Dean of Toronto
The Dean of Toronto is an Anglican dean in the Diocese of Toronto of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario, based at the Cathedral Church of St. James in downtown Toronto, Ontario. The incumbent is also Rector of St. James Cathedral.
The incumbents have been:[1]
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1867–1882 | Henry James Grasett (1808–1882) | First Dean of Toronto, and father of Lieutenant-Colonel H. J. Grasett. |
| 1882–1937 | No appointment of Dean – duties usually undertaken by Rector. In 1883, the yet-to-be-built Cathedral of St. Alban the Martyr became by statute the first legal cathedral of the Diocese of Toronto. The Church of St. James legally became the cathedral in 1935, having been a parish church since the parish's inception in 1797. | |
| 1937–1961 | Charles Edward Riley (1883–1972) | |
| 1961–1973 | Walter Joseph Gilling (1906–1973) | |
| 1974–1986 | Hugh Vernon Stiff (1916–1995) | |
| 1987–1994 | Sheldon Duncan Abraham | |
| 1994–2016 | Douglas Stoute | Husband of the Hon. Mary Lou Benotto of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and brother of horse trainer Sir Michael Stoute. |
| 2016–2018 | Andrew Asbil | Became the 12th Bishop of Toronto in 2019.[2] |
| 2019–2022 | Stephen Vail | Former Archdeacon of Trent-Durham.[3] |
| 2024–present | Stephen Hance | Former Dean of Derby.[4] |
References
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- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Bishop of Toronto". Anglican Diocese of Toronto. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Stephen Vail appointed Rector of St. James Cathedral and Dean of Toronto". Cathedral Church of St. James. May 5, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ "Diocese to welcome new Dean". Anglican Diocese of Toronto. October 30, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.