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Dean of Toronto

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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.

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1867–1882Henry James Grasett (1808–1882)First Dean of Toronto, and father of Lieutenant-Colonel H. J. Grasett.
1882–1937colspan= "2"|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.
1937–1961Charles Edward Riley (1883–1972)
1961–1973Walter Joseph Gilling (1906–1973)
1974–1986Hugh Vernon Stiff (1916–1995)
1987–1994Sheldon Duncan Abraham
1994–2016Douglas StouteHusband of the Hon. Mary Lou Benotto of the Court of Appeal for Ontario,
and brother of horse trainer Sir Michael Stoute.
2016–2018Andrew AsbilBecame the 12th Bishop of Toronto in 2019.{{cite web |url=http://www.toronto.anglican.ca/about-the-diocese/diocesan-bishop/ |title=Bishop of Toronto |work=Anglican Diocese of Toronto |accessdate=2018-11-23}}
2019–2022Stephen VailFormer Archdeacon of Trent-Durham.{{cite web |url=https://stjamescathedral.ca/dean/ |title=Stephen Vail appointed Rector of St. James Cathedral and Dean of Toronto |work=Cathedral Church of St. James |date=May 5, 2019 |accessdate=2019-08-24}}
2024–presentStephen HanceFormer Dean of Derby.{{cite web |title=Diocese to welcome new Dean |url=https://www.toronto.anglican.ca/news/diocese-to-welcome-new-dean/ |website=Anglican Diocese of Toronto |date=October 30, 2023 |access-date=December 21, 2023}}

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