Michael Power (Canadian bishop)
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Michael Power (October 17, 1804 – October 1, 1847) was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Toronto.
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[edit] Early Years
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, he was ordained a priest in 1827. He served as missionary priest of the Archdiocese of Québec and the Diocese of Montréal until 1839 when he was appointed Vicar General of Montréal.
[edit] First Bishop of Toronto
Power was canonically erected as Bishop of Toronto in 1841 by Pope Gregory XVI. Father Michael Power was appointed the first Bishop of the new See. He was also the first English-speaking Bishop to be born in Canada.
[edit] Legacy
Bishop Power's most notable achievements was the building of St. Michael's Cathedral, Toronto
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.
[edit] Death
Power's tenure was short, dying from typhus while ministering to immigrants on October 1, 1847. Power's remains are buried in a crypt beneath St. Michael's, the Cathedral named after him and his diocese's patron saint, St. Michael the Archangel.
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| Preceded by Bishop Rémi Gaulin - Bishop of Kingston, Ontario and Laprairie, Québec |
Bishop of Toronto 1841–1850 |
Succeeded by Armand-François-Marie de Charbonnel |
