Bishop Emilio E. Biosca, O.F.M. Cap. announces clergy appointments

Bishop Emilio E. Biosca, O.F.M. Cap., has announced several clergy appointments for the Diocese of Venice in Florida following consultations with diocesan priests and the Priest Personnel Board.

In the Northern Deanery, Father Daniel Scanlan will move from parochial vicar at St. Thomas More Parish in Sarasota to administrator of Ss. Peter and Paul the Apostles Parish in Bradenton on October 19, 2026. Father Gordon Zanetti, the current pastor of Ss. Peter and Paul the Apostles Parish, will begin a temporary medical leave on that date. Father Juan Lorenzo will transfer from parochial vicar at St. Michael Parish in Wauchula to parochial vicar at St. Jude Parish in Sarasota on October 19.

Father David M. Vidal, V.G., will move from pastor of Ave Maria Parish to vicar general with residence at Epiphany Cathedral in Venice on October 19. Father Philip Joly will begin ministry as parochial vicar at St. Thomas More Parish on November 16, 2026, and Father Thomas Kelly will join Our Lady of the Angels Parish in Lakewood Ranch as parochial vicar in early 2027.

In the Central Deanery, Father Alexander Pince will become the director of vocations and seminarian formation with residence at Resurrection Parish in Fort Myers on October 19, 2026.