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Diocese of Venice in Florida
Dioecesis Venetiae in FloridaLocation 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
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217,585Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established June 16, 1984 Cathedral Epiphany Cathedral Patron saint Our Lady of Mercy
St. Mark the EvangelistCurrent leadership Pope Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Frank Joseph Dewane
Bishop of Venice in FloridaMetropolitan Archbishop Thomas Wenski
Archbishop of MiamiEmeritus 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
High schools
- Bishop Verot High School, Fort Myers
- Cardinal Mooney High School, Sarasota
- St. John Neumann High School, Naples
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
Special Needs Schools
- Dreams are Free School (at Bishop Nevins Academy), Sarasota
- Fr. Anglim Academy, Fort Myers
External links
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Venice in Florida Home Page
- Bishop-designate Dewane to be ordained July 25
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- Religious organizations established in 1984
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