Archdiocese of Miami
| Archdiocese of Miami | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | United States |
| Diocesan bishop | Thomas Wenski |
| Auxiliary bishop | Enrique Delgado |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | John Clement Favalora |
| Vicar General | William Joseph Hennessey |
| founding | 1958 |
| surface | 12,836 km² |
| Parishes | 102 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 4,609,245 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 775,000 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 16.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 265 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 32 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,609 |
| Permanent deacons | 154 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Friars | 76 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 240 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Mary's Cathedral |
| Website | www.miamiarch.org |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Orlando Diocese of Palm Beach Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee Diocese of Saint Augustine Diocese of Saint Petersburg Diocese of Venice |
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The Archdiocese of Miami ( Latin : Archidioecesis Miamensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Miami , Florida (USA).
The archbishopric includes the areas of Broward County , Miami-Dade County, and Monroe County . It is the sponsor of several private schools, including St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale .
history
The Diocese of Miami was detached from the Diocese of Saint Augustine on May 25, 1958 and was then subordinate to the Archdiocese of Baltimore as a suffragan . On February 10, 1962, it was assigned as a suffragan diocese of the ecclesiastical province of Atlanta .
On March 2, 1968, areas were separated from the territory of the Diocese of Miami for the establishment of the Dioceses of Orlando and Saint Petersburg and Miami was elevated to an archbishopric with a metropolitan seat. On June 16, 1984, further areas were separated to establish the dioceses of Palm Beach and Venice , which in turn were subordinate to him as suffragan dioceses.
Bishop of Miami
- Coleman Francis Carroll (1958–1968)
Archbishops of Miami
- Coleman Francis Carroll (1968–1977)
- Edward Anthony McCarthy (1977-1994)
- John Clement Favalora (1994-2010)
- Thomas Gerard Wenski (since 2010)
See also
- Apostolic Constitution Cum Ecclesia (March 2, 1968) of Pope Paul VI.
- List of Roman Catholic Dioceses
- Roman Catholic Church in the United States
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Miami (English)
- Homepage of St. Mary's Cathedral (English)
- Entry for the Archdiocese of Miami on catholic-hierarchy.org
