John Joseph Nevins

Bishop John Nevins
Bishop of Venice
Church Catholic Church
See Miami
In office July 17, 1984 January 19, 2007
Predecessor None
Successor Coadjutor Bishop Frank Dewane
Orders
Ordination May 23, 1959
Consecration March 24, 1979
Personal details
Born January 19, 1932
New Rochelle, New York
Died August 26, 2014(2014-08-26) (aged 82)
Venice, Florida
Previous post Titular Bishop of Rusticiana

Bishop John Joseph Nevins (January 19, 1932 – August 26, 2014) served as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami (1979–1984) and the first Bishop of the Diocese of Venice, Florida (1984–2007).

Biography

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 of Pensacola-Tallahassee, and Bishop John Joseph Fitzpatrick of the Diocese of Brownsville.

On July 17, 1984, he was appointed the first Bishop of the Diocese of Venice, Florida, where he remained until he retired on January 19, 2007. He died on August 26, 2014.[1]

Nevins was a member of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.

References

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Position Created
Bishop of Venice in Florida
19842007
Succeeded by
Frank Joseph Dewane
Preceded by
Auxiliary Bishop of Miami
19791984
Succeeded by


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