Roman Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach
Diocese of Palm Beach Dioecesis Litoris Palmensis | |
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 Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory |  Five counties in eastern Florida |
| Ecclesiastical province | Miami |
| Population - Catholics (including non-members) | 259,729 (14.4%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | June 16, 1984 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola |
| Patron saint | Our Lady, Queen of the Apostles[1] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Gerald Michael Barbarito Bishop of Palm Beach |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Wenski Archbishop of Miami |
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| Website | |
| diocesepb.org | |
The Diocese of Palm Beach (Latin: Dioecesis Litoris Palmensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the U.S. state of Florida. The patron saint of the diocese is the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title Queen of the Apostles. The current diocesan bishop is Gerald Barbarito. The Diocese serves 280,000 Catholics in 53 parishes and missions.[2] The Diocese of Palm Beach is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Miami.
History[]
Pope John Paul II established the diocese on June 16, 1984 from territory taken from the Archdiocese of Miami and the Diocese of Orlando.[3][4]
Reports of sex abuse[]
On January 7, 2015, India native Rev. Jose Palimattom, who was serving as the pastor at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in West Palm Beach, was arrested for possessing child pornography and for asking a child to erase it from his phone.[5] On September 17, 2020, a lawsuit was filed against both the Diocese of Palm Beach and administrators of its All Saint's School in Jupiter, alleging that both parties failed to protect an 11-year-old girl from repeated sexual abuse by another student in an unsupervised classroom on campus.[6] The alleged abuse occurred between January and March 2020.[6]
Bishops[]
Bishops of Palm Beach[]
- Thomas Vose Daily (1984–1990), appointed Bishop of Brooklyn
- Joseph Keith Symons (1990–1998)
- Robert Nugent Lynch, Bishop of St. Petersburg (apostolic administrator 1998–1999.) - Anthony Joseph O'Connell (1999–2002)
- Seán Patrick O'Malley, OFM Cap. (2002–2003), appointed Archbishop of Boston (elevated to Cardinal in 2006)
- Gerald Michael Barbarito (2003–present)
High schools[]
- Cardinal Newman High School, West Palm Beach
- John Carroll Catholic High School, Fort Pierce
- Saint John Paul II Academy, Boca Raton
See also[]
- Catholic Church by country
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
References[]
- ^ https://www.diocesepb.org/about-us/about-us.html
- ^ "Diocese of Palm Beach". Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Diocese of Palm Beach". Catholic-Hierarch. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ "Diocese of Palm Beach". Gcatholic. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ Sedensky, Matt. "Priest arrested in Florida; accused of child porn on phone". The Florida Times-Union.
- ^ a b Burke, Peter; Gilmore, Chris (September 17, 2020). "Lawsuit claims All Saints Catholic School failed to protect student from sexual abuse in classroom". WPTV. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
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Coordinates: 26°42′54″N 80°02′22″W / 26.71500°N 80.03944°W
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