Upper Canada Anglican Clergy in 1820 First Bishop of Toronto
Early Years Clergy in 1820 Clergy Reserves Clergy in 1844 1842 - 1865 In Old Age From The Bishops of the Church of England in Canada and Newfoundland by Charles Henry Mockridge published in 1896 Link: Anglican Missionaries to South-Western Ontario by Charles Henry Mockridge		In 1820 there were only sixteen clergymen in Upper Canada, classified by districts, corresponding with dioceses afterwards formed, as follows: Huron - Romaine Rolph, Amherstburg;   Richard Pollard, Sandwich. Niagara - Ralph Leeming, Ancaster;   Robert Addison, Niagara;   William Leeming, Chippawa;   William Sampson, Grimsby; B. B. Stevens, Queenston. Toronto - Joseph Thompson, Cavan;   William Macaulay, Cobourg (then Hamilton township);   John Strachan, Toronto. Ontario - John Stoughton, Ernestown (Bath);   John Leeds, Brockville (Elizabethtown); George Okill Stuart, Kingston;   F. Myers, Matilda. Ottawa - Salter J. Mountain, Cornwall;   Michael Harris, Perth;   John G. Weagant, Williamsburg. There was a memorable gathering of these clergy in this year (1820), when the Bishop (Dr. Jacob Mountain) visited Upper Canada. Next Page - Dr. Strachan and the Clergy Reserves		In 1820 Upper Canada was part of the Diocese of Quebec. The Diocese of Quebec had been formed in 1793 with Dr. Jacob Mountain (1749-1825) as its first bishop. The Diocese of Toronto was formed in 1839 to cover Upper Canada. The Diocese of Toronto subdivided in 1857 when the Diocese of Huron was formed; in 1861 when the Diocese of Ontario was formed; in 1875 when the Diocese of Niagara was formed. The Diocese of Ontario was subdivided when the Diocese of Ottawa was formed in 1896.