Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toledo

Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo

Archidiœcesis Metropolitae Toletana[1]

Archidiócesis Metropolitano de Toledo[1][2]
Location
CountrySpain
TerritoryProvince of Toledo, Parts of the Province of Cáceres and the Province of Badajoz
Ecclesiastical provinceToledo
Statistics
Area19,333 km2 (7,465 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
719,482
636,477 (88.5%)
Parishes270
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
Rite
Established
  • 1st century (as Diocese of Toledo)
  • 4th century (as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo)
CathedralPrimatial Cathedral of St Mary in Toledo
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopFrancisco Cerro Chaves[3][4]
Metropolitan ArchbishopFrancisco Cerro Chaves[5][4]
Suffragans
Auxiliary BishopsÁngel Fernández Collado
Bishops emeritus
Map
Website
architoledo.org

The Archdiocese of Toledo (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Toletana) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in Spain.[6][1] They are also the Primates of Spain. It was, according to tradition established in the 1st century by James the Great and was elevated to an archdiocese in 313 after the Edict of Milan. The incumbent Metropolitan Archbishop also bears the title Primate of Spain and since 1937 the title General Vicar of the Armies (but the pastoral care for the Spanish armed forces is now provided, since 1986, by the Military Archbishopric of Spain)

Archbishop's Palace (Palacio Arzobispal) in Toledo
Main entrance to the Cathedral
  1. ^ a b c "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toledo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 15, 2016
  2. ^ "Historia".
  3. ^ "Arzobispo de Toledo, Primado de España".
  4. ^ a b "Rinunce e Nomine, 27.12.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Arzobispo de Toledo, Primado de España".
  6. ^ "Archdiocese of Toledo" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 15, 2016