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'''Andrew Asbil''' is a Canadian [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] [[bishop]] who has been the 12th [[Incumbent (ecclesiastical)|Bishop]] of [[Toronto]] since 2019.<ref>[https://www.toronto.anglican.ca/2018/06/09/andrew-asbil-elected-dioceses-coadjutor-bishop/ Toronto Anglican]</ref> His father, [[Walter Asbil]], served as [[Bishop of Niagara]] from 1991 to 1997.
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'''Andrew Asbil''' (born 1961) is a Canadian [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] clergyman who has served as 12th [[Anglican Bishop of Toronto|bishop of Toronto]] since January 2019, succeeding [[Colin Johnson (bishop)|Colin Johnson]].<ref name=Bishop>{{cite web |url=http://www.toronto.anglican.ca/about-the-diocese/diocesan-bishop/ |title=Bishop of Toronto |work=Anglican Diocese of Toronto |accessdate=2020-11-23}}</ref> His father, [[Walter Asbil]], was [[Bishop of Niagara]] from 1991 to 1997.<ref name="anglican">{{cite web|url=https://www.toronto.anglican.ca/2018/06/09/andrew-asbil-elected-dioceses-coadjutor-bishop/|title=Andrew Asbil elected diocese's coadjutor bishop|website=The Diocese of Toronto|date=9 June 2018 |accessdate=2020-11-22}}</ref>


==Life and career==
Asbil was educated at [[Huron University College]]. He has served the [[Anglican Church of Canada]] in the dioceses of [[Diocese of Niagara|Niagara]] and [[Anglican Diocese of Toronto|Toronto]]. He was [[Dean of Toronto]]<ref>[https://www.toronto.anglican.ca/about-the-diocese/corporate-information/synod/2018-electoral-synod/the-very-rev-andrew-j-asbil/ Photo of Bishop Andrew]</ref> from 2016 until his election as [[Anglican Bishop of Toronto|bishop] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLVOaUvwwOE youtube]</ref>
Asbil attended the [[University of Waterloo]] and subsequently received his [[Master of Divinity]] degree in 1988 from [[Huron University College]] in [[London, Ontario]].<ref name=Bishop/> He was ordained to the priesthood in 1989 and then served the [[Anglican Church of Canada]] in the dioceses of [[Diocese of Niagara|Niagara]] and [[Anglican Diocese of Toronto|Toronto]].

He was [[Dean of Toronto]]<ref name="anglican2">{{cite web|url=https://www.toronto.anglican.ca/about-the-diocese/corporate-information/synod/2018-electoral-synod/the-very-rev-andrew-j-asbil/|title=The Very Rev. Andrew J. Asbil|website=The Diocese of Toronto|accessdate=2020-11-22}}</ref> from 2016 until his [[consecration]] as [[bishop]] in September 2018.<ref name="youtube">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLVOaUvwwOE|title=Consecration of Bishop Andrew Asbil|website=YouTube|date=October 2018 |accessdate=2020-11-22}}</ref> On January 1, 2019, he became the [[diocesan bishop]] and was installed at the [[Cathedral Church of St. James (Toronto)|Cathedral Church of St. James]] in Toronto on January 13, 2019.<ref name=Bishop/>


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Latest revision as of 14:42, 23 November 2024

The Right Reverend

Andrew Asbil
12th Bishop of Toronto
Bishop Asbil in 2019
ChurchAnglican Church of Canada
ProvinceOntario
DioceseToronto
In office2018–present
PredecessorColin Johnson
Other post(s)Dean of Toronto, 2016–2018
Orders
Ordination1989 (priesthood)
ConsecrationSeptember 29, 2018
by Colin Johnson
Personal details
Born1961 (age 62–63)
NationalityCanadian
DenominationAnglican
ParentsWalter Asbil
Alma mater

Andrew Asbil (born 1961) is a Canadian Anglican clergyman who has served as 12th bishop of Toronto since January 2019, succeeding Colin Johnson.[1] His father, Walter Asbil, was Bishop of Niagara from 1991 to 1997.[2]

Life and career

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Asbil attended the University of Waterloo and subsequently received his Master of Divinity degree in 1988 from Huron University College in London, Ontario.[1] He was ordained to the priesthood in 1989 and then served the Anglican Church of Canada in the dioceses of Niagara and Toronto.

He was Dean of Toronto[3] from 2016 until his consecration as bishop in September 2018.[4] On January 1, 2019, he became the diocesan bishop and was installed at the Cathedral Church of St. James in Toronto on January 13, 2019.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Bishop of Toronto". Anglican Diocese of Toronto. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  2. ^ "Andrew Asbil elected diocese's coadjutor bishop". The Diocese of Toronto. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. ^ "The Very Rev. Andrew J. Asbil". The Diocese of Toronto. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  4. ^ "Consecration of Bishop Andrew Asbil". YouTube. October 2018. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
Anglican Communion titles
Preceded by Dean of Toronto
2016–2018 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Toronto
2019–present 		Incumbent


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