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Andrew Asbil

Andrew Asbil

Canadian Anglican bishop

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    "Bishop of Toronto". Anglican Diocese of Toronto. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  2. [2]
    "Andrew Asbil elected diocese's coadjutor bishop". The Diocese of Toronto. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  3. [3]
    "The Very Rev. Andrew J. Asbil". The Diocese of Toronto. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  4. [4]
    "Consecration of Bishop Andrew Asbil". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
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