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The Diocese of Venice in Florida (Latin: Dioecesis Venetiae in Florida) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory–or diocese, of the Catholic Church in southwest Florida in the United States. It was founded on June 16, 1984. Frank Dewane has been bishop since 2007.
Bishop John J. Nevins was installed as the diocese's first bishop. Two years later Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Venice was founded from Epiphany Cathedral. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in Osprey was founded from the cathedral in 2001. On July 25, 2006 Frank J. Dewane was ordained coadjutor bishop of Venice. [3]
A diocese that is led by an archbishop is known as an archdiocese. There are 40 Metropolitan archdioceses which serve as the seat of an ecclesiastical province. This number includes the Holy See and the Patriarchate of Venice. There are also four archdioceses which are non-metropolitan, having been demoted by papal decree.
Its principal diocese is the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Venice and the Patriarch of Venice is the metropolitan bishop of the province. The province's other dioceses are those of Adria-Rovigo , Belluno-Feltre , Chioggia , Concordia-Pordenone , Padua , Treviso , Verona , Vicenza and Vittorio Veneto .
The Patriarchate of Venice (Italian: Patriarcato di Venezia; Latin: Patriarchatus Venetiarum), also sometimes called the Archdiocese of Venice, is a patriarchate of the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, located in the Metropolitan City of Venice. Its episcopal seat is in the Cathedral Basilica of St. Mark in Venice.
The new St. Charles Borromeo Church in Visalia, California, is the largest in North America, seating 3,200 people.
The pastor of any particular church other than an ordinariate must be episcopally ordained, but his title conforms to that of his jurisdiction: the pastor of an archdiocese is an archbishop, the pastor of a diocese is a bishop, the pastor of an archeparchy is an archeparch, the pastor of an eparchy is an eparch, and the pastor of an exarchate is an exarch.
The Miami Archdiocese and the Palm Beach Diocese editions are also published/printed once a month with local content. [2] Other articles discuss faith issues and highlight specific schools, ministries or parish activities. The bishop of each Florida diocese offers a personal message to subscribers in their diocese on current events or faith ...