Incidents

Saint-Simon Catholic Church was burned down on August 24, in New Brunswick

After a fire in 2019, St. Eusebe De Verceil Church has suffered deterioration and numerous vandalism

In New Brunswick, the Saint-Simon-et-Saint-Jude Church suffered a first level arson. The fire had been intentionally set.

A resident drove by Holy Rosary Church and saw black markings that indicated an attempted fire

In Calgary, Alberta, Mary, Mother of the Redeemer Catholic Church in an arson occurred. The man who perpetrated the act was caught on camera.

The Blessed Sacrament Parish in Regina, Saskatchewan has been severely damaged by an arson. The man in question was arrested and charged.

Man charged after the 2021 St. Francis Xavier Church Fire in Attawapiskat

On January 14th, 2024, The Former Rectory Residence of St. Bernard Catholic Church was set on fire. No damage was done to the church, and no injuries were reported since the rectory was empty at the time of the arson. 

On May 19, 2023, two church workers were assaulted by an assailant who was starting a fire in St. Mary's Cathedral, Calgary, Alberta.

On April 20, 2022, the rectory of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church had been set on fire. The current priest and his family were at the location when the arson occurred, and one of the priest's daughter's sustained serious injuries while the rest of the family remained unharmed. The former priest of the church was charged and arrested with arson.

Saint-Eugene d’Argentenay Catholic Church was one of three churches targeted with arson by vandals in the Haut-du-lac region in Quebec in 2021

Little Flower Mission suffers arson on August 7 in Fox Lake, Alberta.

St. Augustine of Canterbury's Every Child Matters display was arsoned in Brandon, Manitoba.

St. Mary's Parish was among those in the vandalism spree in Prince George, British Columbia. St. Mary's Parish was the target of an arson on July 26, 2021.

Fire deliberately set at St. Jean Baptiste Catholic Parish in Morinville, Alberta on June 30, 2021.

Two Catholic Churches Burned Down in Similkameen, British Columbia on June 26, 2021.

Fire rips through century old St. Anne Catholic Church in Listuguj First Nation, Quebec on April 27, 2021.

On June 22, 2020, the Holy Cross Church in Wiikwemkoong, Ontario was a target of arson by vandals who broke into the church about a week prior to the incident. The assailants not only set the church on fire but also smashed some of the windows.

Two places of Catholic worship were affected by vandals in Rigaud, Quebec.

On May 13, 2020 vandals extensively damaged the Soeurs De La Congregation De Notre Dame Convent in Pointe-Claire Village, Quebec.

St. James the Minor Church in Mallorytown, Ontario suffers arson damages on September 28, 2019 and is being slowly repaired.

Historic St. Philomene Church set on fire for the third time in Mercier, Quebec on September 19, 2019.

At the Saint-Francois-Xavier Church in Brompton, Quebec vandals broke in and vandalized the church during September 2019.

On June 19, 2019 an arsonist hits Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario resulting in one fatality and following charges. 

Man who committed multiple church arsons in 2019 will go to trial in 2020 in Kamloops, British Columbia.

Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Churches Targeted in Leduc, Alberta on October 29, 2018.

St. Joseph's Catholic Church suffers two fires in Weymouth, Nova Scotia on October 11, 2018.

St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery cross damaged by arson in which the perpetrator was charged in Ontario on April 10, 2018.

A small fire broke out behind the St. Anthony of Padua Church in Ottawa, Ontario on March 27, 2018.

On July 17, 2017, a suspicious fire was set at St. Elias the Prophet Ukrainian Catholic Church in Brampton, Ontario.

On July 2, 2017 someone had started a small fire and knocked over a statue at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Grande Prairie, Alberta.

On April 17, 2017, in Toronto, Ontario the St. John the Evangelist Church was a target of arson. The assailant pleaded guilty and was charged with arson.

The St. John the Evangelist arsonist has now been identified. 43 year-old Marc Porlier has been charged with arson and mischief.

On April 15, 2016, St. Edward's Catholic Church in Lake Country, British Columbia suffered an arson.

On July 7, 2015, the Church of St. Sixte, in Thurso, Quebec was burned down.