Dean of Toronto
The Dean of Toronto is an Anglican dean in the Anglican Diocese of Toronto of the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario, based at the Cathedral Church of St. James in Toronto. 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 Mary Lou Benotto of the Court of Appeal for Ontario |
| 2016–present | Andrew Asbil | Son of Walter Asbil, former Bishop of Niagara |