Roman Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach

Diocese of Palm Beach
Dioecesis Litoris Palmensis
Location
Country United States
Territory Five counties in Eastern Florida
Ecclesiastical province Miami
Population
- Catholics

259,729 (14.4%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established June 16, 1984
Cathedral Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola
Patron saint Our Lady, Queen of the Apostles
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Gerald Michael Barbarito
Bishop of Palm Beach
Metropolitan Archbishop Thomas Wenski
Archbishop of Miami
Emeritus Bishops Joseph Keith Symons
Map
Website
diocesepb.org
Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola
Diocesan Pastoral Center

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach (Latin: Dioecesis Litoris Palmensis) is a Catholic diocese in the U.S. state of Florida. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Miami. The patron saint of the diocese is the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title Queen of the Apostles. Its present bishop is Gerald Barbarito.

History

Pope John Paul II established the diocese on June 16, 1984 from territory taken from the Archdiocese of Miami and the Diocese of Orlando.[1][2]

See Sexual abuse scandal in Palm Beach diocese, which includes the resignations of Bishops Symons and O'Connell.

Ordinaries

The list of bishops of the diocese and their years of service:

  1. Thomas Vose Daily (19841990); appointed Bishop of Brooklyn
  2. Joseph Keith Symons (19901998)
  3. Anthony Joseph O'Connell (19992002)
  4. Seán Patrick O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap. (20022003); appointed Archbishop of Boston
  5. Gerald Michael Barbarito (2003)

High schools

See also

References

  1. "Diocese of Palm Beach". Catholic-Hierarch. Retrieved 2014-04-14.
  2. "Diocese of Palm Beach". Gcatholic. Retrieved 2014-04-14.

Coordinates: 26°42′54″N 80°02′22″W / 26.71500°N 80.03944°W / 26.71500; -80.03944


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