Our clergy

St. George on Yonge has been privileged to have had clergy with diverse leadership styles. They fundamentally understood who we are as people of God, became invested in our living stories, and became part of our history. They were all examples of what it means to be an Anglican within the wider Christian family, and serving the community in which we live in an ever-changing society and a complex world.

Clergy

1919 to 1922 | The Rev. Canon Joseph William McDonald, Rector of Holy Trinity, Thornhill, and Missioner to Willowdale Mission, later known as St. George’s
1923 to 1935 | The Rev. Claude P. Muirhead, Priest-in-charge of St. George’s
1935 to 1950 | The Rev. L. Claude Secrett, Priest-in-charge and later Rector of St. George’s
1943 to 1945 | The Rev. Canon Alfred Lawson McTear, Locum tenens at St. George’s
1951 to 1952 | The Rev. Norman Alexander Ballard, Rector of St. George’s
1952 to 1972 | The Rev. Canon John R. Thompson, Rector of St. George’s
1972 to 1985 | The Rev. Canon Jack Emmanuel Adam, Rector of St. George’s
1985 to 1995 | The Rev. Canon J. Donald Beattie, Rector of St. George’s
1995 to 1996 | The Rev. Robert Hartley, Interim at St. George’s
1996 to 2010 | The Rev. Canon John Wilton, Incumbent of St. George’s
2010 to 2012 | The Rev. Steve Shaw, Interim at St. George on Yonge
2013 | The Rev. Pam Prideaux, Interim at St. George on Yonge
2013 to 2017 | The Rev. Canon Mark Kinghan, Incumbent of St. George on Yonge
2017 to 2023 | The Rev. Leonard Leader, Priest-in-charge at St. George on Yonge
2023 | The Rev. Ian Lafleur, Interim at St. George on Yonge
2024 | The Rev. Vinaya Dumpala, Interim at St. George on Yonge
September 2024 | The Rev. Alexandra (Ali) McIntosh, Priest-in-charge at St. George on Yonge

Assistant clergy

1956 | The Rev. R.G. Matthews
1957 to 1961 | The Rev. W.H. Frere Kennedy
1961 to 1964 | The Rev. Arnold E. Hancock
1964 to 1966 | The Rev. C. Richard W. Henderson
1966 to 1967 | The Rev. Canon T.E. Loder
1967 to 1969 | The Rev. William C. Davis
1968 to 1972 | The Rev. Canon Trevor E. Jones
1969 to 1972 | The Rev. Edward A. Briffett
1969 to 1981 | The Rev. Charles E. Storton
1973 to 1976 | The Rev. R. Brian Murray
1976 to 1978 | The Rev. Canon Shafik A. Farah
1991 to 1994 | The Rev. Canon Shafik A. Farah, Honorary assistant
1991 to 1992 | The Rev. William Cruse
1993 to 1998 | The Rev. Arthur Bromley
1999 to 2002 | The Rev. Canon Douglas Graydon
2001 to 2004 | The Rev. Allan Kirk
2008 to date | The Rev. Canon Sister Constance Joanna Gefvert, Honorary assistant
2014 to 2020 | The Rev. Morning Ying Wang, Mandarin Ministry associate
2023 | Father Pierre Niyongere, Honorary assistant