Metropolitan Archdiocese of Toronto Archidioecesis Metropolitae Torontina | |
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Location | |
Country | ![]() |
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 the Archangel |
Secular priests | 781 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Frank Leo |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Frank Leo |
Auxiliary Bishops | John Boissonneau, Ivan Camilleri, Vincent Nguyen, Robert Kasun |
Bishops emeritus | Thomas Christopher Collins |
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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 current Archbishop of Toronto is Frank Leo, who was appointed in February 2023.
Mass is celebrated within the Archdiocese of Toronto in 36 ethnic and linguistic communities every week, making it 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]