St. Joseph St., Toronto, ON, M5S IJ4.
St. Astius Albanian Orthodox Mission	Riverdale, Toronto c/o 11 Braeburn Avenue, Toronto - Etobicoke, ON M9P 2J2	2003	* Mission * Worship: Danforth Baptist Church (Danforth Ave. & Bowden St.)	100px
St. Tikhon Podvoriye	Wexford, Toronto c/o 18 Parkview Avenue, #1509 Toronto, ON M2N 7H7	2001	Worship: St. Jude Anglican Church, 10 Howarth Avenue, Toronto.
St. Seraphim of Sarov Church	Newtonbrook c/o 178 High Park Avenue Toronto, ON M6P 2S4	2000, 2006	Worship: 111 Cactus Ave., North York (btwn. Bathurst & Yonge, S. of Steeles).
St. Sergius of Radonezh Mission Station	Eringate-Centennial-West Deane c/o 178 High Park Avenue Toronto, ON M6P 2S4	2002	* Mission * Worship: Richview United Church 149 Wellesworth Drive, Etobicoke.
St. Gabriel Mission Station	The Annex c/o 178 High Park Avenue, Toronto, ON M6P 2S4	2002	* Mission * Worship: Bloor Street United Church, 300 Bloor Street W., Toronto.

OCA - Bulgarian Diocese

Main article: Orthodox Church in America Bulgarian Diocese

Congregation	Location	Dates	Notes	Image
St. George Church	Regent Park 17 Regent St, Toronto, ON M5A 3N4	1942

OCA - Romanian Episcopate

Main article: Orthodox Church in America Romanian Episcopate

Congregation	Location	Dates	Notes	Image
St. George Church	Keelesdale-Eglinton West 247 Rosethorn Ave, Toronto, ON M6M 3K9	1954
St. John the Evangelist Mission	Bedford Park, Toronto c/o 217 La Rose Ave, Toronto, ON M9P 1B6	1999	* Mission * Worship: St Timothy's Anglican Church, 100 Old Orchard Grove, Toronto ON, M5M 2E2.	100px

Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR)

Main article: Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia

(Diocese: The Montreal and Canada Diocese)

Congregation	Location	Dates	Notes	Image
Holy Trinity Cathedral	Grange Park 23 Henry Street, Toronto, ON M5T 1W9	1949, 1953, 1966	1922 The structure at 23 Henry Street was originally founded as Beth Jacob Synagogue on Sunday August 20, 1922; the architect was Benjamin Brown (Brow), of Toronto. 1951 The parish has had about 50 families in 1951. By the end of 1952 there were about 70 parish families. 1966 In June, the parish bought the large synagogue at 23 Henry St and began a complete renovation of the structure, completed in the Spring of 1967. 1969 November 16, consecration of the temple by Abp. Vitaly of Montreal and Canada (later Metropolitan and First Hierarch of ROCOR). 1973 Heritage Property of the City of Toronto (June 20, 1973). 2008 October 26, Hierarchical Liturgy with Bp. Hilarion Alfeyev of Vienna and Austria presiding. 2012 November 4, Mitred Protopresbyter Vladimir Malchenko is honoured with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond 60th Jubilee Medal, on behalf of the Governor General of Canada, in recognition of his role as an eminent social and ecclesiastical figure who has greatly contributed to the life of the Russian community in Canada. 2013 September 4–8, 2013, ceremonies were held dedicated to the 400th anniversary of the House of Romanovs, headed by Metropolitan Hilarion (Kapral) of Eastern America and New York, First Hierarch of the ROCOR.	100px
Holy Resurrection Church	Oakwood-Vaughan 213 Winona Drive, Toronto, ON M6C 3S3			100px

Patriarchal Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church in Toronto

Main article: Russian Orthodox Church in Canada

Congregation	Location	Dates	Notes	Image
Parish of St.Tikhon	Clanton Park 275 Wilson Heights Blvd., North York, ON M3H 2V3		From 1995-2009 the location at 275 Wilson Heights Blvd. belonged to the Old Calendarist Saint Joseph of Arimathea Orthodox Church.

Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Canada

Main article: Serbian Orthodox Church

(Diocese: Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Canada)

Congregation	Location	Dates	Notes	Image
St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church	Cabbagetown, Toronto 203 River Street, Toronto, ON, M5A 3P9	1948	Bishop (Saint) Nikolaj Velimirović blessed the Church Hall on September 5, 1954. The Church was completed and consecrated on May 22, 1955 by Bishop Dionisije; Princess Olga (sister of Russian Emperor Nicholas II) attended the celebration and banquet, donating an icon of St. Alexander Nevski made by her own hand.	100px
St. Luke's Serbian Orthodox Mission	P.O. Box 74584, 270 The Kingsway, Etobicoke, ON, M9A 3T0		Mission
Saint Archangel Gabriel Parish of the Serbian Orthodox Church	Richmond Hill, Ontario 49 North Lake Rd, Richmond Hill, ON, P.O. Box 2918, L4E 1A8	2010	The St. Archangel Gabriel Parish in Richmond Hill, the newest parish in the Diocese of Canada, is founded 2010 with the blessing of former Bishop Georgije (Djokic) of Canada. The parish priest is Stavrophor Vasilije Tomic.

Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in the Americas

Main article: Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of America and Canada

Congregation	Location	Dates	Notes	Image
All Saints Romanian Orthodox Church	Oakridge, Toronto 545 Danforth Road, Scarborough, ON, M1K 1C9			100px
St. Dumitru / Three Hierarchs Romanian Orthodox Mission	Don Valley Village 2800 Don Mills Road, North York (Toronto), On, M2J 3B6		Mission
Holy Cross Orthodox Monastery	Amesbury, Toronto 12 Blackstone Street, Toronto, ON, M6L 3B7	2007.	Monastery Currently uses an Anglican/Episcopalian rectory, with plans to establish themselves in the countryside outside of Toronto.

Georgian Orthodox Diocese of America and Canada

Main article: Georgian Orthodox Diocese of America and Canada

Congregation	Location	Dates	Notes	Image
Saint Iveron Icon of the Mother of God Georgian Orthodox Church	Wexford, Toronto 10 Howarth Avenue, Scarborough, ON, M1R 1E8	2010	Worship: St. Jude Anglican Church

Non-Canonical Churches

Old Calendar Jurisdictions

Metropolis of the Genuine Greek Orthodox Church (GOC) of America

Main article: Greek Old Calendarists

(Florinite, 1937-)

(Holy Metropolis of Toronto, under Metropolitan Moses)

• (A Metropolis of the Genuine Orthodox Church of Greece, under Archbishop Kallinikos of Athens and All Greece (2010-present))

Congregation	Location	Dates	Notes	Image
Saint Nektarios Greek Orthodox Cathedral	Davenport, Toronto 1223 Dovercourt Road, Toronto, Ontario M6H 2Y1		2011 Up until the Spring of 2011, this parish was part of the Holy Orthodox Church in North America (HOCNA), Metropolis of Toronto. Services in Greek and English
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 (HOCNA), Metropolis of Toronto. Services in English
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 originally founded in 1953 as the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (ROCOR), 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 (HOCNA), Metropolis of Toronto. Services in Greek	100px
St. Dunstan Orthodox Mission	Swansea 360 Windermere Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M6S 3L4		Mission
Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Martyrs Raphael, Nicholas, and Irene	Old East York 230 Glebemount Avenue Toronto, Ontario M4C 3T4		2014 The Holy Synod in Resistance, of which this parish was a part (under the Archdiocese of Etna (California)), united itself to the Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece and formally ceased to exist.
Holy Archangel Michael Orthodox Church	Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction 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 (under the Archdiocese of Etna (California)), united itself to the Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece and formally ceased to exist. 2014 The parish celebrated its 50th anniversary (1964-2014)	100px

True Orthodox Church of Greece ("Makarian (Lamian) Synod")

Main article: Greek Old Calendarists

(Florinite, 1995-)

(True Orthodox Church of Greece under Archbishop Makarios of Athens and All Greece (2004-present))

Congregation	Location	Dates	Notes	Image
St Kosmas Aitolos Greek Orthodox Church	O'Connor–Parkview 2815 St Clair Ave E., Toronto, ON M4B 1N3		Until 1995, this church was a part of the main Old Calendar ("Florinite") Church of Greece - the Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece - under Archbishop Chrysostom (Kiousis) of Athens and All Greece (+2010). Unofficial site: http://www.omologitis.org/	100px

Matthewite True Orthodox Christians in the United States

Main article: Greek Old Calendarists

(Matthewite)

(Genuine Orthodox Church of Greece, under Archbishop Nicholas of Athens and All Greece)

Congregation	Location	Dates	Notes	Image
Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross	Scarborough Junction 618 Birchmount, Scarborough, Ontario. M1K 1P9		Matthewite Old Calendar Synod.

Unrecognized Independent Churches

Macedonian Orthodox

Main article: American-Canadian Macedonian Orthodox Diocese

Congregation	Location	Dates	Notes	Image
St. Clement of Ohrid Macedonian Orthodox Cathedral	Thorncliffe Park 76 Overlea Blvd.	1964		100px

Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church

Main article: Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church

Congregation	Location	Dates	Notes	Image
St. Cyril of Turov Parish	Dovercourt-Wallace Emerson-Junction 524 St. Clarens Ave., Toronto, ON, M6H 3W7	1954, 1959		100px

See also

Toronto Church Lists

• List of Anglican churches in Toronto
• List of Presbyterian churches in Toronto
• List of Roman Catholic churches in Toronto
• List of United Church of Canada churches in Toronto
• List of Synagogues in Toronto

Other Church Lists

• List of Coptic Orthodox Churches in Canada (Non-Chalcedonian)

General

• Byzantine Rite Christianity in Canada
• Timeline of Eastern Orthodoxy in America
• List of cemeteries in Toronto

External links

• Orthodox Toronto. Saint Athanasius Orthodox Christian Mission.
• Toronto Church List
• Ecumenical Patriarch
• Toronto.ca The official City of Toronto Web site