Palm Beach Bishopric
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Miami |
| Diocesan bishop | Gerald Michael Barbarito |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Joseph Keith Symons |
| founding | 1984 |
| surface | 11,510 km² |
| Parishes | 50 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 2,074,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 292,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 14.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 99 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 33 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2.212 |
| Permanent deacons | 109 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 46 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 93 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola |
| Website | www.diocesepb.org |
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The Diocese of Palm Beach ( Latin : Dioecesis Litoris Palmensis ) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in Florida in the United States , with its seat in Palm Beach .
history
Pope John Paul II founded it with the Apostolic Constitution Qui omni cogitatione on June 16, 1984 from cessions of territory from the Diocese of Orlando and the Archdiocese of Miami , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese.
territory
The Diocese of Palm Beach includes the counties of Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach and St. Lucie of the state of Florida.
Bishops of Palm Beach
- Thomas Vose Daily (July 17, 1984– February 20, 1990, then Bishop of Brooklyn )
- Joseph Keith Symons (June 12, 1990– June 6, 1998)
- Anthony Joseph O'Connell (November 12, 1998– March 13, 2002)
- Seán Patrick O'Malley OFMCap (September 3, 2002– July 1, 2003, then Archbishop of Boston )
- Gerald Michael Barbarito (since July 1, 2003)
See also
Web links
- Entry for the Diocese of Palm Beach on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Entry about the Diocese of Palm Beach on Giga-Catholic (English)
Cathedral : Saint Ignatius Loyola in Palm Beach Gardens