Roman Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach is a Roman Catholic diocese
in Florida
. It was founded on June 16, 1984.
The past bishop
s of the diocese are:
See Sexual abuse scandal in Palm Beach diocese, which includes the resignations of Bishops Symons and O'Connell.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
in Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. It was founded on June 16, 1984.
The past bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of the diocese are:
- Thomas Vose DailyThomas Vose DailyThomas Vose Daily was the sixth Roman Catholic bishop of Brooklyn from 1990 to 2003 and since then has been Bishop Emeritus of the Brooklyn Diocese.-Early life and ordination:...
(1984–1990) - Joseph Keith SymonsJoseph Keith SymonsJoseph Keith Symons is a bishop in the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of St...
(1990–1998) - Anthony Joseph O'Connell (1999–2002)
- Sean Patrick O'Malley, OFM Cap (2002–2003)
- Gerald Michael Barbarito (2003—)
See Sexual abuse scandal in Palm Beach diocese, which includes the resignations of Bishops Symons and O'Connell.
High schools
- Cardinal Newman High SchoolCardinal Newman High School (West Palm Beach, Florida)Cardinal Newman High School, also commonly referred to as Cardinal Newman or simply Newman, is a Catholic coeducational secondary school located in West Palm Beach Florida, USA. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach...
, West Palm Beach - John Carroll Catholic High School, Fort Pierce
- Pope John Paul II High SchoolPope John Paul II High School (Boca Raton, Florida)Pope John Paul II High School is a college preparatory Roman Catholic secondary school with a campus in East Boca Raton, Florida, adjacent to the main campus of Lynn University. The school opened in 1980, and has a co-ed student body consisting of 600 students and 75 lay and religious teachers as...
, Boca Raton