Anglican Diocese of Toronto

What Anglican Diocese of Toronto does

The Anglican Diocese of Toronto is a non-profit religious organization that serves as the governing body for approximately 200 Anglican parishes across the Greater Toronto Area and south-central Ontario. Incorporated on January 23, 1869 under Ontario law as "The Incorporated Synod of the Diocese of Toronto," the Diocese provides episcopal leadership, administrative coordination, clergy formation, and resource support to member congregations and their parishioners. It operates under Diocesan Bishop Andrew Asbil (in office since January 2019) and two suffragan bishops (Riscylla Shaw, Kevin Robertson) overseeing five archdeaconries (Central, East, North, South, West), and is a constituent diocese of the Anglican Church of Canada and the worldwide Anglican Communion (80+ million members across 165 countries).

The Diocese does not develop or sell technology products; its operations are centered on worship services, pastoral care, sacramental life, clergy ordination, and social justice advocacy delivered through parish networks and centralized administrative functions at the Diocesan Centre (135 Adelaide St. E, Toronto). Core offerings include the FaithWorks annual giving campaign, the Anglican Diocese of Toronto Foundation (managing donations, bequests, securities, life insurance, and endowments), the "Cast the Net" strategic visioning process with its 20 Calls framework, theological education bursaries, Indigenous justice and Truth and Reconciliation programs, creation care advocacy, and chaplaincy services to schools and hospitals. The organization employs approximately 128 staff in total, including ~35 at the Synod Office, with professionalized departments for finance, communications, stewardship, property, HR, congregational development, and social justice.

Revenue is generated through a hybrid model combining recurring parish assessments (including a $270 per-member Synod registration fee invoiced annually to parishes), donations through FaithWorks and the Foundation, planned giving and endowments, and parish-level collections. There is no commercial revenue model, no disclosed financials, and no technology or AI capabilities. The Diocese serves four primary segments: individual parishioners and families (worship, life events, pastoral care), the ~200 parishes themselves (governance, clergy deployment, property and financial management), ordained clergy (ordination, continuing education, Fresh Start and Momentum support programs), and external institutions (school and hospital chaplaincy).

Name

Anglican Diocese of Toronto

Legal name

The Incorporated Synod of the Diocese of Toronto

Website

https://toronto.anglican.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1869

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Anglican Diocese of Toronto is a non-profit religious organization governing approximately 200 Anglican parishes across the Greater Toronto Area, providing episcopal leadership, clergy formation, pastoral care, and social justice programming, funded by parish assessments, donations, and foundation endowments.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Parish Assessments and Apportionments: Parishes contribute annual assessments to fund the diocesan unified budget. The registration fee for Synod is $270 per member, invoiced to parishes.
2. FaithWorks Campaign: Annual giving campaign that supports ministry partners who serve vulnerable populations including feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, caring for the sick, and supporting marginalized communities.
3. Foundation Donations: The Anglican Diocese of Toronto Foundation accepts various donations including cash gifts, bequests in wills, life insurance policies, and securities. Supports new ministries, theological education bursaries, indigenous ministries, and bishop's ministries.
4. Planned Giving and Endowments: Endowment funds managed by the Foundation provide ongoing financial sustainability for the Diocese and its ministries.

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Core offering

The Anglican Diocese of Toronto is a religious nonprofit that provides spiritual leadership, worship services, pastoral care, and administrative support to approximately 200 Anglican parishes across south-central Ontario. It delivers faith formation, ordination pathways, social justice advocacy, theological education bursaries, and clergy development programs through its Synod Office (Diocesan Centre) in downtown Toronto.

Product overview

The Anglican Diocese of Toronto is a religious organization that provides church services, spiritual guidance, and administrative support to Anglican parishes in the Greater Toronto Area. It does not offer technology products or software services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Anglican Diocese of Toronto Foundation: Foundation for charitable donations, theological education bursaries, FaithWorks campaign, bishop's ministries, indigenous ministries, and scholarships for Holy Land studies
• Cast the Net
• FaithWorks

Products and services

• Parish Worship and Pastoral Services Regular worship services, baptisms, confirmations, weddings, funerals, and pastoral care delivered through the network of approximately 200 Anglican parishes across south-central Ontario for individual parishioners and families.
• Parish Governance and Diocesan Support Diocesan oversight, governance participation via Synod, clergy deployment, property management assistance, financial management support, and resource sharing provided to approximately 200 member parishes.
• FaithWorks Annual Giving Campaign Annual fundraising campaign supporting ministry partners who serve vulnerable populations including feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, caring for the sick, and supporting marginalized communities across the Diocese.
• Anglican Diocese of Toronto Foundation Charitable foundation accepting cash gifts, bequests, life insurance policies, and securities to fund new ministries, theological education bursaries, Indigenous ministries, Bishop's ministries, and Holy Land scholarships.
• Ordination Pathways and Clergy Development Programs Pathways for becoming a deacon or priest, ordination process, continuing education, and clergy support programs including Fresh Start and Momentum for ordained ministers across the Diocese.
• Institutional Chaplaincy Services Chaplaincy and pastoral care services provided in schools, hospitals, and other institutions for students, patients, and staff.
• Cast the Net Strategic Plan and 20 Calls Initiative Diocesan-wide strategic visioning process launched in 2022 with 20 Calls to guide ministry and renewal across parishes, engaging over 1,000 clergy and laity in consultations.
• Diocesan-Wide Planning Feasibility Study 2025 diocesan-wide planning feasibility study supported by M&M International, including consultations and analysis, with input from more than 300 Anglicans across the Diocese.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 Anglicans participated in visioning consultations; 300+ shared input in feasibility study

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Anglican Church of CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Diocese is a constituent member of the Anglican Church of Canada, part of the worldwide Anglican Communion with over 80 million members in 165 countries. The national church provides doctrinal guidance, governance frameworks, and connects to the global Anglican Communion led by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Anglican Church of Canada and Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada are partners in full communion, sharing ecumenical relationship and collaborative ministry initiatives.
• M&M InternationalminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerToronto-based consulting agency with experience supporting Anglican parish mission and ministry. Supported the Diocesan-wide Planning Feasibility Study in 2025, including conducting consultations and analysis.
• Trinity College (University of Toronto)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnglican college at the University of Toronto, including a divinity school that prepares students for ordained ministry within the Anglican Church.
• Wycliffe CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn Anglican graduate school of theology at the University of Toronto providing theological education for ordained and lay ministries.
• Centre for Christian StudiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational theological school of the Anglican and United churches, providing formation for diaconal ministry.
• FaithWorks PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry partners supported through the FaithWorks campaign who serve vulnerable populations including feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, caring for the sick, and supporting marginalized communities across the Diocese.

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Direct peers

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto: The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto is the largest Christian diocesan governing body in the GTA, providing direct comparison on parish networks, clergy deployment, school chaplaincy, social justice advocacy, and stewardship development within the same geography and congregational market.
• Anglican Diocese of Niagara: The Anglican Diocese of Niagara is a sister Anglican diocese in Ontario with a comparable governance structure (Bishop, Synod, parishes), sharing episcopal traditions, theological education pathways via the same divinity colleges, and similar parish assessment revenue models.
• Anglican Diocese of Ottawa: The Anglican Diocese of Ottawa is another Ontario-based Anglican diocese with similar parish-network governance, FaithWorks-style fundraising campaigns, and engagement with the same Anglican Church of Canada and theological college ecosystem.
• Diocese of Montreal (Anglican): The Anglican Diocese of Montreal is a French-context Anglican diocese operating in a major Canadian urban market, offering a direct comparison on bilingual ministry, property management challenges in dense urban cores, and Anglican charitable foundation structures.

Broad incumbents

• United Church of Canada: The United Church of Canada is Canada's other large mainline Protestant denomination with overlapping geographic presence, similar congregational decline dynamics, and comparable social-justice advocacy and stewardship development functions.
• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada: The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada is in full communion with the Anglican Church of Canada, sharing joint ordination protocols and collaborative ministry — making it a closely comparable mainline Protestant peer for ecumenical and governance benchmarking.
• Anglican Church of Canada: The Anglican Church of Canada is the national parent body of which the Diocese is a constituent member, providing broader doctrinal governance, General Synod policy, and shared theological education frameworks that directly shape the Diocese's operations.
• Presbyterian Church in Canada: The Presbyterian Church in Canada is another historic mainline Protestant body in Ontario with parallel presbytery/synod-style governance, theological college partnerships, and social-justice advocacy positions.

Emerging players

• Wycliffe College (University of Toronto): Wycliffe College is an Anglican graduate school of theology that supplies clergy formation for the Diocese; it functions as a specialized feeder/partner that shapes the Diocese's ordination pipeline and continuing education programs.

Regional players

• Diocese of New York (Episcopal Church): The Episcopal Diocese of New York is the U.S. counterpart Anglican diocese in a major North American metropolis, sharing comparable urban parish-network governance, stewardship models, and chaplaincy programs in hospitals and schools.

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

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