The Bishop's Corner

11/17/2025

With deep sorrow, we share that Fr. Bob Kill passed away this afternoon at 3:23pm. Funeral details will be shared as soon as they are available. Please keep Fr. Bob in your prayers. May his soul rest in eternal peace.

11/17/2025

Rev. James E. Risacher, a senior status priest of the Diocese of Toledo, died on the night of Tuesday, November 11, at Rosary Care Center. Fr. Risacher celebrated his 98th birthday this past Saturday, November 8.

11/15/2025

11/15/2025

11/15/2025

The bishops issued a Special Message addressing their concern for the evolving situation impacting immigrants in the United States. It marked the first time in twelve years the USCCB invoked this particularly urgent way of speaking as a body of bishops: usccb.org/resources/USCCB%20Special%20Message%20on%20Immigration.pdf

11/13/2025

Bishops from across the United States have gathered in Baltimore for the start of their fall plenary assembly. They began with a morning of prayer and Mass at the Baltimore Basilica -- America's first cathedral. Join us in praying for them.

11/13/2025

Each week, we feature one of our seminarians so you can get to know the men who could one day be your pastor! Today, you'll learn favorite prayer, favorite saint, and more fun facts! On Saturday, you'll see a video to get to know this seminarian even better. Please keep all of our seminarians in your prayers!

11/07/2025

11/07/2025

During this national vocations awareness week, it was so good to join so many for a Eucharistic Holy Hour for Vocations at St Joseph Parish, Maumee on Tuesday evening! Our Director for Priestly Vocations, Fr David Kidd, was celebrant & homilist. Even as we pray so often our diocesan prayer for holy disciples, holy families and holy vocations, this week we focus our prayers for an increase in vocations, in particular to the priesthood and consecrated life! The harvest is plenty but the laborers are few!! Pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers for the harvest!

11/06/2025

On Thursday of National Vocations Awareness Week, pray for all of the sons and daughters of the Diocese of Toledo who are in formation for Consecrated Life.

11/05/2025

The Bishops of Ohio have released a statement on the safety and security of Ohio Catholic Diocesan facilities, reassuring the faithful that security of facilities across Ohio remains a high priority. "We all seek a welcoming environment where parishioners or visitors can enter a Church facility confident that they will encounter a peaceful space to encounter the Lord Jesus Christ," they state.

In addition, the Bishops highlight Pope Leo XIV's plead to stop the pandemic of arms and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops lament of the growing number of arms without widespread policies or solutions to safeguard the common good. To ensure the Catholic Church's ministries do not become associated with any proliferation of arms the Bishops of Ohio state, " in the exercise of our prudential judgment, each of us as bishop is implementing a new policy in our own respective dioceses prohibiting any Catholic parish or diocesan-affiliated organization or facility from (i) hosting a sale or raffle involving fi****ms or other weapons and (ii) accepting contributions directly or indirectly from a sale or raffle of fi****ms." Questions regarding each diocese's policy may be directed to the local diocesan chancery.

Read the full statement: ohiocathconf.org

11/03/2025

What a grace to offer Sunday Mass on All Souls Day with our dear Visitation Sisters and the faithful present at the monastery, as together we prayed for all the faithful departed. It was, as always, a gift to visit with all the sisters in the parlor after Mass where we discussed everything from the Church's teaching on purgatory to diocesan events and, of course, asking prayers of each other for our various intentions. As we mourn those who have gone before us in faith, may we know as the widow of Nain, that Jesus looks on us with pity and comforts us with the simple words: "Do not weep." In this month of November, we pray for all our beloved dead that their souls and the souls of all faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.