St. Paul's Cathedral in

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, Canada, is the seat of the

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of the

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. It was designed in the

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style by William Thomas and built between 1844 and 1846, replacing the previous church, which was built in 1834 and burned down in 1844. It is the oldest church in the city. Sculptors

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undertook the work on the cathedral's interior.John Cochrane
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In 1966, the cathedral commissioned its history to be written by the Rev. Orlo Miller.

Deans of Huron

The dean of Huron is normally also the rector of St Pauls. * 1866–1871:

Isaac Hellmuth Isaac Hellmuth (December 14, 1819 – 28 May 1901), second Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Huron, was the founder of Huron University College and the University of Western Ontario, one of Canada's leading universities. He was also founder of Hel ...

the first dean and afterwards

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and founder of

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* 1871–1888: Michael Boomer * 1888–1903: George Mignon Innes * 1903–1918: Evans Davis * 1918–1934: L. Norman Tucker * 1935–1940: Charles E. Jeakins * 1940–1944: P. N.Harding * 1944–1948:

George Luxton George Nasmith Luxton (August 13, 1901 – October 2, 1970) was the Anglican bishop of Huron in Canada in the mid-20th century. Educated at the University of Toronto, he was ordained in 1925. He was a curate at Christ's Church Cathedral, Hamilt ...

(afterwards Bishop of Huron, 1948) * 1948–1961: R. C.Brown * 1961–1980: Kenneth B. Keefe * 1980–1987:

Percy O'Driscoll Percival Richard O'Driscoll (born 4 October 1934) is a Canadian Anglican bishop. O'Driscoll was educated at Bishop's University and he was ordained in 1964. He was a curate at St Matthias, Ottawa then at St John the Evangelist, Kitchener. He th ...

(afterwards Bishop of Huron, 1990) * 1988–2000: Bruce H. W. Howe (afterwards Bishop of Huron, 2000) * 2000–2009:

Terry Dance Terrance Arthur (Terry) Dance was a suffragan bishop in the Anglican Diocese of Huron, Ontario, Canada, where he was in charge of the Norfolk area of the diocese from 2009 until his retirement from active ministry December 31, 2015. Dance was born ...

(afterwards Suffragan Bishop of Huron, 2009) * 2010–2015 Kevin Dixon *2015-2016 Interim dean Barry Clarke, retired bishop of Montreal *2016–Present Paul Millward

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Deans of Huron

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