Diocese of Palm Beach Dioecesis Litoris Palmensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Five counties in eastern Florida |
Ecclesiastical province | Miami |
Statistics | |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 2,211,148 233,244 (10.5%) |
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 |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Wenski |
Map | |
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 eastern Florida in the United States The patron saint of the diocese is Mary, mother of Jesus, under the title Queen of the Apostles.
The Diocese of Palm Beach is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Miami. As of 2023, the current diocesan bishop is Gerald Barbarito.