Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toronto Archidioecesis Metropolitae Torontina | |
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Location | |
Country | Canada |
Territory | Southern Ontario, Georgian Bay |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Toronto |
Coordinates | 43°40′56″N 79°23′29″W / 43.68224130°N 79.39130770°W |
Statistics | |
Area | 13,000 km2 (5,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2020[1]) 6,530,000 2,061,600 (31.6%) |
Parishes | 226 |
Churches | 2 missions |
Schools | 620 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | December 17, 1841 |
Cathedral | St. Michael's Cathedral |
Patron saint | St. Michael |
Secular priests | 781 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Francis Leo |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Francis Leo |
Auxiliary Bishops | John Boissonneau, Ivan Camilleri, Vincent Nguyen, Robert Kasun |
Bishops emeritus | Thomas Christopher Collins |
Website | |
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The Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toronto (Latin: Archidioecesis Metropolitae Torontina) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese that includes part of the province of Ontario. Its archbishop is also the ecclesiastical provincial for the dioceses of Hamilton, London, Saint Catharines, and Thunder Bay. The Archbishop is Francis Leo, appointed in February 2023.
Mass is celebrated within the Archdiocese of Toronto in 36 ethnic and linguistic communities every week making the Archdiocese one of the most ethnically diverse Catholic dioceses in the world.[citation needed]
Overall the Archdiocese of Toronto is the largest in Canada.[clarification needed]