Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo

Diocese of Toledo Dioecesis Toletana in America
Location
Country	United States
Territory	The counties of Allen, Crawford, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Huron, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood and Wyandot in northwestern Ohio.
Ecclesiastical province	Cincinnati
Metropolitan	Dennis Marion Schnurr
Statistics
Area	8,222 sq mi (21,290 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 1,461,436 321,516 (22%)
Parishes	123
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	April 15, 1910 (107 years ago)
Cathedral	Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral
Patron saint	Queen of the Most Holy Rosary
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Daniel Edward Thomas
Vicar General	Rev. Msgr. William Kubacki
Map
Website
www.toledodiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo (Latin: Dioecesis Toletana in America) is a Roman Catholic diocese covering nineteen counties in northwestern Ohio. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati. The See city for the diocese is Toledo. The eighth and current Bishop of Toledo is Daniel Edward Thomas. Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral is the mother church of the diocese.

History

Saint Pius X erected the diocese April 15, 1910, in territory taken from the Diocese of Cleveland.^[1][2]

Bishops

Ordinaries

1. Joseph Schrembs (1911–1921) appointed Bishop of Cleveland and Archbishop ad personam in 1939
2. Samuel Alphonsius Stritch (1921–1930) appointed Archbishop of Milwaukee, elevated to Cardinal in 1946
3. Karl Joseph Alter (1931–1950) appointed Archbishop of Cincinnati
4. George John Rehring (1950–1967) retired
5. John Anthony Donovan (1967–1980) retired
6. James Robert Hoffman (1980–2003) deceased^[3]
7. Leonard Paul Blair (2003–2013) appointed Archbishop of Hartford
8. Daniel Edward Thomas (2014–present)

Auxiliary Bishops

1. Albert Henry Ottenweller (1974–1977) appointed Bishop of Steubenville
2. James Robert Hoffman (1978–1980) deceased^[3]
3. Robert William Donnelly (1984–2006) deceased^[4]

Other Affiliated Bishops

• Augustus John Schwertner, second Bishop of Wichita, was a priest in the Diocese (1897–1921)
• Joseph Projectus Machebeuf, first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Denver, was a pioneer priest in the Diocese (1839–1851)
• John Stowe, O.F.M. Conv., third & current Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lexington, served as Rector of the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey (2010–2015), located within the Diocese.

Coat of arms

The arms of the See of Toledo are based upon those of Toledo, Spain, which bears a silver tower on a plain red field. By changing the field to one half of blue (dexter) and half of red (sinister) the arms are significantly different from the original, and there is effected, in conjunction with the silver tower, a combination of red, white, and blue—a new and distinctively American Toledo coat. The tower has been marked with a red cross to indicate that the new Toledo is to be ever a Catholic stronghold.^[5]

Heraldist Pierre de Chaignon la Rose designed the diocesan arms in 1912. The formal heraldic blazon is Per pale azure and gules, a tower triply-turretted, the central turret the tallest, argent, charged with a cross-humetty of the second.^[6]

Geography

Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral

Territory

As of 2005, the Diocese covers 8,222 square miles (21,290 km²) in Williams County, Defiance County, Paulding County, Van Wert County, Fulton County, Henry County, Putnam County, Allen County, Lucas County, Wood County, Hancock County, Ottawa County, Sandusky County, Seneca County, Wyandot County, Crawford County, Erie County, Huron County, and Richland County.^[7]

Population

The Diocese contains about 319,907 Catholics in an area population of 1,465,561.^[7]

General information

Parishes

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo currently has 124 parishes.

Personnel

• 216 Total priests
• 8 Religious brothers
• 500 Women religious (sisters)
• 199 Permanent Deacons

Education

• 65 Elementary schools serving 12,636, including pre-schools 1,727
• 14 Catholic high schools serving 5,485 students both in and outside Metro-Toledo
• 2 Colleges/Universities

Total number of students under Catholic instruction within the diocese 16,600.^[7] The Toledo Diocese has the 26th-largest Catholic school population in the US.

Sacraments

• 3,006 Infant and Child Baptisms
• 357 Adult Baptisms
• 3,462 First Communions
• 3,287 Confirmations
• 1,117 Marriages

Catholic Charities

Ministries/Services Food Helping Hands of St. Louis H.O.P.E. Pantry Housing Shelters La Posada Miriam House Housing Services Homelessness Prevention Supportive Housing Life & Home Management Workshops Community Emergency Services Family Support Adoption Services Pregnancy Support Respect Life Ministry Abortion Healing/Support Bereavement Ministry Elder Guardianship Services Rural Life Ministry Jail & Prison Ministry Catholic Club – Daycare Elder Ministry Community Services Campaign for Human Development Disaster Response

Schools

Elementary schools

High schools

Former

• Alter Elementary, Rossford, Ohio (now All Saints)
• Divine Word Seminary Perrysburg (closed in 1984)
• Franciscan Academy, Sylvania (closed, 2014)
• Holy Angels, Sandusky (combined with Sandusky Central Catholic Schools)
• Holy Spirit Seminary Toledo (closed in 1982)
• Immaculate Conception, Toledo (combined with Sts. Peter & Paul to form Queen of Peace)
• McAuley High School, Toledo
• Pope John Paul II, Toledo (closed, 2008)
• Queen of Peace, Toledo (combined with St. James to form Queen of Apostles)
• St. Adalbert, Toledo (combined with St. Hedwig to form Pope John Paul II in 2005)
• St. Agnes, Toledo (closed, 2005)
• St. Charles, Toledo (closed, 2008)
• St. Hedwig, Toledo (combined with St. Adalbert to form Pope John Paul II in 2005)
• St. Hyacinth, Toledo (closed, 2005)
• St. James, Toledo (combined with Queen of Peace to form Queen of Apostles)
• St. Jude, Toledo (closed, 2002)
• St. Martin de Porres, Toledo (closed, 2002)
• St. Mary, Sandusky (combined with Sandusky Central Catholic Schools)
• St. Mary of the Assumption, Toledo (closed, 2002)
• Sts. Peter & Paul, Toledo (combined with Immaculate Conception to form Queen of Peace)
• Sts Peter and Paul, Sandusky (combined with Sandusky Central Catholic Schools)
• St. Thomas Aquinas, Sacred Heart, St. Steven (Toledo) and St. Jerome (Walbridge) combined to form Kateri Catholic Academy.
• St. Wendelin High School, Fostoria (Closed, 2017)

Catholic radio within the Diocese

Catholic Radio began broadcasting in the Diocese in the summer or 2010 beginning with WJTA followed by WNOC.

Several local stations owned by separate entities. These include:

• WNOC 89.7 FM licensed to Bowling Green and based in Toledo as "Annunciation Radio"

(plus four sister stations):

• WHRQ 88.1 FM in Sandusky
• WFOT 89.5 FM in Lexington which also serves the Mansfield area
• and WSHB 90.9 FM in Willard
• WRRO 89.9 FM in Edon and based in Bryan.

Other stations in the diocese include:

• WJTA 88.9 FM licensed to Glandorf and based in Leipsic serving Putnam and surrounding counties as "Holy Family Radio" which also serves the Findlay and northern portions of the Lima areas.

• WSJG-LP 103.3 FM in Tiffin as "St. John Paul The Great Radio."

References

External links

Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Toledo (Ohio).

• Diocesan website

Coordinates: 41°39′55″N 83°34′30″W / 41.66528°N 83.57500°W / 41.66528; -83.57500