Catalytic oxidation of toluene over perovskite-type oxides of the general formula LaMn 1−x B x O 3 (B=Cu, Fe and x=0, 0.3, 0.7) and La 0.8 A 0.2 Mn 0.3 B 0.7 O 3 (A=Sr, Ce and B=Cu, Fe) was investigated, where the catalysts were synthesized by sol-gel auto combustion method. The catalysts were characterized by XRD, BET, H 2 -TPR, XPS, and SEM. Obtained XRD patterns confirmed the perovskites to be single-phase perovskite-type oxides. Specific surface areas of perovskites were obtained between 25-40 m 2 /g. The perovskite catalysts showed high activity for the toluene oxidation. Based on the results, Fe-containing perovskite catalysts exhibited higher activity than Cu-containing perovskite catalysts. The substitution of Sr and Ce in A-site of the perovskite catalysts enhanced their activity for toluene oxidation. Among different synthesized catalysts in this research, La 0.8 Ce 0.2 Mn 0.3 Fe 0.7 O 3 has the highest activity. Nearly complete elimination of toluene was achieved at 200 o C with this catalyst. Based on Langmuir-Hinshelwood mechanisms, kinetic studies were conducted on toluene oxidation, indicating LH-OS-ND (adsorption of reagents on same types of sites and non-dissociative adsorption of oxygen) as the most probable mechanism which could predict the experimental data with correlation coefficient of R 2 =0.9952.