John Joseph Nevins

John Joseph Nevins

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Bishop John Joseph Nevins
Born 1932-01-19 (1932-01-19) (age 75)
New Rochelle, New York

Bishop John Joseph Nevins (born January 19, 1932 in New Rochelle, New York) was the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami (1979-1984) and the first Bishop of the Diocese of Venice, Florida (1984-2007). He is also the Titular Bishop of Rusticiana.

Bishop Nevins was ordained a priest on June 6, 1959 when he was 27 years old. On January 25, 1979, he was appointed by Pope John Paul II as Auxiliary Bishop of Miami and as Titular Bishop of Rusticiana. He was consecrated on March 24, 1979 by Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy of Miami, Bishop René Henry Gracida of the Diocese Pensacola-Tallahassee, and Bishop John Joseph Fitzpatrick of the Diocese of Brownsville.

On July 17, 1984, he was appointed as the first Bishop of Venice, Florida, where he remained until he retired on Jan 19, 2007.

[edit] References

* Catholic Hierarchy bio
* http://www.badbishops.com/bsh/bsh/dallasnews-catholicbishopsandsexabuse.htm
* http://www.ffhl.org/2006/newsletters/FFHL%20NL22%20finalweb.pdf
* http://www.wf-f.org/TerriSchiavo_Church.html
* http://www.venicegondolier.com/NewsArchive3/072606/tp1vn6.htm
* PRIESTS RENEW VOWS, Nevins: 'We're not perfect'; Sarasota Herald-Tribune - March 27, 2002
* Marching to Orlando; St. Petersburg Times - February 23, 2000
* BISHOP COULDN'T OFFER SAFETY A LAWYER ARGUES THAT BISHOP JOHN NEVINS OF THE CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF VENICE WAS NOT NEGLIGENT.; Sarasota Herald-Tribune (FL) - April 17, 1997
* Bishop apologizes for not taking enough action to protect victim; Sarasota Herald-Tribune (FL) - June 19, 2002
* Bishop John Nevins of the Diocese of Venice receives Eternal Light Award Special to the Sun; Charlotte Sun (Port Charlotte, FL) - February 22, 2004
* DIVISION OF DIOCESES A CHALLENGE; Miami Herald, The (FL) - October 19, 1984

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