Frank Joseph Dewane

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Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
MottoIustitia pax caudium
(Justice, peace, joy)
Styles of
Frank Joseph Dewane
Reference style
Spoken style
Your Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Frank Joseph Dewane (born March 9, 1950) is an American

Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Venice in Florida
since 2007.

Biography

Early life and education

Frank Dewane was born on March 9, 1950, in

lineman on the football team. During his summer vacations, he worked at an appliance factory to pay for college.[2]

Dewane studied at the

National Broadcasting Company (NBC) in Moscow in what was then the Soviet Union. He later worked for a subsidiary of PepsiCo in New York City.[3]

Dewane studied

Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, both in Rome.[3]

Priestly ministry

Dewane was

ordained to the priesthood at Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral in Green Bay for the Diocese of Green Bay by Cardinal Adam Maida on July 16, 1988.[1]After his 1988 ordination, the diocese assigned Dewane as assistant pastor at Ss. Peter and Paul Parish in Green Bay, Wisconsin, until 1991. He worked for the diocesan tribunal
as well.

In 1991, the Vatican named Dewane to its Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations in New York City. Dewane went to Rome in 1995 to become an official of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum. From 2001 to 2006, Dewane served as undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace in Rome. During his tenure as undersecretary, he acted as a Vatican diplomat to numerous international conferences and other events.[3]

Coadjutor Bishop and Bishop of Venice in Florida

On April 25, 2006, Dewane was appointed as coadjutor bishop of Venice by Pope Benedict XVI to assist Bishop John Nevins. Dewayne was consecrated on July 25, 2006. by Nevins, with Archbishops John Favalora and Diarmuid Martin serving as co-consecrators, at Epiphany Cathedral in Venice.[1] He took as his episcopal motto: "Iustitia Pax Gaudium", meaning, "Justice, Peace, and Joy" (Romans 14:17).

When Nevins retired on January 19, 2007, Dewane automatically succeeded him as bishop of Venice.[1]

In June 2014, a group of ten priests from the diocese sent a complaint letter about Dewane to Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the papal nuncio for the United States. The priests charged Dewane with ignoring canon law, refusing to consult with priests and creating an atmosphere of intimidation within the diocese. Dewane termed the allegations as "malicious" and "unfounded".[4]

Dewane in April 2019 ordered Reverend Christopher Senk, the former pastor of St. Isabel Parish in

Congregation for Clergy in Rome had determined that Senk had improperly accepted thousands of dollars in gifts from Marion McIntyre. Her family claimed that McIntyre suffered from dementia during that period. Senk was suspended from ministry when the investigation began.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Bishop Frank Joseph Dewane [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  2. ^ Herald Tribune. An unlikely path to ordination Archived 2018-11-01 at the Wayback Machine July 23, 2006
  3. ^ a b c "Bishop Frank J. Dewane Biography". Diocese of Venice. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  4. ^ "Priests' letter to nuncio denounces Venice, Fla., bishop". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
  5. ^ "Florida bishop sanctions popular pastor accused of exploiting heiress". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 2024-02-24.

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Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Venice in Florida
2007–present 		Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Undersecretary of the Pontifical Council
for Justice and Peace
2001–2006 		Succeeded by
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