Miami (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Thomas Gerard Wenski, Archbishop
Enrique Esteban Delgado, Auxiliary Bishop
John Clement Favalora, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 2 March 1968
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Florida
Country: United States of America
Square Kilometers: 12,836 (4,957 Square Miles)
Conference Region: XIV (FL, GA, NC, SC)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: MIA
Official Web Site: http://www.miamiarch.org/
Mailing Address: Pastoral Center, 9401 Biscayne Blvd., Miami Shores, FL 33138, USA
Telephone: (305)757-6241
Fax: 754-1897

Historical Details

Diocese of Miami
- Latin Name: Miamiensis
- Erected: 25 May 1958
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Atlanta
- State: Florida
- Country: United States of America

Past and Present Ordinaries

Coleman Francis Carroll † (13 Aug 1958 Appointed - 26 Jul 1977 Died)
Edward Anthony McCarthy † (26 Jul 1977 Succeeded - 3 Nov 1994 Retired)
John Clement Favalora (3 Nov 1994 Appointed - 20 Apr 2010 Resigned)
Thomas Gerard Wenski (20 Apr 2010 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Miami
25 May 1958	Erected	Diocese of Saint Augustine (Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Dade, De Soto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Indian River, Lee, Martin, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie)	Diocese of Miami (erected)
10 February 1962	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Miami (From Baltimore to Atlanta)
2 March 1968	Territory Lost	Diocese of Miami (Charlotte, De Soto, Hardee, and Lee) Diocese of Saint Augustine (Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota)	Diocese of Saint Petersburg (erected)
2 March 1968	Territory Lost	Diocese of Miami (Highlands, Indian River, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie) Diocese of Saint Augustine (Brevard, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Polk, Semiola, Sumter, and Volusia)	Diocese of Orlando (erected)
Archdiocese of Miami
2 March 1968	Elevated	Diocese of Miami	Archdiocese of Miami
16 June 1984	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Miami (Palm Beach and Martin) Diocese of Orlando (St. Lucie, Okeechobee, and Martin)	Diocese of Palm Beach (erected)
16 June 1984	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Miami (Collier, Glades, and Hendry) Diocese of Orlando (Highlands) Diocese of Saint Petersburg (Charlotte, De Soto, Hardee, Lee, Manatee, and Sarasota)	Diocese of Venice (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Miami

1966 426,000 2,316,000 18.4% 168 147 315 1,352 246 893 96 ap1967

Archdiocese of Miami

1970 2,229,030 .0% 297 144 441 0 216 776 104 ap1971

1976 744,000 3,160,000 23.5% 299 195 494 1,506 1 243 702 143 ap1977

1980 830,700 3,406,900 24.4% 307 193 500 1,661 22 193 662 133 ap1981

1990 621,069 3,129,138 19.8% 303 141 444 1,398 82 206 407 111 ap1991

1999 787,672 3,597,277 21.9% 264 115 379 2,078 122 56 345 108 ap2000

2000 800,695 3,737,047 21.4% 317 115 432 1,853 125 174 357 108 ap2001

2001 816,207 3,791,043 21.5% 273 109 382 2,136 140 163 316 108 ap2002

2002 830,366 3,955,969 21.0% 230 113 343 2,420 146 180 315 118 ap2003

2003 844,685 3,955,969 21.4% 236 114 350 2,413 143 177 315 111 ap2004

2004 856,783 4,036,799 21.2% 238 123 361 2,373 142 188 321 111 ap2005

2009 860,000 4,299,000 20.0% 314 83 397 2,166 119 134 281 111 ap2010

2013 742,608 4,408,811 16.8% 256 76 332 2,236 151 124 260 102 ap2014

2016 775,000 4,609,245 16.8% 265 32 297 2,609 154 76 240 102 ap2017

2019 815,900 4,855,720 16.8% 239 30 269 3,033 145 73 264 102 ap2020

2021 824,230 4,905,350 16.8% 233 38 271 3,041 133 82 216 102 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Miami
1966	426,000	2,316,000	18.4%	168	147	315	1,352		246	893	96	ap1967
Archdiocese of Miami
1970		2,229,030	.0%	297	144	441	0		216	776	104	ap1971
1976	744,000	3,160,000	23.5%	299	195	494	1,506	1	243	702	143	ap1977
1980	830,700	3,406,900	24.4%	307	193	500	1,661	22	193	662	133	ap1981
1990	621,069	3,129,138	19.8%	303	141	444	1,398	82	206	407	111	ap1991
1999	787,672	3,597,277	21.9%	264	115	379	2,078	122	56	345	108	ap2000
2000	800,695	3,737,047	21.4%	317	115	432	1,853	125	174	357	108	ap2001
2001	816,207	3,791,043	21.5%	273	109	382	2,136	140	163	316	108	ap2002
2002	830,366	3,955,969	21.0%	230	113	343	2,420	146	180	315	118	ap2003
2003	844,685	3,955,969	21.4%	236	114	350	2,413	143	177	315	111	ap2004
2004	856,783	4,036,799	21.2%	238	123	361	2,373	142	188	321	111	ap2005
2009	860,000	4,299,000	20.0%	314	83	397	2,166	119	134	281	111	ap2010
2013	742,608	4,408,811	16.8%	256	76	332	2,236	151	124	260	102	ap2014
2016	775,000	4,609,245	16.8%	265	32	297	2,609	154	76	240	102	ap2017
2019	815,900	4,855,720	16.8%	239	30	269	3,033	145	73	264	102	ap2020
2021	824,230	4,905,350	16.8%	233	38	271	3,041	133	82	216	102	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Peter Baldacchino (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Feb 2014 to 15 May 2019)
Brendan John Cahill
Enrique Esteban Delgado (Priest: 29 Jun 1996; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Oct 2017)
Felipe de Jesús Estévez (Priest: 9 Feb 1979; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Nov 2003 to 27 Apr 2011)
John Clement Favalora (Archbishop: 3 Nov 1994 to 20 Apr 2010)
René Henry Gracida (Priest: 1961; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Dec 1971 to 1 Oct 1975)
Fernando Isern (Priest: 16 Apr 1993 to 15 Oct 2009)
Robert Nugent Lynch (Priest: 13 May 1978 to 5 Dec 1995)
John Gerard Noonan (Priest: 23 Sep 1983; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Jun 2005 to 23 Oct 2010)
Nelson Jesus Perez
Thomas Gerard Wenski (Priest: 15 May 1976; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Jun 1997 to 1 Jul 2003; Archbishop: 20 Apr 2010 - )

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Coleman Francis Carroll † (Bishop: 13 Aug 1958; Archbishop: 2 Mar 1968 to 26 Jul 1977)
Ambrose Battista De Paoli † (Priest: 18 Dec 1960 to 23 Sep 1983)
Norbert Mary Leonard James Dorsey, C.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Jan 1986 to 20 Mar 1990)
Gilberto Fernández del Villar † (Priest: 1997; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jun 1997 to 10 Dec 2002)
John Joseph Fitzpatrick † (Priest: 25 May 1958; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Jun 1968 to 27 Apr 1971)
Edward Anthony McCarthy † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 5 Jul 1976; Archbishop: 26 Jul 1977 to 3 Nov 1994)
John Joseph Nevins † (Priest: 6 Jun 1959; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Jan 1979 to 17 Jul 1984)
Agustín Alejo (Aleido) Román Rodríguez † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Feb 1979 to 7 Jun 2003)

Source(s)

Diocese of Miami
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 25, to Page 27
Archdiocese of Miami
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 60, Page 705, to Page 707

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