Diocese of Toledo Plans Sale of Current Pastoral Center Building And Temporary Relocation of Offices while a New Building is Constructed
The Diocese of Toledo has reached a tentative agreement wherein it would sell its Pastoral Center building, located at 1933 Spielbusch Avenue in Toledo, to The Toledo-Lucas County Health Department. The parties anticipate closing on the transaction in the Fall. This will require the Diocese temporarily to relocate its offices to a yet to be determined location while construction of a new Pastoral Center is completed on land already owned by the Diocese across from Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral on Collingwood Boulevard. Diocesan and Catholic Charities services will not be interrupted during the transition.
In 2020, a Pastoral Center Project Committee (Project Committee) had been formed consisting of Bishop Daniel Thomas, several members of the Diocesan leadership team, and the Diocesan Real Estate Committee. The Project Committee engaged several professional consultants and conducted a needs assessment and feasibility study of the current Pastoral Center offices, concluding that the space was too large and expensive for present and future needs. This is mainly due to a 47 percent reduction in staff over a period of years, which resulted in a 60 percent occupancy of the current space. Recognizing the importance of responsible stewardship of diocesan properties and resources as provided by the people of God it became clear that relocating the offices to a more effective and efficient space would be the most sensible path.
After regular and ongoing consultation with the Diocesan Finance Council and College of Consultors, the Project Committee identified an area adjacent to Rosary Cathedral as the preferred new location for the Pastoral Center offices. This involves renovating and augmenting the diocesan owned property located at the corner of Delaware Ave and Collingwood Blvd. It was agreed that a move to this location will prove the most effective use of existing Diocesan assets, will result in substantial overall cost savings, will enhance the Rosary Cathedral campus and will enrich the surrounding neighborhood and community.
Further updates will occur as this Pastoral Center office project moves forward.
Posted May 22, 2025 at 2:57 pm