Andrew Asbil (born 1961) is a Canadian

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clergyman who has served as 12th Bishop of Toronto since January 2019, succeeding Colin Johnson. His father, Walter Asbil, was Bishop of Niagara from 1991 to 1997.

Life and career

Asbil attended the

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and subsequently received his

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degree in 1988 from

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. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1989 and then served the

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in the dioceses of Niagara and

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. He was

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from 2016 until his

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in September 2018. 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.

References

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