Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery
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Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery at 305 Erskine Avenue in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
was consecrated on July 9, 1898 by Roman Catholic Archbishop John Walsh
. The first burial occurred on March 27, 1900. By the end of the 20th Century, the cemetery was full, holding the remains of more than 76,000 persons. However, the cemetery plans to convert several roads for use as graves and to build a columbarium
for those cremated.
For the cemetery's centennial, the Catholic Cemeteries Archdiocese of Toronto published "A History of Mount Hope Cemetery Toronto Ontario 1898 to 1998" written by Michael Power.
Some of the notables interred here are:
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
was consecrated on July 9, 1898 by Roman Catholic Archbishop John Walsh
John Walsh (archbishop)
John Walsh was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Toronto, Canada from 1889 to 1898.-Early years:Born in Mooncoin, Co...
. The first burial occurred on March 27, 1900. By the end of the 20th Century, the cemetery was full, holding the remains of more than 76,000 persons. However, the cemetery plans to convert several roads for use as graves and to build a columbarium
Columbarium
A columbarium is a place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns . The term comes from the Latin columba and originally referred to compartmentalized housing for doves and pigeons .The Columbarium of Pomponius Hylas is a particularly fine ancient Roman example, rich in...
for those cremated.
For the cemetery's centennial, the Catholic Cemeteries Archdiocese of Toronto published "A History of Mount Hope Cemetery Toronto Ontario 1898 to 1998" written by Michael Power.
Some of the notables interred here are:
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(1910-1933), Olympic speed-skating gold medalist - William R. Allen (1919-1985), 2nd Chairman of Metropolitan Toronto, namesake of the Allen Expressway
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