Diocese of Venice in Florida
Diocese of Venice in Florida Dioecesis Venetiae in Florida | |
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Epiphany Cathedral | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | The counties of Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Manatee, and Sarasota |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Miami |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 22,685 km2 (8,759 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 61 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | June 16, 1984 |
| Cathedral | Epiphany Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Mercy St. Mark the Evangelist |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Frank Joseph Dewane |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Wenski |
| Vicar General | Rev. Msgr. Stephen E. McNamara, V.F. |
| Judicial Vicar | Very Rev. Joseph L. Waters, J.C.L. |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| dioceseofvenice.org | |
The Diocese of Venice in Florida (Latin: Dioecesis Venetiae in Florida) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in southwest Florida in the United States, founded in 1984. Frank Dewane has been bishop since 2007. Venice in Florida is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Miami.