On the Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord in 1953, Archbishop Lemieux formally established the new English Parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Until that time, the people making the new suburb of Manor Park their home, celebrated Mass in a succession of locations in the area.  It took less than four years to complete the church building.

On the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, in the address given by Archbishop Gervais, his Grace challenged the parishioners to make the parish a "center of Carmelite prayer" and that prayerfulness should be a distinct quality of our parish.

In accepting this challenge, the parishioners believe that those who pray are drawn closer to God, and are thereby drawn closer to other people, making them more aware of the needs and concerns of their neighbours.  Whether volunteering at the Shepherds of Good Hope, in local community activities or other organizations, the parish's response to Christ's service to others has contributed greatly to the larger community.

Sixty plus years later, Our Lady of Mount Carmel continues to be a vibrant community of God's people who come together to worship.

The closure of St. Brigid's Church in 2006 saw our parish boundaries grow as well as an additional school placed under our pastoral care.  We were pleased to welcome our new parishioners and get to know them. 

We pray that God will continue to bless Our Lady of Mount Carmel and its parishioners for many years to come.


Our Pastors

Over the course of our sixty-plus years, we have been blessed with warm and friendly pastors with a deep love of God.  They brought their own special qualities and talents to the parish as well as ideas we eagerly embraced.  We thank them for all they have done.

May God bless each of them and may Our Lady of Mount Carmel keep them in her care.

  • 1953-1967 – Rev. John Angus MacDonald
  • 1967-1984 – Rev. Thomas V. O’Rourke
  • 1984-1998 – Rev. Stephen Hill
  • 1998-2007 – Rev. Frank Brewer
  • 2007-2015 – Rev. Stephen Liang
  • 2015-2023 – Rev. Jessimar Cavan-Tapia
  • 2023-present – Rev. Sean Wenger