Roman Catholic Diocese of Venice in Florida
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Diocese of Venice in Florida Dioecesis Venetiae in Florida |
|
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | The counties of Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Manatee, and Sarasota |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Miami |
| Metropolitan | Venice, Florida |
| Population - Catholics |
217,585 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | June 16, 1984 |
| Cathedral | Epiphany Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Mercy St. Mark the Evangelist |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Pope Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | Frank Joseph Dewane Bishop of Venice in Florida |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Wenski Archbishop of Miami |
| Emeritus Bishops | John Joseph Nevins |
| Map | |
 |
|
| Website | |
| dioceseofvenice.org | |
For the Italian diocese, see Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Venice in Florida (Latin: Dioecesis Venetiae in Florida) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Florida. It was founded on June 16, 1984. The Diocese of Venice includes the counties of Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Manatee, and Sarasota.
As Bishop John Joseph Nevins resigned for reasons of age on Friday, January 19, 2007, he is automatically succeeded as ordinary, or diocesan bishop, by Coadjutor Bishop Frank Joseph Dewane, who as coadjutor bishop, was an assistant or auxiliary bishop with the right of succession to the office.
The past bishops of the diocese are:
- John Joseph Nevins (1984–2007)
- Frank Joseph Dewane (2007–present)
Contents |
[edit] High schools
- Bishop Verot High School, Fort Myers
- Cardinal Mooney High School, Sarasota
- St. John Neumann High School, Naples
[edit] Elementary Schools
- St. Charles Borromeo School, Port Charlotte
- St. Ann School, Naples
- St. Elizabeth Seton School, Naples
- St. St. Catherine Catholic School, Sebring
- St. Andrew School, Cape Coral
- St. Francis Xavier School, Fort Myers
- St. Joseph School, Bradenton
- Epiphany Cathedral School, Venice
- Incarnation School, Sarasota
- St. Martha School, Sarasota
[edit] Special Needs Schools
- Dreams are Free School (at Bishop Nevins Academy), Sarasota
- Fr. Anglim Academy, Fort Myers
[edit] External links
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Venice in Florida Home Page
- Bishop-designate Dewane to be ordained July 25
|
|||||
.svg){kind=small} |
This article on a Roman Catholic diocese in the United States is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
