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Archdiocese of Toronto

Archidioecesis Torontina



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Bishop(s)

  • Frank Leo, Archbishop
  • John Anthony Boissonneau, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Ivan Philip Camilleri, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Robert Michael Kasun, C.S.B., Auxiliary Bishop
  • Vincent Nguyễn Mạnh Hiếu, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Thomas Christopher Collins, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
  • John Stephen Knight, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 18 March 1870
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Province: Ontario
  • Country: Canada
  • Square Kilometers: 13,000 (5,021 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Ontario
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: T
  • Official Web Site: http://www.archtoronto.org/
  • Mailing Address: Chancery Office, 1155 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M4T 1W2, Canada
  • Telephone: (416)934-0606
  • Fax: 934-3433

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Toronto
17 December 1841ErectedDiocese of Kingston Diocese of Toronto (erected)
12 July 1844Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Toronto (from Immediately Subject)
25 June 1847Territory LostDiocese of Kingston
Diocese of Montréal
Diocese of North-West (Nord-Ouest)
Diocese of Toronto
Diocese of Bytown (erected)
21 February 1855Territory LostDiocese of Toronto (Counties of Middlesex, Elgin, Kent, Lambton, Huron, Perth, Oxford, and Norfolk.) Diocese of London (erected)
29 February 1856Territory LostDiocese of Toronto (Counties of Brant, Bruce, Grey, Halton, Haldimand, Waterloo, Wellington, and Wentworth and parts of Dufferin County) Diocese of Hamilton (erected)
Archdiocese of Toronto
18 March 1870ElevatedDiocese of Toronto Archdiocese of Toronto
22 November 1958Territory LostDiocese of Hamilton (Halimand)
Archdiocese of Toronto (Lincoln and Weiland)
Diocese of Saint Catharines (erected)
15 September 2020Territory AddedDiocese of Hamilton (Parts near Milton) Archdiocese of Toronto

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of Toronto
1950196,8261,302,10415.1%2362484844065521,141120ap1951
1966595,0002,870,00020.7%2933866798768421,360148ap1967
1970645,0003,300,00019.5%2964006969265891,030168ap1971
1976900,0003,300,00027.3%2974657621,181448211,060174ap1977
19801,007,0003,550,00028.4%2994807791,292778171,010182ap1981
19901,082,9443,800,00028.5%3425859271,168102756996211ap1991
19991,798,0005,215,00034.5%3825068882,024114693705222ap2000
20001,832,0005,315,00034.5%3874948812,079142619733222ap2001
20011,847,0005,360,00034.5%3855018862,084147613738222ap2002
20021,420,3954,147,68034.2%3774858621,647129606734222ap2003
20031,693,6905,043,08533.6%3594458042,106105551667223ap2004
20041,363,6575,043,08527.0%3634488111,68196510668223ap2005
20101,931,0005,679,00034.0%3764498252,340112572571217ap2011
20142,086,0006,016,00034.7%3894528412,480128548552226ap2015
20172,091,2376,602,49031.7%3764157912,643129508490225ap2018
20202,061,6006,530,00031.6%3684127802,643157508471226ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Toronto
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 373
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 177
  • Archdiocese of Toronto
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 112, Page 1,218, and Page 1,219

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