In the year 2000, during morning prayer and meditation, Raul heard a clear call from God: “Feed My Sheep.” That call became the foundation of his journey into ordained ministry.

Raul attended seminary at the Anglican School of Ministry (now Trinity School for Ministry). Upon completion, he was consecrated as the first Catechist in the state of Florida within the Anglican Church of North America. He went on to pastor La Iglesia del Espíritu Santo, a bilingual church plant meeting at Church of the Good Samaritan Anglican in Middleburg, where he had been a faithful member for more than 20 years. He served that congregation for six years.

In 2018, Raul sensed another clear call—“It is time.” In obedience, he stepped down from the Hispanic ministry and pursued ordination within the Anglican Free Communion, an historic Anglican body established in England in 1897.

In September 2018, Raul was unanimously elected Pastor of Immanuel Anglican Church in Keystone Heights, Florida. He was ordained to the priesthood on October 27, 2018. On November 2, 2019, he was consecrated as a Bishop in the Anglican Free Communion. On January 1, 2022, he was elected Presiding Bishop of the Anglican Free Communion.

Before entering ministry, Bishop Toro served his country for 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard, retiring with honor. He was also the coach of the Jacksonville Fencing Club for 21 years and served for many years as National Treasurer of a national labor organization.

Bishop Toro is married and has two adult children and three grandchildren. He and his wife, Lori, share their home with three cats and a mini-schnauzer named Darby. Together, they are deeply grateful to serve the people of Immanuel Anglican Church.

Their shared passion is simple and unwavering: to share the love of Christ with everyone—without exclusion. Bishop Toro firmly believes that a person’s true identity is not found in denomination, race, age, nationality, or social status, but in Christ alone. God’s love, he teaches, is offered freely to all.

His desire remains the same as the call he first heard years ago—to feed Christ’s sheep by proclaiming God’s love to the people of Keystone Heights and the surrounding communities.