St. Paul's Cathedral in
London
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,
Ontario
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, Canada, is the seat of the
Diocese of Huron of the
Anglican Church of Canada. It was designed in the
Gothic revival 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
John Cochrane and Brothers
John Cochrane and Brothers was a family of Scottish sculpture, sculptors known for works in both the United Kingdom and Canada. They were David, James and John Cochrane, the sons of James and Elizabeth (née Paton) Cochrane. undertook the work on the cathedral's interior.
[John Cochrane]
– Dictionary of Canadian Biography
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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
bishop of Huron and founder of
Western University of London, Ontario
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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 (afterwards Bishop of Huron, 1948)
* 1948–1961: R. C.Brown ][
* 1961–1980: Kenneth B. Keefe ][
* 1980–1987: Percy O'Driscoll (afterwards Bishop of Huron, 1990)
* 1988–2000: Bruce H. W. Howe (afterwards Bishop of Huron, 2000)
* 2000–2009: Terry Dance (afterwards Suffragan Bishop of Huron, 2009)
* 2010–2015 Kevin Dixon
*2015-2016 Interim dean Barry Clarke, retired bishop of Montreal
*2016–Present Paul Millward
]
See also
* St Paul's Cathedral, London, England
References
External links
*
Canada's Historic Places
Anglican cathedrals in Ontario
Anglican church buildings in Ontario
Buildings and structures in London, Ontario
19th-century Anglican church buildings in Canada
William Thomas (architect) buildings
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