Diocese of Toledo

While the coverage of the St. Gabriel Network has always included a portion of the Diocese of Toledo, we are proud to have been able to more than double the Toledo Diocese coverage area in February, 2007 with the addition of WFOT 89.5 FM.

GEOGRAPHY- TERRITORY
8,222 square miles in Williams, Defiance, Paulding, Van Wert, Fulton, Henry, Putnam, Allen, Lucas, Wood, Hancock, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wyandot, Crawford, Erie, Huron, and Richland counties.

The following information is up to date as of 12/31/05:

POPULATION
306,532 Catholics in an area population of 1,489,769

GENERAL INFORMATION
131 Parishes

PERSONNEL

  • 184 diocesan priests, 121 on active duty in the Diocese, 7 active outside the Diocese, 1 in foreign missions, 39 religious priests, 11 external priests and 8 religious brothers.
  • 620 women religious (sisters).
  • 189 permanent deacons.

EDUCATION

  • 77 elementary schools serving 17,149 students
  • 10 diocesan and parish high schools serving 3,440 students
  • 4 private high schools serving 2,771 students
  • 2 colleges

SACRAMENTS

  • 3181 Infant Baptisms
  • 4364 First Communions
  • 4656 Confirmations
  • 1,481 Marriages

WELFARE

  • 6 Catholic hospitals, 1,044,384 assisted
  • 5 homes for the aged, 2063 assisted
  • 11 special centers for social services, 16,869 assisted

For more information about the Diocese of Toledo, visit their web site here.

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