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Thomas Gerard Wenski (born October 18, 1950) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.He was appointed archbishop of the Archdiocese of Miami by Pope Benedict XVI on April 20, 2010, and was installed on June 1, 2010.
Archbishop Wenski. On July 11, 2003, John Paul II appointed Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Wenski of Miami to lead the Diocese of Orlando. [31] [32] With substantial immigration of predominantly Catholic South and Central Americans to the South Florida area, the Catholic population reached 25% of the total population of South Florida. Waves of ...
On October 7, 1958, Auxiliary Bishop Coleman F. Carroll of Pittsburgh was installed as the first bishop of Miami. Shortly thereafter, renovations for the cathedral began and included the addition of a bronze bell weighing more than two tons, and the installation of the cathedral's first pipe organ.
Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Wenski of Miami was selected by John Paul II to replace Dorsey as bishop of Orlando in 2004. Wenski convoked the first synod for the diocese in 2004. [21] During his tenure, Wenski created six new parishes and two missions. [26] A capital and endowment campaign raised $100 million. [27]
Saint Clement (Wilton Manors, Fort Lauderdale address) [43] [44] - Opened in the 1950s and closed in 2009. According to Akilah Johnson of the South Florida Sun Sentinel , area parents indicated that St. Ambrose and St. Jerome's Catholic School would take most of the students who could not go to Saint Clement anymore.
Archbishop Placide Louis Chapelle (201, at left) served as Apostolic Delegate to Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines after the Spanish–American War. Archbishop John Murphy Farley (218) was created a cardinal in 1911. Archbishop William Henry O'Connell (244) was the first cardinal to be archbishop of Boston.
In 2004, Archbishop Thomas Wenski petitioned the USCCB to ask for the Shrine to be elevated from a diocesan to a National Shrine. The petition was granted and “National” was added to the name. [1] The National Conference of Catholic Bishops held their spring convocation there in 2008. [4]
Saint Edward Catholic Church in Pembroke Pines, Florida, was established in 1995 and constructed in 1999.Part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami, this charismatic parish is located in western Broward County. [2]