Toronto (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Frank Leo, Cardinal, 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

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 18 March 1870
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
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

Diocese of Toronto
- Latin Name: Torontina
- Erected: 17 December 1841
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Québec
- Province: Ontario
- Country: Canada

Past and Present Ordinaries

Michael Power † (17 Dec 1841 Appointed - 1 Oct 1847 Died)
John Larkin, S.J. † (14 Feb 1849 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
Armand-Françios-Marie de Charbonnel, O.F.M. Cap. † (15 Mar 1850 Appointed - 26 Apr 1860 Resigned)
John Joseph Lynch, C.M. † (26 Apr 1860 Succeeded - 12 May 1888 Died)
John Walsh † (13 Aug 1889 Appointed - 31 Jul 1898 Died)
Denis T. O’Connor, C.S.B. † (7 Jan 1899 Appointed - 4 May 1908 Resigned)
Fergus Patrick McEvay † (13 Apr 1908 Appointed - 10 May 1911 Died)
Neil McNeil † (10 Apr 1912 Appointed - 26 May 1934 Died)
James Charles McGuigan † (22 Dec 1934 Appointed - 30 Mar 1971 Retired)
Philip Francis Pocock † (30 Mar 1971 Succeeded - 27 Apr 1978 Resigned)
Gerald Emmett Carter † (27 Apr 1978 Appointed - 17 Mar 1990 Retired)
Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic † (17 Mar 1990 Succeeded - 16 Dec 2006 Retired)
Thomas Christopher Collins (16 Dec 2006 Appointed - 11 Feb 2023 Retired)
Frank Leo (11 Feb 2023 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Toronto
17 December 1841	Erected	Diocese of Kingston	Diocese of Toronto (erected)
12 July 1844	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Toronto (from Immediately Subject)
25 June 1847	Territory Lost	Diocese of Kingston Diocese of Montréal Diocese of North-West (Nord-Ouest) Diocese of Toronto	Diocese of Bytown (erected)
21 February 1855	Territory Lost	Diocese of Toronto (Counties of Middlesex, Elgin, Kent, Lambton, Huron, Perth, Oxford, and Norfolk.)	Diocese of London (erected)
29 February 1856	Territory Lost	Diocese 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 1870	Elevated	Diocese of Toronto	Archdiocese of Toronto
22 November 1958	Territory Lost	Diocese of Hamilton (Halimand) Archdiocese of Toronto (Lincoln and Weiland)	Diocese of Saint Catharines (erected)
15 September 2020	Territory Added	Diocese of Hamilton (Parts near Milton)	Archdiocese of Toronto

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Toronto

1950 196,826 1,302,104 15.1% 236 248 484 406 552 1,141 120 ap1951

1966 595,000 2,870,000 20.7% 293 386 679 876 842 1,360 148 ap1967

1970 645,000 3,300,000 19.5% 296 400 696 926 589 1,030 168 ap1971

1976 900,000 3,300,000 27.3% 297 465 762 1,181 44 821 1,060 174 ap1977

1980 1,007,000 3,550,000 28.4% 299 480 779 1,292 77 817 1,010 182 ap1981

1990 1,082,944 3,800,000 28.5% 342 585 927 1,168 102 756 996 211 ap1991

1999 1,798,000 5,215,000 34.5% 382 506 888 2,024 114 693 705 222 ap2000

2000 1,832,000 5,315,000 34.5% 387 494 881 2,079 142 619 733 222 ap2001

2001 1,847,000 5,360,000 34.5% 385 501 886 2,084 147 613 738 222 ap2002

2002 1,420,395 4,147,680 34.2% 377 485 862 1,647 129 606 734 222 ap2003

2003 1,693,690 5,043,085 33.6% 359 445 804 2,106 105 551 667 223 ap2004

2004 1,363,657 5,043,085 27.0% 363 448 811 1,681 96 510 668 223 ap2005

2010 1,931,000 5,679,000 34.0% 376 449 825 2,340 112 572 571 217 ap2011

2014 2,086,000 6,016,000 34.7% 389 452 841 2,480 128 548 552 226 ap2015

2017 2,091,237 6,602,490 31.7% 376 415 791 2,643 129 508 490 225 ap2018

2020 2,061,600 6,530,000 31.6% 368 412 780 2,643 157 508 471 226 ap2021

2022 2,111,364 6,687,634 31.6% 362 384 746 2,830 147 489 439 226 ap2023

2023 2,121,900 6,721,000 31.6% 365 376 741 2,863 150 472 430 225 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Toronto
1950	196,826	1,302,104	15.1%	236	248	484	406		552	1,141	120	ap1951
1966	595,000	2,870,000	20.7%	293	386	679	876		842	1,360	148	ap1967
1970	645,000	3,300,000	19.5%	296	400	696	926		589	1,030	168	ap1971
1976	900,000	3,300,000	27.3%	297	465	762	1,181	44	821	1,060	174	ap1977
1980	1,007,000	3,550,000	28.4%	299	480	779	1,292	77	817	1,010	182	ap1981
1990	1,082,944	3,800,000	28.5%	342	585	927	1,168	102	756	996	211	ap1991
1999	1,798,000	5,215,000	34.5%	382	506	888	2,024	114	693	705	222	ap2000
2000	1,832,000	5,315,000	34.5%	387	494	881	2,079	142	619	733	222	ap2001
2001	1,847,000	5,360,000	34.5%	385	501	886	2,084	147	613	738	222	ap2002
2002	1,420,395	4,147,680	34.2%	377	485	862	1,647	129	606	734	222	ap2003
2003	1,693,690	5,043,085	33.6%	359	445	804	2,106	105	551	667	223	ap2004
2004	1,363,657	5,043,085	27.0%	363	448	811	1,681	96	510	668	223	ap2005
2010	1,931,000	5,679,000	34.0%	376	449	825	2,340	112	572	571	217	ap2011
2014	2,086,000	6,016,000	34.7%	389	452	841	2,480	128	548	552	226	ap2015
2017	2,091,237	6,602,490	31.7%	376	415	791	2,643	129	508	490	225	ap2018
2020	2,061,600	6,530,000	31.6%	368	412	780	2,643	157	508	471	226	ap2021
2022	2,111,364	6,687,634	31.6%	362	384	746	2,830	147	489	439	226	ap2023
2023	2,121,900	6,721,000	31.6%	365	376	741	2,863	150	472	430	225	ap2024

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

John Anthony Boissonneau (Priest: 14 Dec 1974; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Mar 2001)
Michael Brehl, C.Ss.R.
Ivan Philip Camilleri (Priest: 12 May 2007; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Nov 2020)
Thomas Christopher Collins (Archbishop: 16 Dec 2006 to 11 Feb 2023)
Richard John Grecco (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Apr 2002 to 11 Jul 2009)
Peter Joseph Hundt (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Feb 2006 to 1 Mar 2011)
Robert Michael Kasun, C.S.B. (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Jun 2016)
Wayne Joseph Kirkpatrick (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 May 2012 to 18 Dec 2019)
John Stephen Knight (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Apr 1992 to 9 Apr 2000)
Frank Leo (Archbishop: 11 Feb 2023 - )
William Terrence McGrattan (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Nov 2009 to 8 Apr 2014)
Vincent Nguyễn Mạnh Hiếu (Priest: 9 May 1998; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Nov 2009)
Mark William O’Connell
Terrence Thomas Prendergast, S.J. (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Feb 1995 to 30 Jun 1998)
Petar Antun Rajič
Charles Jude Scicluna

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Francis Valentine Allen † (Priest: 10 Jun 1933; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Jul 1954 to 7 Oct 1977)
Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic † (Priest: 4 Jun 1955; Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Mar 1976; Coadjutor Archbishop: 22 May 1986; Archbishop: 17 Mar 1990 to 16 Dec 2006)
Daniel Joseph Bohan † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 May 2003 to 30 Mar 2005)
Francis Patrick Carroll † (Priest: 2 Jun 1917 to 19 Dec 1935; Administrator: 26 May 1934 to 22 Dec 1935)
Gerald Emmett Carter † (Archbishop: 27 Apr 1978 to 17 Mar 1990)
Armand-Françios-Marie de Charbonnel, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 15 Mar 1850 to 26 Apr 1860)
Robert Bell Clune † (Priest: 26 May 1945; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 May 1979 to 27 Dec 1995)
Peter Francis Crinnon † (Priest: 23 Sep 1854 to 3 Feb 1874)
Nicola de Angelis, C.F.I.C. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Apr 1992 to 28 Dec 2002)
Patrick Dowd, P.S.S. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 17 Dec 1852 - Did Not Take Effect)
Thomas Benjamin Fulton † (Priest: 7 Jun 1941; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Dec 1968 to 7 Jul 1978)
Martin Michael Johnson †
John Thomas Kidd † (Priest: 16 Feb 1902 to 6 Feb 1925)
Michael Pearse Lacey † (Priest: 23 May 1943; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 May 1979 to 31 May 1993)
John Larkin, S.J. † (Bishop: 14 Feb 1849 - Did Not Take Effect)
John Joseph Lynch, C.M. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 26 Aug 1859; Bishop: 26 Apr 1860; Archbishop: 18 Mar 1870 to 12 May 1888)
Francis Anthony Marrocco † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Dec 1955 to 10 Jun 1968)
Fergus Patrick McEvay † (Archbishop: 13 Apr 1908 to 10 May 1911)
James Charles McGuigan † (Archbishop: 22 Dec 1934 to 30 Mar 1971)
Neil McNeil † (Archbishop: 10 Apr 1912 to 26 May 1934)
Anthony Giroux Meagher † (Priest: 17 Jun 1972; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Apr 1997 to 27 Apr 2002)
Denis T. O’Connor, C.S.B. † (Archbishop: 7 Jan 1899 to 4 May 1908)
Thomas Timothy O’Mahony † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Nov 1879 to 8 Sep 1892)
John Aloysius O’Mara † (Priest: 1 Jun 1951 to 24 May 1976)
Philip Francis Pocock † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 18 Feb 1961; Archbishop: 30 Mar 1971 to 27 Apr 1978)
Michael Power † (Bishop: 17 Dec 1841 to 1 Oct 1847)
Alban (Edward) Quinn, O. Carm. †
Leonard James Wall † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 May 1979 to 25 Feb 1992)
John Walsh † (Priest: 1 Nov 1854 to 4 Jun 1867; Archbishop: 13 Aug 1889 to 31 Jul 1898)
Benjamin Ibberson Webster † (Priest: 26 May 1923; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Sep 1946 to 21 Apr 1954)

Source(s)

Diocese of Toronto
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 7, Page 373
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiæ Catholicæ, Volume 1, Page 177
Archdiocese of Toronto
- Acta Apostolicæ Sedis, Volume 112, Page 1,218, and Page 1,219

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