Walter Asbil
# Walter Asbil

Walter Gordon Asbil (October 3, 1932 – April 8, 2023) was a Canadian Anglican bishop.

## Early life and education

Asbil was born on October 3, 1932. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Sir George Williams University in 1954, then a bachelor of divinity from McGill University as well as a licentiate of theology from the Montreal Diocesan Theological College in 1957.

## Career

Ordained in 1957, his first ministry position was at Aylwin River Desert. He held incumbencies at South Shore, Montreal, St Stephen's Montreal, St George's Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, and St George's in St Catharines, Ontario.

From 1986 to 1990, he was Dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa, after which he became coadjutor bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Niagara and then its diocesan bishop in 1991. He retired in 1997.

## Personal life and death

Asbil's son, Andrew Asbil, became the Dean of Toronto in 2016. On June 9, 2018, it was announced that Andrew Asbil was elected as Coadjutor Bishop of Toronto and would become the 12th Bishop of Toronto after the retirement of Archbishop Colin Johnson at the end of 2018.

Asbil died on April 8, 2023, at the age of 90.

## References and notes

* ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory, 1975–76. Lambeth, Church House, 1975, ISBN 0-19-200008-X.
* ↑ Who's Who 2008: London, A & C Black, 2008 ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
* ↑ Diocese of Niagara website
* ↑ Stuart Mann. "Andrew Asbil elected diocese's coadjutor bishop". Anglican Church of Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
* ↑ "In Memoriam: The Right Reverend Walter Asbil (1932-2023)". Anglican Diocese of Niagara. Retrieved April 16, 2023.

Anglican Communion titles :

| Preceded byJohn Charles Bothwell | Bishop of Niagara 1991–1997 | Succeeded byDavid Ralph Spence |
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