Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo


The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo 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

erected the diocese April 15, 1910, in territory taken from the Diocese of Cleveland.

Bishops

Bishops of Toledo

  1. Joseph Schrembs, appointed Bishop of Cleveland
  2. Samuel Alphonsius Stritch, appointed Archbishop of Milwaukee and later Archbishop of Chicago and Pro-Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith
  3. Karl Joseph Alter, appointed Archbishop of Cincinnati
  4. George John Rehring
  5. John Anthony Donovan
  6. James Robert Hoffman
  7. Leonard Paul Blair, appointed Archbishop of Hartford
  8. Daniel Edward Thomas

    Auxiliary Bishops

  9. Albert Henry Ottenweller, appointed Bishop of Steubenville
  10. James Robert Hoffman
  11. Robert William Donnelly

    Other Affiliated Bishops

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 and half of red 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.
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-turreted, the central turret the tallest, argent, charged with a cross-humetty of the second.

Geography

Territory

As of 2005, the Diocese covers 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.

Population

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

General information

Parishes

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo currently has 124 parishes.

Personnel

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

Sacraments

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

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:
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Other stations in the diocese include: