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| ⚫ | '''Andrew Asbil''' (born 1961) is a Canadian [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] clergyman who has served as 12th [[Anglican Bishop of Toronto| |
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| type = bishop |
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| honorific-prefix = [[The Right Reverend]] |
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| name = Andrew Asbil |
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| title = 12th Bishop of Toronto |
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| image = Andrew Asbil (cropped).jpg |
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| caption = Bishop Asbil in 2019 |
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| church = [[Anglican Church of Canada]] |
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| province = [[Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario|Ontario]] |
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| diocese = [[Anglican Diocese of Toronto|Toronto]] |
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| term = 2018–present |
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| predecessor = [[Colin Johnson (bishop)|Colin Johnson]] |
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| successor = |
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| other_post = [[Dean of Toronto]], 2016–2018 |
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| ordination = 1989 (priesthood) |
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| consecration = September 29, 2018 |
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| consecrated_by = Colin Johnson |
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1961}} |
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| nationality = Canadian |
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| religion = [[Anglicanism|Anglican]] |
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| parents = [[Walter Asbil]] |
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| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list | [[University of Waterloo]] | [[Huron University College]]}} |
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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> |
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==Life and career== |
==Life and career== |
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Revision as of 17:54, 22 February 2024
Andrew Asbil | |
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| 12th Bishop of Toronto | |
.jpg) Bishop Asbil in 2019 | |
| Church | Anglican Church of Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Diocese | Toronto |
| In office | 2018–present |
| Predecessor | Colin Johnson |
| Other post(s) | Dean of Toronto, 2016–2018 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1989 (priesthood) |
| Consecration | September 29, 2018 by Colin Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Walter 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
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
- ^ a b c "Bishop of Toronto". Anglican Diocese of Toronto. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
- ^ "Andrew Asbil elected diocese's coadjutor bishop". The Diocese of Toronto. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "The Very Rev. Andrew J. Asbil". The Diocese of Toronto. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Consecration of Bishop Andrew Asbil". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
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