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Suffragan diocese Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Diocese of Palm Beach

Litoris Palmen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Palm Beach is a Latin Church diocese covering five counties of southeast Florida, erected in 1984. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Miami, and Bishop Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez was installed as its ordinary in February 2026.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola, in Palm Beach, United States.

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Established
1984
Catholics
233,244
Priests
140
Territory
11,510 km²

Parishes and churches

54 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez
Born
15 January 1974
Birthplace
Santo Domingo

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola stands in Palm Beach, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

Serving eastern Florida in the United States, the Diocese of Palm Beach (Latin: Dioecesis Litoris Palmensis) is a Catholic diocese suffragan to the Archdiocese of Miami. Its patron saint is Mary, mother of Jesus, honored under the title Queen of the Apostles.

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