Andrew Asbil
Appearance
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.