{"id":21419,"date":"2026-04-13T12:13:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/?p=21419"},"modified":"2026-04-13T12:13:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:13:02","slug":"a-new-pastor-for-st-peters-parish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/2026\/04\/13\/a-new-pastor-for-st-peters-parish\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Pastor for St. Peter\u2019s Parish"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21420\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Pastors-Web.png?resize=584%2C584&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Pastors-Web.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Pastors-Web.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Pastors-Web.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Pastors-Web.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Pastors-Web.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stpeterstoronto.ca\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-Pastors-Web.png?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>Father Michael McGourty, who has been pastor of St. Peter\u2019s Church since the departure of the Paulist Fathers in 2015, has asked for and been generously granted a sabbatical by Cardinal Frank Leo, Archbishop of Toronto. Fr. McGourty will leave St. Peter\u2019s on June 25th, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Father Michael Hughes, has been named pastor of St. Peter\u2019s Church by Cardinal Leo and will begin his term on June 25th, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Please pray for all of the priests of the Archdiocese who will begin a new assignment on June 25th, 2026 and all involved in this time of transition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Father Michael McGourty, who has been pastor of St. Peter\u2019s Church since the departure of the Paulist Fathers in 2015, has asked for and been generously granted a sabbatical by Cardinal Frank Leo, Archbishop of Toronto. Fr. 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