St. Stephen's Anglican Church
Anglican church in Quebec, Canada
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St. Stephen's Anglican Church is a church in Chambly, Quebec affiliated with the Anglican Church of Canada.
Statusactive
| St. Stephen's Anglican Church | |
|---|---|
| St. Stephen's with St. James Anglican Church of Chambly | |
St. Stephen's Anglican Church | |
 St. Stephen's Anglican Church | |
| 45°26′52″N 73°16′26″W | |
| Location | 2000 Bourgogne Street Chambly, Quebec, Canada J3L 1Z4 |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | www.st-stephens-church-chambly.org |
| History | |
| Status | active |
| Founded | 1820 |
| Architecture | |
Heritage designation | National Historic Sites of Canada |
| Designated | 1970 |
| Architect | Edward Parkin[1] |
Architectural type | Palladian architecture |
| Groundbreaking | 1820 |
| Completed | 1820 |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 50 |
| Width | 30 |
| Height | 25 |
| Materials | Fieldstone |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canada |
| Diocese | Montreal |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop | Mary Irwin-Gibson |
| Abbot | |
Official name | St. Stephen's Anglican Church National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1970 |
It was built in 1820 to serve the garrison of Fort Chambly as well as the Loyalist and English settler population in and around Chambly.[2] It served both soldiers and civilians until the troops departed in 1869.[3]
St. Stephen's Anglican Church was listed as a National Historic Site of Canada in February 1970. The Historic and Monuments Board of Canada cited it as an outstanding example of early 19th-century Canadian ecclesiastical architecture.[2] It is located near the Fort Chambly National Historic Site of Canada, the Richelieu River and the Chambly Canal.