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Diocese of Venice
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Published by Catholic Social Ventures · sourced from dioceseofvenice.org · exported …
The Diocese of Venice in Florida is a Latin Church diocese covering ten counties of southwest Florida, erected in 1984 and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Miami. Bishop Frank Dewane's resignation was accepted on May 13, 2026, and Emilio Biosca Aguero, OFM Cap., is bishop-elect with episcopal ordination scheduled for July 11, 2026.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. Emilio Biosca Aguero, OFM Cap. (bishop-elect)
- Latin name
- Venetiarum in Florida
- Erected
- 16 June 1984
- Cathedral
- Epiphany Cathedral
- Patron
- Our Lady of Mercy
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Miami (Archdiocese of Miami)
- Catholics
- 242,156
- Chancery
- Diocesan Center, 1000 Pinebrook Rd., Venice, FL 34285, U.S.A.
- Telephone
- Tel. [941]484-9543; fax 488-2561
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Saint Petersburg 77 km
- Orlando 190 km
- Palm Beach 231 km
- Miami 266 km
- Saint Augustine 349 km
- Diocese of La Habana CU 441 km
Parishes near the see
- Our Lady of Lourdes Parish · Venice 5 km
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish · Osprey 12 km
- St. Raphael Parish (Englewood) · Englewood 15 km
- San Pedro Parish · North Port 19 km
- St. Thomas More Parish · Sarasota 20 km
- Christ the King Parish (Latin Mass) · Sarasota 21 km
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Sources: official site + USCCB + Wikipedia,annuario · Annuario code 001000084 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-07