List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of London, Ontario

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This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of London, Ontario. The diocese includes 115 churches in Southwestern Ontario divided into six administrative regions called deaneries.[1][2] The cathedral church of the diocese is St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica in London, Ontario.

Huron Perth Deanery[edit]

Name Exterior & Interior Image Location Description/Notes
St. Ambrose 17 Flora St., Brussels Mission of Sacred Heart, Wingham.
First church built in 1876, second church built in 1993.[3]
St. Patrick 81 Mill St, Dublin Member of the Perth Huron Crossroads Catholic Family of Parishes.
Precious Blood 200 Sanders St West, Exeter Member of the Lake Huron Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. Peter 156 North St, Goderich Member of the Lake Huron Catholic Family of Parishes.
Immaculate Heart of Mary 337 Ontario St, Grand Bend Member of the Lake Huron Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. Patrick 4597 Road 145, R.R. 1, Kinkora Member of the Perth Huron Crossroads Catholic Family of Parishes.
The church was designed by Joseph Connolly.[4]
St. Joseph 1025 Wallace Ave North, Listowel Clustered with Sacred Heart
St. Vincent de Paul 29 Park Lane, Mitchell Member of the Perth Huron Crossroads Catholic Family of Parishes.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Mount Carmel Member of the Lake Huron Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. James 22 Victoria St, Seaforth Member of the Perth Huron Crossroads Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. Peter St. Joseph Member of the Lake Huron Catholic Family of Parishes.
Holy Name of Mary St. Marys Member of the Avon-Thames Catholic Family of Parishes.
Immaculate Conception 50 Well St, Stratford Member of the Avon-Thames Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. Joseph 99 Huron St, Stratford Member of the Avon-Thames Catholic Family of Parishes.
Sacred Heart 220 Carling Terrace, Wingham Clustered with St. Joseph
St. Boniface 22 Mary St, Zurich Member of the Lake Huron Catholic Family of Parishes.

Ingersoll Deanery[edit]

Name Exterior & Interior Image Location Description/Notes
Our Lady, Queen of the Martyrs 110 Adams Ave, Delhi Member of the Catholic Family of Parishes in Norfolk
Formerly called St. John de Brebeuf and Companions Church 1956-2007[5]
Sacred Heart

131 Thames St North, Ingersoll
Sacred Heart 24 Albert St, Langton Member of the Erie Tri-County Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. Cecilia 17 Lynn Park Ave, Port Dover Member of the Catholic Family of Parishes in Norfolk
St. Mary 211 Union St, Simcoe Member of the Catholic Family of Parishes in Norfolk
St. Mary 51 Venison St West, Tilsonburg Member of the Erie Tri-County Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. Michael 978 John's Rd, Walsh Member of the Erie Tri-County Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux 165 Thompson Rd, Waterford Member of the Catholic Family of Parishes in Norfolk
Holy Cross Polish Catholic Community 169 Ingersoll Rd, Woodstock
Holy Trinity 1420 Devonshire Ave, Woodstock

Kent Deanery[edit]

Name Exterior & Interior Image Location Description/Notes
St. Mary 95 Marlborough St North, Blenheim Member of the South Kent Catholic Family of Parishes in Essex
Blessed Sacrament 145 Victoria Ave, Chatham Member of the Chatham Catholic Family of Parishes
Our Lady of Victory Polish Catholic Community 490 St. Clair St, Chatham Member of the Chatham Catholic Family of Parishes
St. Agnes 52 Croydon St, Chatham Member of the Chatham Catholic Family of Parishes
St. Joseph 180 Wellington St West, Chatham Member of the Chatham Catholic Family of Parishes
St. Ursula 205 Tweedsmuir Ave West, Chatham Member of the Chatham Catholic Family of Parishes
St. Michael

698 Tecumseh St, Dresden Member of the Kent Lambton Roman Catholic Family of Parishes
Paroisse Immaculée Conception & Saint-Philippe Parish 24152 Winterline Rd, Pain Court Member of the Lakes Erie and St. Clair Catholic Family of Parishes/Famille catholique des paroisses des lacs Érié et Ste-Claire.
Sacred Heart

464 John St, Port Lambton Member of the Kent Lambton Roman Catholic Family of Parishes
St. Michael 26 George St, Ridgetown Member of the South Kent Catholic Family of Parishes in Essex
St. Paul 9 Alice St, Thamesville Member of the South Kent Catholic Family of Parishes in Essex
St. Francis Xavier

32 Canal St West, Tilbury Member of the Lakes Erie and St. Clair Catholic Family of Parishes/Famille catholique des paroisses des lacs Érié et Ste-Claire.
St. Peter

5425 Tecumseh Line, Tilbury Member of the Lakes Erie and St. Clair Catholic Family of Parishes/Famille catholique des paroisses des lacs Érié et Ste-Claire.
Holy Family

647 Murray St, Wallaceburg Member of the Kent Lambton Roman Catholic Family of Parishes
Our Lady Help of Christians

422 Elgin St, Wallaceburg Member of the Kent Lambton Roman Catholic Family of Parishes

London Deanery[edit]

Name Exterior & Interior Image Location Description/Notes
Our Lady of Sorrows 116 John St South, Aylmer Member of the Elgin Roman Catholic Family of Parishes.
Sacred Heart Delaware Church building closed in 2018.[6] Worships in Mount Brydges
Member of the West Middlesex Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. Charles Garnier 244 Stella Ave, Glencoe Member of the West Middlesex Catholic Family of Parishes.
Christ the King University 266 Epworth Ave, London Worships at 'The Chapel’ at Windermere on the Mount in London.
Communaute Catholique Ste-Marguerite d'Youville 920 Huron St, London Worships at St. Andrew The Apostle Church, London.
Holy Cross 10 Elm St, London
Holy Family 777 Valetta St, London
Mary Immaculate 1980 Trafalgar St, London
Our Lady of Czestochowa 419 Hill St, London
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Vietnamese Catholic Community London Worships at St. Andrew The Apostle Church, London.
Our Lady of Siluva Lithuanian Catholic Community London Worships at Mary Immaculate Church, London.
St. Andrew the Apostle 1 Fallons Lane, London
St. Andrew Kim Korean Catholic Community 258 Clarke Rd, London
St. Francis of Assisi-St. Martin of Tours 46 Cathcart St, London
St. George 1164 Commissioners Rd West, London
St. John the Divine 390 Base Line Rd West, London
St. Josephine Bakhita African-Caribbean Catholic Community London Worships at St. Michael Church, London.
St. Justin 855 Jalna Blvd, London
St. Leopold Mandic 2889 Westminster Dr, London
St. Mary 345 Lyle St, London
St. Michael 511 Cheapside St, London
St. Patrick 377 Oakland Ave, London Designed by Barry Byrne,and built in 1952. [7]
St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica 196 Dufferin Ave, London Parish established 1834; French French Gothic Revival style built 1880-1885[8]
St. Stephen of Hungary Hungarian Catholic Community Worships at St. Patrick, London.
St. Patrick R.R. 3, 32922 Richmond St, Lucan
Sacred Heart 159 Ann St, Parkhill Member of the West Middlesex Catholic Family of Parishes.
Holy Angels 502 Talbot St, St. Thomas Member of the Elgin Roman Catholic Family of Parishes.
St Anne 20 Morrison Dr, St. Thomas Member of the Elgin Roman Catholic Family of Parishes.
Tridentine Latin Mass Community Worships at Holy Angels Church, St. Thomas.
All Saints 125 Front St East, Strathroy Member of the West Middlesex Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. Helen 29519 Talbot Line, Wallacetown Member of the Elgin Roman Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. Mary 128 Main St, West Lorne Member of the Elgin Roman Catholic Family of Parishes.

Sarnia Deanery[edit]

Name Image Location Description/Notes
St. Michael 1920 Wildwood Dr, Brights Grove Member of the Sarnia Bluewater Roman Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. Joseph 346 1 Beresford St, Corunna
St. Christopher 68 Union St, Forest First church built 1866; second church built 1893; new church built in 2002[9]
St. Philip 415 King St, Petrolia [10]
Our Lady of Mercy 390 N Christina St, Sarnia Member of the Sarnia Bluewater Roman Catholic Family of Parishes.
Paroisse St-Thomas D'Aquin 895 Rue Champlain, Sarnia Member of the Sarnia Bluewater Roman Catholic Family of Parishes.
Queen of Peace 566 Rosedale Ave, Sarnia Member of the Sarnia Bluewater Roman Catholic Family of Parishes.
Sacred Heart 1465 Lecaron Ave, Sarnia Member of the Sarnia Bluewater Roman Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. Benedict 1011 Oak Ave, Sarnia Member of the Sarnia Bluewater Roman Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. Joseph 291 Stuart St, Sarnia Member of the Sarnia Bluewater Roman Catholic Family of Parishes.
Our Lady Help of Christian 432 Victoria St, Watford

Windsor-Essex Deanery[edit]

Name Exterior & Interior Image Location 'Description/Notes
St. John the Baptist

225 Brock St, Amherstburg Parish established 1800[11]
Member of the Amherstburg-Harrow Catholic Family of Parishes
St. Simon and St. Jude 488 St. Charles St, Belle River Parish date to 1834; church built 1868-1869[12]
Visitation 5407 Comber Side Rd, Comber [13]
Holy Name of Jesus 146 Talbot St South, Essex Member of the Central Essex County Catholic Family of Parishes.[14]
St. Anthony of Padua 120 Munger St West, Harrow Member of the Amherstburg-Harrow Catholic Family of Parishes.[15]
St. John de Bebeuf and Companions 67 Main St East, Kingsville Member of the Erie Shores South Catholic Family of Parishes.
Good Shepherd Lakeshore Combined parish formed from merger of St. William & St. Gregory the Great, both of which were created in the 1950s[16]
Sacred Heart 219 Sacred Heart Dr, LaSalle Parish established 1921, church opened 1923.
Member of the LaSalle River Canard Catholic Family of Parishes.[17]
St. Paul 5885 Malden Rd, LaSalle Church dedicated 1953
Member of the LaSalle River Canard Catholic Family of Parishes.[18]
St. Michael

29 Elliott St, Leamington Member of the Erie Shores South Catholic Family of Parishes.[19]
St. Mary 12048 County Rd 34, Maidstone Member of the Central Essex County Catholic Family of Parishes.[20]
St. Clement 9567 County Rd 11, McGregor Parish established 1880[21]
Member of the Central Essex County Catholic Family of Parishes.
Star of the Sea Pelee Island Member of the Erie Shores South Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. Joseph River Canard Member of the LaSalle River Canard Catholic Family of Parishes.
Ste. Anne 12233 Tecumseh Rd East, Tecumseh [22]
Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Wheatley Member of the Erie Shores South Catholic Family of Parishes.
Assumption 350 Huron Church Rd, Windsor Member of the Windsor Heritage Catholic Family of Parishes.
Corpus Christi 1400 Cabana Rd West, Windsor
Holy Trinity

1035 Ellis St East, Windsor
Immaculate Heart 2153 Parkwood Ave, Windsor
Most Precious Blood 1947 Meldrum Rd, Windsor Member of the North Central Windsor Catholic Family of Parishes.
Our Lady of the Atonement 2940 Forest Glade Dr, Windsor Member of the East Windsor Catholic Family of Parishes.
Our Lady of Guadalupe 834 Raymo Rd, Windsor Member of the North Central Windsor Catholic Family of Parishes.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel 4401 Mount Royal Dr, Windsor
Our Lady of Perpetual Help 804 Grand Marais Rd East, Windsor
Paroisse St-Jerome 3739 Rue Ypres, Windsor
St. Alphonsus 85 Park St East, Windsor Member of the Windsor Heritage Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. Angela Merici 980 Louis Ave, Windsor Member of the Windsor Heritage Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. Anthony of Padua 2015 Balfour Blvd, Windsor Member of the East Windsor Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. Benedict Tridentine Catholic Community c/o St. Alphonsus, Windsor Member of the Windsor Heritage Catholic Family of Parishes.
Sts. Cyril and Methodius 1532 Alexis Rd, Windsor Member of the North Central Windsor Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. Daniel Comboni African Catholic Community Windsor (c/o St. Alphonsus) Member of the Windsor Heritage Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. Francis of Assisi 1701 Turner Rd, Windsor
St. John Vianney 385 Dieppe St, Windsor Member of the East Windsor Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. Michael 2153 Parkwood Ave, Windsor
St. Philippe and St. Anne Vietnamese Martyrs 1630 Partington Ave, Windsor
St. Theresa 1991 Noram Rd, Windsor Member of the North Central Windsor Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. Yu Jin-Gil Korean Catholic Community c/o Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Windsor
San Juan Diego of Guadalupe Hispanic Catholic Community 834 Raymo Rd, Windsor Member of the North Central Windsor Catholic Family of Parishes.
St. John the Evangelist R.R. 1, 1688 County Rd 46, Woodslee Member of the Central Essex County Catholic Family of Parishes.

Former Churches[edit]

Name Image Location Description/Notes
St. Matthew Church Alvinston Church closed on June 30, 2007.[23]
Located in Our Lady Help of Christians Parish, Watford.
English Martyrs Church Bayfield Church closed on October 11, 2006.[23]
Located in St. Peter Parish, St. Joseph.
St. Ignatius Church

Bothwell Church closed on June 30, 2007.[23]
Located in St. Paul Parish,Thamesville.
St. Anthony of Padua Church Chatham Church closed on August 10, 2008.[23]
St. Joseph Church Clinton Church closed on July 8, 2007.[23]
Located in St. Peter Parish, Goderich.
Our Lady of Lourdes Church Comber Church closed on January 1, 2006.[23]
Located in Parish of the Visitation, Comber.
St. Ladislaus Church Courtland Hungarian Parish.
Church closed on December 29, 2013.[23]
St. Charles Borromeo Church Courtright Church closed on June 30, 2007.[23]
Located in St. Joseph Parish, Corunna.
St. Casimir

41 Talbot Rd, Delhi Formerly called St. John de Brebeuf and Companions Church 1932-1956[5]
Church closed and parish suppressed on December 1, 2020.[24]
St. William Church Emeryville Church closed on September 5, 2016.[23]
Boundaries absorbed by Good Shepherd Parish, Lakeshore.
St. Philippe Church Grande Pointe Church closed on April 30, 2007.[23]
Located in Immaculée Conception Parish, Pain Court.
St. Mary of Perpetual Help Church Hesson Church closed on June 24, 2007.[23]
Located in St. Joseph Parish, Listowel.
St. Joseph Church Kingsbridge Church closed on October 21, 2012.[23]
Located in St. Peter Parish, Goderich.
Our Lady of LaSalette Church

La Salette Church closed on November 1, 2011.[23]
Located in Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs Parish, Delhi LaSalette.
St. Joseph Church Leamington Church closed on January 0, 1900.
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St. Brigid Church

Logan Church closed on June 30, 2007.[23]
Located in St. Patrick Parish, Kinkora and St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Mitchell.
Blessed Sacrament Church

London Church closed on June 30, 2006.[23]
Located in St. Patrick Parish, London.
Holy Rosary Church London Church closed on September 14, 2005.[23]
Located in St. Martin of Tours Parish, London.
St. Joseph Church

London Church closed on July 9, 2006.[23]
Located in Holy Family Parish, London.
St. Patrick Church Merlin Parish closed on October 25, 2015.[23]
Church is a part of Our Lady of the Rosary Shrine Diocesan Shrine.
Our Lady of the Angels Church Pardoville Church closed on April 30, 2007.[23]
Located in: St. Mary Parish, Blenheim.
St. Edward the Confessor Church Point Edward Church closed on April 6, 2004.[23]
Located in Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Sarnia.
St. Joseph Church Port Burwell Church closed on June 23, 2003.[23]
Located in Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Aylmer, Sacred Heart Parish, Langton and St. Mary Parish, Tillsonburg.
St. Joseph Church Port Stanley Church closed on November 2, 2008.[23]
Located in Holy Angels Parish, St. Thomas.
Sacred Heart Church Princeton Church closed on August 27, 2006.[23]
Located in Holy Trinity Parish, Woodstock.
Our Lady of Sorrows Sarnia Church closed on September 13, 2008.[23]
Sacramental records located at: The Archives of the Diocese of London.
St. Peter Church Sarnia Church closed on June 30, 2007.[23]
Located in Our Lady of Mercy Parish Sarnia, St. Benedict Parish, Sarnia and Sacred Heart Parish, Sarnia.
St. Augustine Church St. Augustine Church closed on October 31, 2006[23].
Located in St. Peter Parish, Goderich.
St. Columba Church Bornish
St. Columban Church St. Columban Church closed on June 26, 2005.[23]
Located in St. James Parish, Seaforth.
St. Joachim Church

St. Joachim Church closed on January 1, 2006.[23]
Located in Parish of the Visitation, Comber.
St. Charles Church Stevenson Church closed on March 17, 2006.[23]
Located in St. Francis Xavier Parish, Tilbury.
Church of the Annunciation

Stoney Point Church closed on November 19, 2006.[23] Demolished in November 2023.[25]
Located in Parish of the Visitation, Comber.
St. Gregory the Great Church Tecumseh Church closed on September 5, 2016.[23]
Boundaries absorbed by Good Shepherd Parish, Lakeshore.
Blessed Sacrament Church Windsor Church closed on June 30, 2012.[23]
Located in Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, Windsor.
Christ the King Church Windsor Church closed on January 1, 2007.[23]
Located in Corpus Christi Parish, Windsor.
Immaculate Conception Church Windsor Church closed on January 1, 2007[23].
Located in Immaculate Heart Parish, Windsor.
Our Lady of Fatima Church Windsor Church closed on June 4, 2006.[23]
Located in St. John Vianney Parish, Windsor.
Our Lady of the Rosary Church Windsor Church closed on June 30, 2008.[23]
Located in Most Precious Blood Parish, Windsor and Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Windsor.
Sacred Heart Church Windsor Church closed on January 1, 2007.[23]
Located in Immaculate Heart Parish, Windsor.
St. Anne Church Windsor Church closed on June 30, 2008.[23]
Located in Most Precious Blood Parish, Windsor and Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Windsor.
St. Casimir Church Windsor Church closed on September 30, 2009.[23]
Sacramental records located at: The Archives of the Diocese of London.
St. Christopher Church Windsor Church closed on June 3, 2007.[23]
Located in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Windsor.
St. Clare of Assisi Church Windsor Church closed on June 15, 2000.[23]
Located in St. Alphonsus Parish, Windsor.
St. Joseph the Worker Church Windsor Church closed on October 14, 2002.[23]
Located in Most Precious Blood Parish, Windsor.
St. Martin de Porres Church Windsor Church closed on January 1, 2007.[23]
Located in Corpus Christi Parish, Windsor.
St. Patrick Church Windsor Church closed on June 20, 2010.[23]
Located in Corpus Christi Parish and Assumption Parish, Windsor.
St. Rose of Lima Church

Windsor Church closed on June 28, 2009.[23]
Located in Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Windsor.
St. Thomas the Apostle Church Windsor Church closed on July 6, 2008.[23]
Located in Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Windsor.
St. Vincent de Paul Church Windsor Church closed on October 7, 2022.[26]
Located in Atonement Parish, Windsor.
St. Mary Church Woodstock Church closed on June 28, 2006.[23]
Located in Holy Trinity Parish, Woodstock.
St. Rita Church Woodstock Church closed on May 27, 2013.[23]
Located in Holy Trinity Parish, Woodstock.
Holy Rosary Church Wyoming Church closed on June 30, 2007.[23]
Located in St. Philip Parish, Petrolia.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About Us". Diocese of London. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "Official Directory" (PDF). Diocese of London. December 2019. pp. 22–49.
  3. ^ "St. Ambrose Catholic Church" (PDF). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Here is the Church, Here is the Steeple . . . Perth County's Historical Churches" (PDF). Perth Arts Connect. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Discover Delhi. An Historical Walking Tour: Faith & Fellowship" (PDF). Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Decree Sacred Heart Church, Delaware" (PDF). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Church of St. Patrick, London, Ontario, Canada (1952)". Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Some important dates in the history of our parish". St. Peter's Cathedral Parish. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  9. ^ "About: St. Christopher's History". St. Christopher & Our Lady of Help Christians. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "Home page". St. Philip's Parish. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  11. ^ "Brief History St. John The Baptist Church". St. John the Baptist Church. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  12. ^ "History". St. Simon & St. Jude Parish. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  13. ^ "Home page". Visitation Roman Catholic Parish, Paroisse Catholique Romaine. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  14. ^ "Home page". Holy Name of Jesus. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  15. ^ "Home page". St. Anthony of Padua Parish. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  16. ^ "History". Good Shepherd Parish. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  17. ^ "A Brief History of Sacred Heart Parish". LaSalle River Canard Catholic Family of Parishes. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  18. ^ "A Brief History of St. Paul Parish". LaSalle River Canard Catholic Family of Parishes. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  19. ^ "St. Michael's Parish". St. Michael's & Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  20. ^ "Home page". St. Mary's and St. John the Evangelist. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  21. ^ "Home page". St. Clement Parish. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  22. ^ "History of Ste Anne Parish". Ste. Anne Parish. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw "Diocesan Directory" (PDF). Diocese of London. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  24. ^ "Suppression of St. Casimir Parish 2020" (PDF). Diocese of London. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  25. ^ "Stoney Point residents mourn loss of historic church". Retrieved 20 February 2024.
  26. ^ "Decree" (PDF). Retrieved 18 April 2024.
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