Families of Parishes

Below are the Families of Parishes of the Diocese of London:

• Activated and Named (8 - two in 2018 and six in 2019)
• Annouced in January 2020 for Activation in July 2020 (9)
• Pending Activation (13) 

The target for completion is 2025. If you have any questions please contact Joe Bezzina, Director of Pastoral Services, at jbezzina@dol.ca. 

Parishes are organized by Deanery. Click here for  a map of the dioces that shows parish locations ad Deaneries. 

 
Activated Families – 8 Families

 IN THE ESSEX DEANERY

LaSalle River Canard Catholic Family of Parishes:

• Sacred Heart, LaSalle, ON
• St. Joseph, River Canard, ON
• St. Paul, LaSalle, ON  

IN THE INGERSOLL DEANERY

Catholic Family of Parishes in Norfolk:

• St. Mary’s, Simcoe
• Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs, Delhi
• St. Cecilia, Port Dover
• St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Waterford

 

IN THE KENT DEANERY

Chatham Catholic Family of Parishes:

• Blessed Sacrament, Chatham
• St. Agnes, Chatham
• St. Joseph, Chatham
• St. Ursula, Chatham
• Our Lady of Victory, Chatham

Kent Lambton Roman Catholic Family of Parishes:

• St. Michael's Parish, Dresden
• Sacred Heart Parish, Port Lambton
• Holy Family Parish, Wallaceburg
• Our Lady Help of Christians, Wallaceburg

South Kent Catholic Family of Parishes in Essex:

• St. Paul's, Thamesville
• St. Michael, Ridgetown
• St. Mary, Blenheim
• Additionally, summertime Mass sites at Erieau and Rondeau Park

 

IN THE LONDON DEANERY

Elgin Roman Catholic Family of Parishes: 

• Our Lady of Sorrows, Aylmer
• Holy Angels, St. Thomas
• St. Anne, St. Thomas
• St. Mary, West Lorne t. Helen Church, Wallacetown

 

IN THE WINDSOR DEANERY

East Windsor Catholic Family of Parishes:

• Our Lady of the Atonement
• St. John Vianney
• St. Vincent de Paul 
• St. Anthony of Padua Hungarian Parish

North Central Windsor Catholic Family of Parishes:

• Our Lady of Guadalupe
• Most Precious Blood
• St. Theresa
• Sts. Cyril and Methodius Parish 
• San Juan Diego of Guadalupe Hispanic Catholic Community

Announced in January 2020 for Activation in July 2020
 

These families will work together over the coming months to choose a name their family and finalize other details.

IN THE ESSEX DEANERY

1. St. Michael, Leamington; Blessed Sacrament, Wheatley; St. John de Brebeuf and Companions, Kingsville; Star of the Sea, Pelee Island 
2. St Anthony of Padua, Harrow; St. John the Baptist, Amherstburg  
3. Holy Name of Jesus, Essex; St. Clement, McGregor; St. John the Evangelist, Woodslee; St Mary, Maidstone  

 

IN THE HURON-PERTH DEANERY

1. St. Joseph, Stratford; Immaculate Conception,  Stratford; Holy Name of Mary, St. Marys 
2. St. James, Seaforth; St. Patrick, Dublin; St. Vincent de Paul, Mitchell; St. Patrick, Kinkora 
3. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Mount Carmel; Precious Blood, Exeter; Immaculate Heart of Mary, Grand Bend; St. Boniface, Zurich; St. Peter,  St. Joseph; St. Peter, Goderich 

 

IN THE INGERSOLL DEANERY

1. St. Mary, Tillsonburg; Sacred Heart Langton; St. Michael, Walsh  

IN THE LONDON DEANERY

1. Sacred Heart, Delaware; St. Charles Gamier, Glencoe; All Saints, Strathroy; Sacred Heart, Parkhill 

IN THE WINDSOR DEANERY

1. Assumption, Windsor; St. Alphonsus, Windsor; St. Angela Merici, Windsor; St. Daniel Comboni African Catholic Community, Windsor; St. Benedict Tridentine Catholic Community, Windsor

Pending Activation

 

IN THE ESSEX DEANERY

1. St. Anne, Tecumseh; St. Jerome, Windsor; Good Shepherd, Lakeshore; St. Simon and St. Jude, Belle River  

 

IN THE HURON-PERTH DEANERY

1.     St. Joseph, Listowel; Sacred Heart, Wingham; St. Ambrose, Brussels  

 

IN THE INGERSOLL DEANERY

1.     Sacred Heart, Ingersoll; Holy Trinity, Woodstock;  

 

IN THE KENT DEANERY

1.     Visitation, Comber; St. Francis of Xavier, Tilbury; St. Peter, Tilbury East; Immaculate Conception, Pain Court  

 

IN THE LONDON DEANERY

1. Holy Family, London; St. George, London; St. Marguerite d'Youville, London  
2. St. Peters Cathedral, London; St. Michael, London; St. Patrick, Lucan; St. Josephine Bakhita African Caribbean Catholic Community, London; Christ the King University Parish, London
3. St. Francis of Assisi-St. Martin of Tours, London; St. John the Divine, London; St. Justin, London; St. Leopold Mandic, London
4. Mary Immaculate, London; Holy Cross, London; St. Andres the Apostle, London; St. Andres Kim Korean Catholic Community, London; Our Lady of the Rosary Vietnamese Catholic Community, London; Our Lady of Siluva Lithuanian Catholic Community, London
5. St. Patrick, London; St. Mary, London; Our Lady of Czestochowa, London; St. Stephen of Hungary Hungarian Catholic Community, London 

IN THE SARNIA DEANERY

1. Our Lady of Mercy (which includes St. Joseph and St. Benedict), Sarnia; St. Thomas Aquinas, Sarnia; Queen of Peace Catholic Community, Sarnia; Sacred Heart, Sarnia; St. Michael, Brights Grove
2. St. Joseph, Corunna; St. Philip, Petrolia; St. Christopher, Forest; Our Lady Help of Christians, Watford  

 

IN THE WINDSOR DEANERY

1. Corpus Christi, Windsor; Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Windsor; St. Philiphe and  St. Anne Thanh Vietnamese Martyrs Catholic Community, Windsor; St. Yu Jin-Gil Korean Catholic Community, Windsor
2. Holy Trinity, Windsor; St. Francis of Assisi, Windsor; Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Windsor; Immaculate Heart, Windsor; St. Michael German Parish, Windsor

Last updated March 04, 2020