Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo

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.

Diocese of Toledo Dioecesis Toletana in America
Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral
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
Statistics
Area	8,222 sq mi (21,290 km^2)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2010) 1,461,436 321,516 (22%)
Parishes	123
Information
Denomination	Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	April 15, 1910 (110 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
Metropolitan Archbishop	Dennis Marion Schnurr
Vicar General	Rev. Msgr. William Kubacki
Map
Website
toledodiocese.org

History

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

Sex Abuse

On August 18, 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested Findlay priest Rev. Michael Zacharias, 53, on charges of sex trafficking, coercion and enticement.[3] Zacharias was accused of grooming and engaging in sexual conduct with minors since the late 1990s.[3] On September 6, 2020, the Toledo Blade reported that there were flaws in the Diocese's efforts to combat sex abuse, such as the lack of psychological evaluations.[4]

Bishops

Bishops of Toledo

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 and later Archbishop of Chicago and Pro-Prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith (elevated to Cardinal in 1946)
3. Karl Joseph Alter (1931–1950), appointed Archbishop of Cincinnati
4. George John Rehring (1950–1967)
5. John Anthony Donovan (1967–1980)
6. James Robert Hoffman (1980–2003)[5]
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)[5]
3. Robert William Donnelly (1984–2006)[6]

Other priests of the diocese who became bishops

• Augustus John Schwertner, appointed Bishop of Wichita in 1921
• John Stowe, OFM Conv., Bishop of Lexington in 2015

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.[7]

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.[8]

Geography

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.[9]

Population

The Diocese contains about 319,907 Catholics in an area population of 1,465,561.[9]

General information

Parishes

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo currently has 124 parishes.

Saint Peter, Archbold Holy Trinity, Assumption Our Lady of Hope, Attica Saints Patrick and Andrew, Bascom Immaculate Conception, Bellevue Saint Gaspar del Bufalo, Bellevue Sacred Heart, Bethlehem Saint Mary, Bluffton Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Bono Saint Aloysius, Bowling Green Saint Thomas More University Parish, Bowling Green St. Patrick, Bryan Holy Trinity, Bucyrus Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation, Carey Saint Barbara, Cloverdale Saint Mary, Clyde Saint Anthony of Padua, Columbus Grove Saint John the Baptist, Continental Saint Joseph, Crestline Saint Louis, Custar Saint John the Evangelist, Defiance Saint Mary, Defiance Saint John the Evangelist, Delphos Immaculate Conception, Deshler Saint Mary, Edgerton Our Lady of Mercy, Fayette Saint Michael the Archangel, Findlay Saint Joseph, Fort Jennings Saint Wendelin, Fostoria Sacred Heart, Fremont Saint Ann, Fremont Saint Joseph, Fremont Saint Joseph, Galion Our Lady of Lourdes, Genoa Saint Michael, Gibsonburg Saint John the Baptist, Glandorf Saint Michael, Hicksville Saint Mary, Holgate Saint Peter, Huron Saint Michael, Kalida Saint Michael, Kelleys Island Saint John the Baptist, Landeck Saint Mary, Leipsic Resurrection, Lexington Saint Charles Borromeo, Lima Saint Gerard, Lima Saint John the Evangelist, Lima Saint Rose of Lima, Lima Saint Mary of the Snows, Mansfield Saint Peter, Mansfield Saint Joseph, Marblehead Saint Isidore, Marysdale Saint Joseph, Maumee Saint Anthony, Milan Saint Nicholas, Miller City Saint Mary, Millersville Saint Joseph, Monroeville Sacred Heart, Montpelier St. Augustine's Catholic Church, Napoleon Sacred Heart, New Bavaria Holy Family, New Cleveland Our Lady of Lourdes, New London

All Saints, New Riegel Saint Bernard, New Washington Holy Family, North Baltimore Saint Mary, Norwalk Saint Paul, Norwalk Saint Boniface, Oak Harbor Saint Ignatius, Oregon Saints Peter and Paul, Ottawa Immaculate Conception, Ottoville Divine Mercy, Paulding Saint John XXIII, Perrysburg Saint Rose of Lima, Perrysburg Saint Alphonsus Liguori, Peru Saint Joseph, Plymouth Immaculate Conception, Port Clinton Saint Patrick, Providence Mother of Sorrows, Put-In-Bay All Saints, Rossford Saint Michael, Saint Michael's Ridge Holy Angels Catholic Church, Sandusky Saint Mary, Sandusky Saints Peter and Paul, Sandusky Most Pure Heart of Mary, Shelby Saint Patrick, Spencerville Saint Richard, Swanton Saint Pius X, Sycamore Saint Joseph, Sylvania Saint Joseph, Tiffin Saint Mary, Tiffin Blessed Sacrament, Toledo Christ the King, Toledo Corpus Christi University Parish, Toledo Gesu, Toledo Epiphany of the Lord, Toledo Immaculate Conception, Toledo Little Flower of Jesus, Toledo Our Lady of Lourdes, Toledo Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Toledo Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral, Toledo Regina Coeli, Toledo Saints Adalbert and Hedwig, Toledo Saint Catherine of Siena, Toledo Saint Charles Borromeo, Toledo Saint Clement, Toledo Saint Hyacinth, Toledo Saint Joan of Arc, Toledo Saint John the Baptist, Toledo Saint Joseph, Toledo Saint Martin de Porres, Toledo Saint Michael the Archangel, Toledo Saint Patrick of Heatherdowns, Toledo Historic Church of Saint Patrick, Toledo Saints Peter and Paul, Toledo St. Pius X, Toledo Transfiguration of the Lord, Upper Sandusky Saint Mary, Van Wert Saint Mary, Vermilion Saint Mary, Wakeman Saint Jerome, Walbridge Saint Caspar, Wauseon Saint Francis Xavier, Willard

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.[9] 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

All Saints Elementary, Rossford Bishop Hoffman Elementary, Fremont Blessed Sacrament Elementary, Toledo Calvert Elementary, Tiffin Christ the King Elementary, Toledo Divine Mercy Elementary, Payne Gesu, Toledo Holy Cross Elementary, Defiance Holy Trinity Elementary, Assumption Holy Trinity Elementary, Bucyrus Immaculate Conception Elementary, Bellevue Immaculate Conception Elementary, Port Clinton Kateri Catholic Academy, Oregon Lial Catholic, Whitehouse Mary Immaculate Elementary, Toledo Norwalk Catholic, Norwalk Our Lady of Consolation Elementary, Carey Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Toledo Queen of Apostles Elementary, Toledo Regina Coeli Elementary, Toledo Rosary Cathedral Elementary, Toledo Sacred Heart Elementary, Bethlehem Saint Aloysius Elementary, Bowling Green Saint Anthony of Padua Elementary, Columbus Grove Saint Augustine Elementary, Napoleon Saint Benedict Elementary, Toledo Saint Bernard Elementary, New Washington Saint Boniface Elementary, Oak Harbor Saint Catherine Elementary, Toledo Saint Charles Elementary, Lima Saint Francis Xavier Elementary, Willard Saint Gerard Elementary, Lima Saint Joan of Arc Elementary, Toledo

Saint John Elementary, Delphos Saint John Elementary, Toledo Saint John's Jesuit Academy, Toledo Saint Joseph Elementary, Crestline Saint Joseph Elementary, Galion Saint Joseph Elementary, Maumee Saint Joseph Elementary, Monroeville Saint Joseph Elementary, Sylvania Saint Louis Elementary, Custar Saint Mary Elementary, Mansfield Saint Mary Elementary, Clyde Saint Mary Elementary, Edgerton Saint Mary Elementary, Leipsic Saint Mary Elementary, Shelby Saint Mary Elementary, Van Wert Saint Mary Elementary, Vermilion Saint Michael Elementary, Findlay Saint Patrick Elementary, Bryan Saint Patrick of Heatherdowns Elementary, Toledo Saint Peter & Paul Elementary, Ottawa Saint Peter Elementary, Huron Saint Peter Elementary, Mansfield Saint Peter Elementary, Upper Sandusky Saint Pius X Elementary, Toledo Saint Richard Elementary, Swanton Saint Rose Elementary, Lima Saint Rose Elementary, Perrysburg Saint Wendelin Elementary, Fostoria Sandusky Central Catholic, Sandusky

High schools

Calvert High School, Tiffin Cardinal Stritch High School, Oregon Central Catholic High School, Toledo Lima Central Catholic High School, Lima Notre Dame Academy, Toledo St. Francis de Sales School, Toledo St. John's High School, Delphos

St. John's Jesuit High School and Academy, Toledo St. Joseph Central Catholic High School, Fremont St. Mary Central Catholic High School, Sandusky St. Paul High School, Norwalk St. Peter's High School, Mansfield St. Ursula Academy, Toledo

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

1. "Diocese of Toledo". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-04.
2. "Diocese of Toledo". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2007-02-04.
3. https://www.toledoblade.com/local/police-fire/2020/08/18/findlay-priest-charged-with-sex-trafficking/stories/20200818111
4. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/religion/2020/09/06/catholic-institutions-try-but-don-t-always-succeed-to-weed-out-would-be-offenders/stories/20200906018
5. "Bishop Hoffman remembered". The Toledo Blade. 2003-02-10.
6. Barger, TK (29 July 2014). "Bishop Donnelly's life celebrated". The Toledo Blade. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
7. "About Our Diocese". Diocese of Toledo.
8. "Some Recent Episcopal Arms: Arms of the Bishop of Toledo". The American Ecclesiastical Review. Philadelphia: The Dolphin Press. 46 (1): 93–94. January 1912.
9. "The Diocese of Toledo in America Statistical Overview" (PDF). Diocese of Toledo. August 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-09.

External links

• Diocesan website