Diocese of Toledo

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Bishop(s) Leonard Paul Blair, Bishop Robert William Donnelly, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 15 April 1910 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Cincinnati Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Ohio Country: United States of America Square Kilometers: 21,294 (8,222 Square Miles) Conference Region: VI (OH, MI) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: TOL Official Web Site: http://www.toledodiocese.org/ Mailing Address: P.O. Box 985, 1933 Spielbusch, Toledo, OH 43697-0985 Telephone: (419)244-6711 Fax: 244-4791

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Joseph Schrembs † (11 Aug 1911 Appointed - 16 Jun 1921 Appointed, Bishop of Cleveland)
• Samual Alphonsius Stritch † (10 Aug 1921 Appointed - 26 Aug 1930 Appointed, Archbishop of Milwaukee)
• Karl Joseph Alter † (17 Apr 1931 Appointed - 14 Jun 1950 Appointed, Archbishop of Cincinnati)
• George John Rehring † (16 Jul 1950 Appointed - 25 Feb 1967 Retired)
• John Anthony Donovan † (25 Feb 1967 Appointed - 29 Jul 1980 Resigned)
• James Robert Hoffman † (16 Dec 1980 Appointed - 8 Feb 2003 Died)
• Leonard Paul Blair (7 Oct 2003 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
15 April 1910	Erected	Diocese of Cleveland	Diocese of Toledo (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	210,000	1,100,000	19.1%	260	71	331	634		71	1,454	155	ap1951
1966	292,604	1,379,712	21.2%	265	121	386	758		70	1,431	161	ap1967
1968	323,480	1,452,801	22.3%	286	125	411	787		142	1,859	144	ap1971
1976	337,612	1,443,318	23.4%	286	127	413	817	32	152	1,735	165	ap1977
1980	347,594	1,438,800	24.2%	252	107	359	968	88	139	1,270	166	ap1981
1990	329,902	1,472,300	22.4%	212	67	279	1,182	169	77	1,031	165	ap1991
1999	322,938	1,402,733	23.0%	213	53	266	1,214	207	7	764	163	ap2000
2000	336,089	1,478,532	22.7%	219	58	277	1,213	198	70	659	154	ap2001
2001	325,974	1,478,532	22.0%	205	53	258	1,263	203	63	752	161	ap2002
2002	315,788	1,489,769	21.2%	210	55	265	1,191	238	61	706	161	ap2003
2003	313,189	1,489,769	21.0%	198	55	253	1,237	195	61	684	161	ap2004
2004	298,069	1,489,769	20.0%	198	54	252	1,182	191	59	671	159	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Karl Joseph Alter † (Priest: 4 Jun 1910; Bishop: 17 Apr 1931 to 14 Jun 1950)
• Leonard Paul Blair (Bishop: 7 Oct 2003 - )
• Robert William Donnelly (Priest: 25 May 1957; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Mar 1984 to 30 May 2006)
• John Anthony Donovan † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1967 to 29 Jul 1980)
• James Robert Hoffman † (Priest: 28 Jul 1957; Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Apr 1978; Bishop: 16 Dec 1980 to 8 Feb 2003)
• Albert Henry Ottenweller (Priest: 19 Jun 1943; Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Apr 1974 to 11 Oct 1977)
• George John Rehring † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1950 to 25 Feb 1967)
• Joseph Schrembs † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1911 to 16 Jun 1921)
• Augustus John Schwertner † (Priest: 12 Jun 1897 to 10 Mar 1921)
• Samual Alphonsius Stritch † (Bishop: 10 Aug 1921 to 26 Aug 1930)