Roman Catholic Diocese of Toluca

Diocese of Toluca
Dioecesis Tolucensis
Diócesis de Toluca
Catedral de San José de Nazaret
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Mexico
Metropolitan Toluca
Statistics
Area 1,939 sq mi (5,020 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
3,318,000
3,105,000 (93.6%)
Parishes 142
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 4 June 1950 (68 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St. Joseph of Nazareth
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos
Metropolitan Archbishop Norberto Rivera Carrera
Map
Website
www.diocesistoluca.org.mx

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toluca (Latin: Dioecesis Tolucensis) (erected 4 June 1950) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of México. 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 Thursday, November 26, 2009, it lost territory again when Pope Benedict XVI created another suffragan diocese for the Archdiocese of Mexico, the Diocese of Tenancingo.

Ordinaries

  • Arturo Vélez Martínez (1951 -1979)
  • Alfredo Torres Romero (1980 -1995)
  • Francisco Robles Ortega (1996 -2003)
  • Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos (2003 - )

Episcopal See

  • "Diocese of Toluca". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-07.

Coordinates: 19°17′29″N 99°39′26″W / 19.2914°N 99.6572°W / 19.2914; -99.6572

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