R-085 conventionDeclaration detailLevel http://ica-atom.org/doc/RS-2#5.4 Partial corporateBody Anglican Diocese of Toronto conventionDeclaration 1839-present Religious Institution The function of the Anglican Diocese of Toronto is to administer the parishes within its jurisdiction. The function of the Anglican Diocese of Toronto is to administer the parishes within its jurisdiction. The mandate and sources of authority are decided at the General Synod, as well as the local synods.

The Diocese is headed by a bishop who also chairs the Synod of the Diocese of Toronto. The synod is a governing membership body comprised of all clergy and elected lay members.

The Anglican Diocese of Toronto was founded in 1839 from area previously belonging to the Diocese of Québec. The diocese’s area was subdivided multiple times in the nineteenth century to form the Dioceses of Huron, Ontario, Algoma and Niagara. It now represents the central part of Southern Ontario with Toronto as its See City. It is now one of several dioceses in the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario, which is then part of the General Synod for the Anglican Church of Canada.

The Mohawk Institute was created in 1828 near Brantford, Ontario, which was then part of the Diocese of Québec. Due to territory changes, the school became part of the Diocese of Toronto’s territory from 1839 to 1857. The diocese never had any direct involvement with the school, which was instead administered by the Anglican Company for the Propagation of the Gospel in New England or the New England Company. The diocese contributed to the Residential School System in other ways. Some parishes supported, or even sponsored, individual students attending Anglican residential schools elsewhere in Canada while women’s auxiliary groups sent bales of toys, clothing and other non-perishable items to the schools. More recently, the diocese has established Toronto’s Urban Native Ministry blends Aboriginal tradition with Christian spirituality as part of the diocese’s reconciliation process.

During the 1990s, the public became more aware of the impacts of residential schools. This led to an increase in litigation against the Government of Canada, which culminated in the creation of the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement (IRSSA) in 2006. IRSSA outlined the process by which residential school litigation was carried out in addition to creating the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). The Anglican Church of Canada was a signatory of this agreement and was made to contribute $15,687,188 towards abuse claims and healing programs. Anglican leaders also worked extensively with the TRC to promote reconciliation and explain the Anglican's role in the Residential School System.

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