Diocese of Venice in Florida Dioecesis Venetiae in Florida | |
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 Epiphany Cathedral | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | The counties of Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Manatee, and Sarasota |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Miami |
| Population - Catholics | 245,000 (12.4%) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | June 16, 1984 |
| Cathedral | Epiphany Cathedral |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Mercy St. Mark the Evangelist[1] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Frank Joseph Dewane |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Thomas Wenski |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| dioceseofvenice.org | |
The Diocese of Venice in Florida (Latin: Dioecesis Venetiae in Florida) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory–or diocese, of the Catholic Church in southwest Florida in the United States. It was founded on June 16, 1984. Frank Dewane has been bishop since 2007. The Diocese of Venice in Florida is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Miami.