Company Profile
Anglican Diocese of Toronto
Company Overview
Our Vision is: An Anglican community committed to proclaiming and embodying Jesus Christ through compassionate service, intelligent faith and Godly worship.
Our Mission is to build healthy, missional Anglican communities that engage faithfully with the world and share the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Our Values are: Faith • Compassion • Collaboration • Accountability • Boldness
Company History
The Diocese of Toronto, founded in 1839, is the most populous of the 30 dioceses in the Anglican Church of Canada. Our geographical area extends over 26,000 square kilometres, stretching from Mississauga to Brighton and north to Haliburton. Some 216 congregations in 189 parishes are located in the diocese. The Diocese includes the City of Toronto, the fourth most populous municipality in North America, with a population of about 2.8 million. It is considered by many to be the most multicultural city in the world. The City of Toronto has the largest population of aboriginal people in the country.
The Diocese of Toronto includes the fastest-growing suburban region in Canada and also covers a large rural area. Nearly 5 million people live within the diocesan boundaries, 376,000 of whom identify themselves as Anglicans. There are about 54,000 people on our parish rolls.
The Diocese is home to many culturally diverse and language-based congregations, including Chinese, Filipino, French, Hispanic, Japanese and Tamil. There are many congregations with parishioners from Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, India, the Middle East, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and many other parts of the world. The Diocese of Toronto is also home to several “fresh expressions” of church, such as the Jeremiah Community in Toronto’s Parkdale neighbourhood.