Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery

Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery

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:

• Margaret Anglin (1876-1958), stage actress
• Timothy Warren Anglin, newspaper editor, politician
• Morley Callaghan (1903-1990), writer
• Francis "King" Clancy (1903-1986), Hall of Fame ice hockey player and coach
• Cal Gardner (1924-2001), NHL ice hockey player
• Louis Quilico (1925-2000), opera baritone
• Reginald "Hooley" Smith (1903-1963) Hall of Fame ice hockey player
• Frederick Albert Tilston (1906-1992), Victoria Cross recipient
• Jean Wilson (1910-1933), Olympic speed-skating gold medalist
• William R. Allen (1919-1985), 2nd Chairman of Metropolitan Toronto, namesake of the Allen Expressway
• Denis T. O'Connor (1841-1911) Roman Catholic Archbishop of Toronto
• Frank Tunney (1912-1983), wrestling promoter
• Annie Thompson (1845-1913), wife of former Prime Minister John Thompson
• Lonnie Johnson (1899-1970) New Orleans born blues and jazz guitarist and singer

Coordinates: 43°42′55″N 79°22′58″W / 43.715172°N 79.382658°W / 43.715172; -79.382658