At the 186th Synod of the Diocese of Huron, it was officially announced that the V. P. Cronyn Memorial Archives will be closing at Huron University College in the Spring of 2026, relocating to St. Paul's Cathedral, and reopening in the Fall of 2026 as The Reverend Canon Dr. J. Douglas Leighton Archives.
This move will create a more centralized and easily accessible repository for the Diocese, increase amount of available storage space for a growing collection, and provide a larger researcher space for patrons.
Friday, December 19, 2025 will be the last day for parishes to deposit records in the current Archives before the move. Parishes will be notified of a date in Fall 2026 when they will be able to tranfsfer materials to the new space.
Friday, May 1, 2026 will be the last day to submit research requests to the Archives that will be answered ahead of the move. The collection will be packed and stored in May and will be inaccessable until it is moved to the Cathedral. Research requests received after this date will be kept in queue until the Leighton Archives have opened and will be answered in order of reciept.