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Ontario's Anglican Cathedrals - Diocese of NiagaraChrist Church Cathedral |
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  The Diocese of Niagara Major urban centres within its borders are St. Catharines, Hamilton, Guelph, Oakville, Burlington, and Orangeville. There are just over 100 congregations within the diocese served by approximately 125 clergy.
Christ Church was erected in stages, its form altered as the size and prominence of the congregation increased. Begun in 1835 as a parish church, the frame building was expanded in 1852-54 with the addition of a stone chancel and nave extension designed by the renowned Toronto architect William Thomas, architect of St Paul's Cathedral, London, Ontario. With his design incompletely implemented, Thomas took it to the Presbyterians, who used the plan to build in 1854-57 the still-standing St Paul's Presbyterian Church, 70 James St South, Hamilton.  The present nave, fashioned by Henry Langley, a specialist in church architecture noted for his masterly High Victorian Gothic designs, was completed in 1876, a year after Christ's Church was designated the cathedral for the newly-formed Diocese of Niagara. The building has undergone various alterations and renovations since then, notably the extension of the chancel completed in 1925.
Christ Church Cathedral 252 James Street North, Hamilton, Ontario L8R 2L3 |