A Message from Bishop Thomas

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Thanks be to God, Christ is alive and active throughout the Diocese of Toledo! For the last 110 years, our diocese has experienced tremendous growth and change. Throughout this impressive history, people of Faith throughout our region have joined together to live out their Catholic heritage, to celebrate the Sacraments, to proclaim the Gospel and to serve Christ and their neighbor.

Past generations of Catholics that have gone before us invested their time, talent, and financial resources to ensure that our Faith flourishes to the present day. Through our historic Living Christ campaign, we now continue this legacy of generosity as we work to foster Holy Families, Holy Disciples, and Holy Vocations throughout our 19 counties.

The Living Christ Campaign is born out of many years of prayerful reflection, research, engagement and planning for the future of our diocese. Just as families plan and prepare for their future, so our family of faith must do everything we can to ensure the perpetual vibrancy of our mission and ministries. The endowments supported by this campaign confirm that the faithful of the Diocese of Toledo prioritize:

  • Strengthening Our Parishes – Providing parishes with the opportunity to identify local projects to support the vitality of local ministries.

  • Supporting our Clergy – Ensuring for the care of our active and retired priests, as well as to bolster funding for seminarian education.

  • Caring for the Poor – Increasing Catholic Charities' presence in key geographic regions within the diocese and through capital improvements towards Helping Hands.

  • Emerging Disciples – Building upon and maintaining the excellence of our Catholic schools and personnel, in addition to increasing the Catholic presence in institutions of higher education.

  • Formation of Our Lay Leaders – Enhancing lay leadership capabilities through education, training, and skill development.

  • Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral – Tending to the capital and maintenance needs of the mother church of our diocese.

Together, we will be faithful stewards of the funds raised through this campaign so that our parishes and ministries may provide for generations of Catholics to come. As we respond to the real physical and spiritual poverty throughout our diocese, I ask all of you to do everything you can to make this campaign a success in your home parish through your generosity, prayer and support. Your joyful embrace of the message and mission of the Living Christ campaign will ensure a stable and vibrant future for our diocese in service to Christ and His Church.

May Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, intercede for us, and may the Lord bless all our efforts.

Sincerely Yours in Christ Jesus,

 
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Most Reverend Daniel E. Thomas

Bishop of Toledo