Michael Power (Canadian bishop)
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Michael Power (October 17, 1804 – October 1, 1847) was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Toronto.
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, he was ordained a priest in 1827. He was appointed Bishop of Toronto in 1841.
In 2005, Mark G. McGowan wrote a book about him called, Michael Power: The Struggle to Build the Catholic Church on the Canadian Frontier.
The Michael Power/St. Joseph High School in Toronto is named in his honour.
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