Toluca (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Ra�l G�mez Gonz�lez, Archbishop
Maximino Mart�nez Miranda, Auxiliary Bishop
Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 28 September 2019
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: M�xico
Country: M�xico
Square Kilometers: 4,815 (1,859 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Metro-Circundante
Official Web Site: http://www.diocesistoluca.org.mx/
Mailing Address: Obispado, Apartado 82, Portal Reforma 104 Col. Centro, 50000 Toluca, Méx., México
Telephone: (722)215-25-35; 215-39-59
Fax: 214-69-55

Historical Details

Diocese of Toluca
- Latin Name: Tolucensis
- Erected: 4 June 1950
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of M�xico
- State: M�xico
- Country: M�xico
- Square Kilometers: 4,815 (1,859 Square Miles)
- Conference Region: Metro-Circundante

Past and Present Ordinaries

Arturo V�lez Mart�nez † (8 Feb 1951 Appointed - 21 Sep 1979 Retired)
Alfredo Torres Romero † (26 Jul 1980 Appointed - 15 Oct 1995 Died)
Jos� Francisco Robles Ortega (15 Jun 1996 Appointed - 25 Jan 2003 Appointed, Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo Le�n)
Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos (27 Dec 2003 Appointed - 19 Mar 2022 Retired)
Ra�l G�mez Gonz�lez (19 Mar 2022 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Toluca
4 June 1950	Erected	Archdiocese of M�xico (Almoloya Jurez, Coatepec Harinas, Ixtlahuaca, El Oro, Sultepec, Tejupilco, Temoaya, Teenancingo, Tenango dei Valle, Tianguistengo, Toluea, and Valle del Bravo)	Diocese of Toluca (erected)
13 January 1964	Territory Added	Archdiocese of M�xico (Acambay, Aculeo, Morelos, Polotitlan, Temascalcingo, and Timilpan)	Diocese of Toluca
27 October 1964	Territory Lost	Diocese of Acapulco (La Union, Coahuayutla, and Zihuatanejo) Diocese of Chilapa (Zirandaro, Coyuca-de-Catalan, Pungarabato or Ciudad Altamirano, Cutzamala, Tlapehuala, Tlalchapa, Ajuchitlan, San Miguel Totolapan, and Arcelia) Diocese of Toluca (Tlatlaya, Amatepec, Tejupilco, Sultepec, Otzoloapan, and Zacazonapan) Diocese of Tac�mbaro (San Lucas and Huetamo)	Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano (erected)
25 February 1966	Territory Added	Diocese of Tlalnepantla (Jilotepec and Soyaniquilpan along with Pueblo Nuevo in Villa del Carb�n)	Diocese of Toluca
5 November 1966	Territory Lost	Diocese of Toluca (Carvajal, Noxtepec, Huayatenco, and Rastrojo Largo (all within Texcatitl�n))	Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano
4 October 1968	Territory Added	Diocese of Chilapa (Tetcicap�n)	Diocese of Toluca
15 November 1973	Territory Added	Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano (Sultepec and Pozontepec)	Diocese of Toluca
3 November 1984	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cuautitl�n (Chapa de Mota and Villa del Carbon) Diocese of Toluca (Atlacomulco, Acambay, Aculeo, El Oro, Ixtlahuaca, Jilotepec, Jiquipilco, Jocotitl�n, Morelos, from the diocese of Toluca. Polotitl�n, San Felipe del Progreso, Soyaniquilpan, Temascalcingo, and Timilplan)	Diocese of Atlacomulco (erected)
26 November 2009	Territory Lost	Diocese of Toluca (Tenancingo, Almoloya de Alquisiras, Coatepec Harinas, Ixtapan de la Sal, Joquincingo, Malinaico, Ocuilan, Sultepec, Texcaltitl�n, Tonatico, Villa Guerrero, Zacualpan, and Zumpahuac�n)	Diocese of Tenancingo (erected)
Archdiocese of Toluca
28 September 2019	Elevated	Diocese of Toluca	Archdiocese of Toluca

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Toluca
1950		1,000,000	.0%	65		65	0			53	ap1951
1966	865,321	875,321	98.9%	155	60	215	4,024	118	470	98	ap1967
1968	865,269	875,321	98.9%	159	33	192	4,506	62	520	108	ap1971
1976	950,700	957,109	99.3%	184	39	223	4,263	68	460	122	ap1977
1980	1,029,000	1,130,000	91.1%	191	38	229	4,493	57	383	124	ap1981
1990	1,949,000	2,079,000	93.7%	176	32	208	9,370	37	330	118	ap1991
1999	3,620,088	4,000,000	90.5%	225	50	275	13,163	72	305	124	ap2000
2000	2,959,329	3,115,083	95.0%	239	31	270	10,960	53	305	124	ap2001
2001	3,015,555	3,174,269	95.0%	243	32	275	10,965	55	315	124	ap2002
2002	2,878,775	3,234,580	89.0%	237	50	287	10,030	68	415	125	ap2003
2003	2,878,775	3,234,580	89.0%	252	47	299	9,628	61	380	128	ap2004
2004	2,940,975	3,337,280	88.1%	253	48	301	9,770	63	387	128	ap2005
2010	3,105,000	3,318,000	93.6%	298	48	346	8,973	83	413	142	ap2011
2012	2,341,000	2,747,000	85.2%	253	33	286	8,185	45	330	129	ap2015
2017	2,286,532	2,852,147	80.2%	243	38	281	8,137	61	303	139	ap2018
Archdiocese of Toluca
2020	3,320,192	3,735,122	88.9%	304	18	322	10,311	37	324	152	ap2021
2022	3,377,000	3,799,000	88.9%	233	18	251	13,454	37	157	147	ap2023
2023	3,404,000	3,829,400	88.9%	228	7	235	14,485	24	271	142	ap2024

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated People, Living

Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel (Priest: 25 Aug 1963 to 7 Feb 1991)
Adolfo Miguel Casta�o Fonseca (Priest: 19 Mar 1987 to 22 Jun 2010)
Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos (Bishop: 27 Dec 2003; Archbishop: 28 Sep 2019 to 19 Mar 2022)
Ra�l G�mez Gonz�lez (Archbishop: 19 Mar 2022 - )
Luis Manuel L�pez Alfaro (Deacon: 29 Sep 1990; Priest: 15 Aug 1991 to 2004)
Juan Odil�n Mart�nez Garc�a (Priest: 29 Jun 1974 to 30 Apr 2010)
Maximino Mart�nez Miranda (Priest: 21 Sep 1979 to 3 Nov 1984; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Oct 2017 - )
Pascual Benjam�n Rivera Montoya, T.O.R.
Jos� Francisco Robles Ortega (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Apr 1991; Bishop: 15 Jun 1996 to 25 Jan 2003)

Affiliated People, Deceased

Jos� Miguel �ngel Giles V�zquez † (Priest: 29 Jun 1964 to 19 Jun 2004)
Alfredo Torres Romero † (Bishop: 26 Jul 1980 to 15 Oct 1995)
Arturo V�lez Mart�nez † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1951 to 21 Sep 1979)

Source(s)

Diocese of Toluca
- Acta Apostolic� Sedis, Volume 42, Page 711, to Page 713
- Acta Apostolic� Sedis, Volume 56, Page 464, and Page 465
- Acta Apostolic� Sedis, Volume 58, Page 396, and Page 397
- Acta Apostolic� Sedis, Volume 60, Page 669, and Page 670
- Acta Apostolic� Sedis, Volume 68, Page 229, and Page 230
Archdiocese of Toluca
- Acta Apostolic� Sedis, Volume 111, Page 1,513, and Page 1,514