Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toluca
Archdiocese of Toluca Archidioecesis Tolucensis Arquidiócesis de Toluca | |
|---|---|
 Catedral de San José de Nazaret | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Metropolitan | Toluca |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,939 sq mi (5,020 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 3,318,000 3,105,000 (93.6%) |
| Parishes | 142 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 4 June 1950 (71 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Joseph of Nazareth |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesistoluca.org.mx | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toluca (Latin: Archidioecesis Tolucensis) (erected 4 June 1950 as a diocese and 28 September 2019 as an archdiocese) is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church. Along with the Dioceses of Acapulco, Chilapa and Tacámbaro, it lost territory when the Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano was erected in 1964. It further lost territory in 1984 with the formation of the Diocese of Atlacomulco. On 26 November 2009, it lost territory again when Pope Benedict XVI created another suffragan diocese for the Archdiocese of Mexico, the Diocese of Tenancingo.
On 28 September 2019, Pope Francis changed the status of the diocese to that of a metropolitan archdiocese and assigned to it three suffragant dioceses that until then were suffragans of the Archdiocese of Mexico: Atlacomulco, Tenancingo, and Cuernavaca.[1]
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- Bishops
- (1951–1979)
- (1980–1995)
- Francisco Robles Ortega (1996–2003) appointed Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León; elevated to Cardinal in 2008
- (2003–2019)
- Archbishops
- (2019–present)
Auxiliary bishop[]
- José Francisco Robles Ortega (1991–1996), appointed Bishop here; future Cardinal
- (2017–
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]
- Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel, appointed Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas in 1991
- , appointed Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero in 2004
- , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District in 2010
- , appointed Bishop of Atlacomulco, México in 2010
- (priest here, 1991–2004), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas in 2020
Episcopal See[]
References[]
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 28.09.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
External links and references[]
- "Diocese of Toluca". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
Coordinates: 19°17′29″N 99°39′26″W / 19.2914°N 99.6572°W
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