About Holy Family [Chaldean] · Windsor, Ontario
Holy Family Chaldean Catholic Church is a Chaldean Catholic parish in Windsor, Ontario, located at 686 Marentette Avenue. It worships in a historic 1904 church building originally built as Immaculate Conception Church by architects William Brothers, which later became home to Windsor’s Chaldean Catholic community after area parish consolidations. The parish belongs to the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Mar Addai of Toronto, the sole Chaldean eparchy in Canada. It stands as a spiritual and cultural anchor for one of the largest Chaldean communities in the country.
- Established
- 1904
- Patron
- Holy Family
- Diocese
- Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Mar Addai of Toronto
History
The building at 686 Marentette Avenue was built in 1904 to relieve overcrowding at St. Alphonsus Church and was originally Immaculate Conception Church. William Brothers served as the architects. In 2002, the congregations of Immaculate Conception and Sacred Heart merged with St. Michael's, and the building later became Holy Family Chaldean Catholic Church.
Diocese
Holy Family Chaldean Catholic Church belongs to the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of Mar Addai of Toronto, the only Chaldean Catholic eparchy in Canada, established on June 10, 2011.