Archdiocese of Toronto
Torontin(us)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Toronto, Canada
Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese covering southern Ontario, erected as a diocese in 1841 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1870. It is the metropolitan see for the suffragan dioceses of Hamilton, London, Saint Catharines, and Thunder Bay, and is led by Cardinal Frank Leo.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 17 December 1841
- Latin
- Torontin(us)
- Patron
- Saint Michael the Archangel
- Annuario code
- 001003255
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 2,061,600
- Population
- 6,530,000
- Catholic share
- 31.6%
- Priests
- 781
- Catholics per priest
- 2,640
- Extent
- 13,000 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 159
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Francis Leo
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica stands in Toronto, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Toronto
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of HamiltonHamilton
- Diocese of LondonLondon
- Diocese of Saint CatharinesSaint Catharines
- Diocese of Thunder BayThunder Bay
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Part of the province of Ontario belongs to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toronto (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitana Torontina), a Latin Church archdiocese whose archbishop also serves as ecclesiastical provincial for the dioceses of Hamilton, London, Saint Catharines, and Thunder Bay. Frank Leo, appointed in February 2023, is the current Archbishop of Toronto.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].