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The '''Diocese of Orlando''' ({{lang-la|Dioecesis Orlandensis}}) is a [[Latin Church]] ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the [[Catholic Church]] in central [[Florida]] in the United States. [[St. James Cathedral in Orlando|St. James Cathedral]] serves as the seat of the diocese. The current [[bishop]] is [[John Gerard Noonan]].
The '''Diocese of Orlando''' ({{lang-la|Dioecesis Orlandensis}}) is a [[Latin Church]] ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the [[Catholic Church]] in central [[Florida]] in the United States. [[St. James Cathedral in Orlando|St. James Cathedral]] serves as the seat of the diocese. The current [[bishop]] is [[John Gerard Noonan]].


The Diocese of Orlando is a [[suffragan diocese]] in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Miami.
The Diocese of Orlando is a [[suffragan diocese]] in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Miami. <!-- The Moon is not part of the diocese -->


== Statistics ==
== Statistics ==
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The Diocese of Orlando encompasses about {{convert|9611|mi2}}, spanning the [[Orange County, FL|Orange]], [[Osceola County, FL|Osceola]], [[Seminole County, FL|Seminole]], [[Marion County, FL|Marion]], [[Lake County, FL|Lake]], [[Volusia County, FL|Volusia]], [[Brevard County, FL|Brevard]], [[Polk County, FL|Polk]], and [[Sumter County, FL|Sumter]] counties.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Craziest Catholic Rules You've Never Heard Of &#124; The Catholic Talk Show | date=2 October 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8EKM20cmDg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/w8EKM20cmDg |archive-date=2021-12-22 |via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The [[Kennedy Space Center]] and [[Walt Disney World]] are located within the diocese.
The Diocese of Orlando encompasses about {{convert|9611|mi2}} spanning the following counties:

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[[Orange County, FL|Orange]], [[Osceola County, FL|Osceola]], [[Seminole County, FL|Seminole]], [[Marion County, FL|Marion]], [[Lake County, FL|Lake]], [[Volusia County, FL|Volusia]], [[Brevard County, FL|Brevard]], [[Polk County, FL|Polk]], and [[Sumter County, FL|Sumter]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Craziest Catholic Rules You've Never Heard Of &#124; The Catholic Talk Show |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8EKM20cmDg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/w8EKM20cmDg |archive-date=2021-12-22 |via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


In 2010, the diocese contained 81 parishes, 10 missions, and 37 schools. It has two [[minor basilica]]s, [[Mary, Queen of the Universe Shrine]], which ministers to Catholic tourists, and St. Paul's in [[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach]]. In 2011, the estimated population of the diocese was approximately 400,923 Catholics.<ref name="Diocesan web site">{{Cite web |title=Diocesan web site |url=http://www.orlandodiocese.org/en/about-the-diocese/facts-a-figures}}</ref> There were 208 priests, 87 religious nuns, and 181 permanent deacons.<ref name="Diocesan web site" />
In 2010, the diocese contained 81 parishes, 10 missions, and 37 schools. It has two [[minor basilica]]s, [[Mary, Queen of the Universe Shrine]], which ministers to Catholic tourists, and St. Paul's in [[Daytona Beach, Florida|Daytona Beach]]. In 2011, the estimated population of the diocese was approximately 400,923 Catholics.<ref name="Diocesan web site">{{Cite web |title=Diocesan web site |url=http://www.orlandodiocese.org/en/about-the-diocese/facts-a-figures}}</ref> There were 208 priests, 87 religious nuns, and 181 permanent deacons.<ref name="Diocesan web site" />

=== Moon claim ===

[[William Donald Borders|William Borders]], the first Bishop of the diocese, called himself the "bishop of the Moon", saying that under the then-active [[1917 Code of Canon Law]], newly explored territory came under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the port of departure, making the Diocese of Orlando responsible for the moon following the flight of [[Apollo 11]] from the [[Kennedy Space Center]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://aleteia.org/2018/08/03/yes-the-moon-has-its-own-catholic-bishop/|title=Yes, the moon has its own Catholic bishop|date=2018-08-03|work=Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture|access-date=2018-08-05|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=21 July 2009| website=Diocese of Orlando| title=Remembering the Bishop of the Moon| url=https://www.orlandodiocese.org/remembering-the-bishop-of-the-moon-2/| archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20210622172226/https://www.orlandodiocese.org/remembering-the-bishop-of-the-moon-2/|archive-date=21 June 2021| last=Bennett| first=Renae| access-date=21 August 2018}}</ref> If true, the total area of the diocese would be {{convert|14,657,051|mi2}}, making it the largest Catholic diocese (beating the [[Diocese of Saint Joseph at Irkutsk]], at {{convert|3,850,000|mi2}}).

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Borders is reported to have made this claim to Pope Paul VI in 1969; it is unknown whether Pope Paul VI confirmed or rejected the claim, which is required for jurisdiction to actually be granted.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Does the Church Have Jurisdiction Over the Moon? {{!}} EWTN |url=https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/does-the-church-have-jurisdiction-over-the-moon-13348 |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=EWTN Global Catholic Television Network |language=en}}</ref> A spokesperson for the current bishop said in 2019 that he did not consider himself to be bishop of the Moon (or of the [[International Space Station]], also launched from the diocese).<ref name="cruxnow">{{cite web |title=Did Apollo 11 mission make Orlando's founding bishop the bishop of moon? |url=https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2019/07/20/did-apollo-11-mission-make-orlandos-founding-bishop-the-bishop-of-moon/|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20190726201613/https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2019/07/20/did-apollo-11-mission-make-orlandos-founding-bishop-the-bishop-of-moon/|archive-date=26 July 2019 |website=cruxnow.com |accessdate=26 July 2019}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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In the [[Adams–Onís Treaty]] of 1819, Spain ceded all of Florida to the United States, which established the [[Florida Territory]] in 1821.<ref>{{Cite web |title=European Exploration and Colonization – Florida Department of State |url=https://dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/florida-history/a-brief-history/european-exploration-and-colonization/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=dos.myflorida.com}}</ref> For Catholics, the territory was still under the jurisdiction of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Havana|Diocese of Havana]]. In 1825, [[Pope Leo XII]] erected the Vicariate of Alabama and Florida, which included all of Florida.
In the [[Adams–Onís Treaty]] of 1819, Spain ceded all of Florida to the United States, which established the [[Florida Territory]] in 1821.<ref>{{Cite web |title=European Exploration and Colonization – Florida Department of State |url=https://dos.myflorida.com/florida-facts/florida-history/a-brief-history/european-exploration-and-colonization/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=dos.myflorida.com}}</ref> For Catholics, the territory was still under the jurisdiction of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Havana|Diocese of Havana]]. In 1825, [[Pope Leo XII]] erected the Vicariate of Alabama and Florida, which included all of Florida.


A quarter century later, [[Pope Pius IX]] erected the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah|Diocese of Savannah]] in 1850, including the new state of Florida minus the [[Florida Panhandle]] region.<ref name="Savannah">[http://diosav.org/about The Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070602191236/http://www.diosav.org/about|date=2007-06-02}}, Savannah, Georgia: Catholic Diocese of Savannah, 2013, Retrieved 1 January 2014.</ref> However, seven years later, he stripped Florida from the Diocese of Savannah and created a new Apostolic Vicariate of Florida.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Saint Augustine (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dstau.html |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref> In 1858, [[Augustin Verot]] became [[Vicar Apostolic]] of part of Georgia and all of Florida. He became Bishop of Savannah in 1861 and remained Vicar Apostolic of Florida. In 1870, the [[Diocese of St. Augustine]], including all of Florida, was formed with Verot its first bishop.<ref name=":1" /> The Orlando area would remain part of the Diocese of St. Augustine for the next 98 years.
A quarter century later, [[Pope Pius IX]] erected the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah|Diocese of Savannah]] in 1850, including the new state of Florida minus the [[Florida Panhandle]] region.<ref name="Savannah">{{Cite web |url=http://diosav.org/about |title=The Roman Catholic Diocese of Savannah |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070602191236/http://www.diosav.org/about|archive-date=2007-06-02 |work=Savannah, Georgia: Catholic Diocese of Savannah, 2013 |access-date=1 January 2014}}</ref> However, seven years later, he stripped Florida from the Diocese of Savannah and created a new Apostolic Vicariate of Florida.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Saint Augustine (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] |url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dstau.html |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=www.catholic-hierarchy.org}}</ref> In 1858, [[Augustin Verot]] became [[Vicar Apostolic]] of part of Georgia and all of Florida. He became Bishop of Savannah in 1861 and remained Vicar Apostolic of Florida. In 1870, the [[Diocese of St. Augustine]], including all of Florida, was formed with Verot its first bishop.<ref name=":1" /> The Orlando area would remain part of the Diocese of St. Augustine for the next 98 years.


In 1881, the first Catholic church in Orlando, St. James, was founded.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timeline: Moments in the History of St. James |url=https://stjamesorlando.org/timeline-moments-in-the-history-of-st-james/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1898, St. Paul's Church was dedicated in Daytona Beach, the first Catholic church in that community.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} Basilica of Saint Paul |url=https://basilicaofsaintpaul.com/?page_id=49 |access-date=2023-05-29 |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 1881, the first Catholic church in Orlando, St. James, was founded.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timeline: Moments in the History of St. James |url=https://stjamesorlando.org/timeline-moments-in-the-history-of-st-james/ |access-date=2023-05-29 |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1898, St. Paul's Church was dedicated in Daytona Beach, the first Catholic church in that community.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} Basilica of Saint Paul |url=https://basilicaofsaintpaul.com/?page_id=49 |access-date=2023-05-29 |language=en-US}}</ref>


=== 1968 to 1974 ===
=== 1968 to 1974 ===
[[File:St. Charles Borromeo Church - Orlando, Florida 03.jpg|thumb|Former St. Charles Borromeo Cathedral]]
[[Pope Paul VI]] erected the Diocese of Orlando on June 18, 1968,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.orlandodiocese.org/our_diocese/history/index.htm|title=Orlando Diocese official website}}</ref> taking its present territory from the Diocese of St. Augustine and making it a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Miami. He appointed Monsignor [[William Donald Borders|William Borders]] of the [[Diocese of Baton Rouge]] as the first bishop of Orlando. At its formation, the new diocese consisted of fifty parishes and served 128,000 Catholics.
[[Pope Paul VI]] erected the Diocese of Orlando on June 18, 1968,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.orlandodiocese.org/our_diocese/history/index.htm|title=Orlando Diocese official website|access-date=2007-04-19|archive-date=2007-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012042710/http://orlandodiocese.org/our_diocese/history/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> taking its present territory from the Diocese of St. Augustine and making it a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Miami. He appointed [[William Donald Borders|William Borders]] of the [[Diocese of Baton Rouge]] as the first bishop of Orlando. At its formation, the new diocese consisted of fifty parishes and served 128,000 Catholics.

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In 1969, [[Apollo 11]] was launched from the [[Kennedy Space Center]], which is within the diocese. According to an anecdote in a diocesan publication, Bishop Borders joked to Pope Paul VI that he was now bishop of the Moon, citing canon law about newly discovered territories.<ref>{{cite web|date=21 July 2009| website=Diocese of Orlando| title=Remembering the Bishop of the Moon| url=https://www.orlandodiocese.org/remembering-the-bishop-of-the-moon-2/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622172226/https://www.orlandodiocese.org/remembering-the-bishop-of-the-moon-2/|archive-date=22 June 2021| last=Bennett| first=Renae| access-date=21 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Does the Church Have Jurisdiction Over the Moon? {{!}} EWTN |url=https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/does-the-church-have-jurisdiction-over-the-moon-13348 |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=EWTN Global Catholic Television Network |language=en}}</ref>{{efn|Other bishops made similar claims, notably [[Terence Cooke|Archbishop Terence Cooke]] who had jurisdiction over the Kennedy Space Center as [[Military Ordinariate of the United States|vicar of the Military Ordinariate]]. The validity of the bishop's Moon argument has been questioned. In any case, the pope has ultimate authority over diocesan boundaries. Additionally, the issue remains moot as long as the moon is uninhabited.}} In 2019, a spokesperson for the diocese stated that [[John Gerard Noonan|Bishop John Noonan]] did not consider himself to be bishop of the Moon (or of the [[International Space Station]], also launched from the diocese).<ref name="cruxnow">{{cite web |title=Did Apollo 11 mission make Orlando's founding bishop the bishop of moon? |url=https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2019/07/20/did-apollo-11-mission-make-orlandos-founding-bishop-the-bishop-of-moon/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726201613/https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2019/07/20/did-apollo-11-mission-make-orlandos-founding-bishop-the-bishop-of-moon/|archive-date=26 July 2019 |website=cruxnow.com |accessdate=26 July 2019}}</ref>


During his tenure in Orlando, Borders laid the foundations for the new diocese while also implementing the directives of the Second Vatican Council. He oversaw the creation of parish councils and education boards, allowed the [[laity]] to serve as [[Extraordinary minister of Holy Communion|extraordinary ministers]] of [[Eucharist in the Catholic Church|Holy Communion]], and formed a Sisters' Council for the [[nun]]s of the diocese.<ref name="orlando">{{cite web |title=History: Bishop William Borders |url=http://www.orlandodiocese.org/about-the-diocese/history/bishop-william-borders |access-date=2013-11-15 |publisher=Diocese of Orlando}}</ref> A Social Services Board correlated the work of already-existing agencies, and developed an educational program aimed at coordinating efforts in Catholic schools, campus ministry, and religious education. Borders also initiated social outreach centers to minister to [[migrant worker]]s and the poor.<ref name="baltimore">{{cite web |title=Most Rev. William D. Borders |url=http://www.archbalt.org/about-us/the-archdiocese/our-history/people/borders.cfm |access-date=2013-11-15 |publisher=Archdiocese of Baltimore}}</ref> In 1974, Paul VI named Borders as archbishop of the [[Archdiocese of Baltimore]].
During his tenure in Orlando, Borders laid the foundations for the new diocese while also implementing the directives of the Second Vatican Council. He oversaw the creation of parish councils and education boards, allowed the [[laity]] to serve as [[Extraordinary minister of Holy Communion|extraordinary ministers]] of [[Eucharist in the Catholic Church|Holy Communion]], and formed a Sisters' Council for the [[nun]]s of the diocese.<ref name="orlando">{{cite web |title=History: Bishop William Borders |url=http://www.orlandodiocese.org/about-the-diocese/history/bishop-william-borders |access-date=2013-11-15 |publisher=Diocese of Orlando}}</ref> A Social Services Board correlated the work of already-existing agencies, and developed an educational program aimed at coordinating efforts in Catholic schools, campus ministry, and religious education. Borders also initiated social outreach centers to minister to [[migrant worker]]s and the poor.<ref name="baltimore">{{cite web |title=Most Rev. William D. Borders |url=http://www.archbalt.org/about-us/the-archdiocese/our-history/people/borders.cfm |access-date=2013-11-15 |publisher=Archdiocese of Baltimore}}</ref> In 1974, Paul VI named Borders as archbishop of the [[Archdiocese of Baltimore]].


=== 1974 to 1993 ===
=== 1974 to 1993 ===
[[File:Basilica of Mary, Queen of the Universe - Orlando 01.jpg|thumb|left|Basilica of Mary, Queen of the Universe, Orlando]]
The second bishop of Orlando was Auxiliary Bishop [[Thomas Joseph Grady|Thomas Grady]] from the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago|Archdiocese of Chicago]], appointed by Paul VI in 1974.<ref name="orlando2">{{cite news |title=Diocese of Orlando History |work=Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando |url=http://www.orlandodiocese.org/who_we_are/history/index.php}}</ref> He oversaw the establishment of 18 new parishes, the San Pedro Spiritual Development Center on the shores of Lake Howell, and a Mission Office to forge a relationship with the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana|Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana]] in the [[Dominican Republic]].<ref name="orlando2" /> Grady also wrote a weekly column called "The Bishop's Corner" for the ''[[Florida Catholic]]'' weekly newspaper.<ref name="eifling">{{cite news |last=Eifling |first=Sam |date=2002-04-26 |title=Bishop Thomas J. Grady, 87 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2002-04-26/news/0204260138_1_bishop-grady-bishop-thomas-j-grady-auxiliary-bishop}}</ref>
The second bishop of Orlando was Auxiliary Bishop [[Thomas Joseph Grady|Thomas Grady]] from the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago|Archdiocese of Chicago]], appointed by Paul VI in 1974.<ref name="orlando2">{{cite news |title=Diocese of Orlando History |work=Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando |url=http://www.orlandodiocese.org/who_we_are/history/index.php}}</ref> He oversaw the establishment of 18 new parishes, the San Pedro Spiritual Development Center on the shores of Lake Howell, and a Mission Office to forge a relationship with the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana|Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana]] in the [[Dominican Republic]].<ref name="orlando2" /> Grady also wrote a weekly column called "The Bishop's Corner" for the ''[[Florida Catholic]]'' weekly newspaper.<ref name="eifling">{{cite news |last=Eifling |first=Sam |date=2002-04-26 |title=Bishop Thomas J. Grady, 87 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2002-04-26/news/0204260138_1_bishop-grady-bishop-thomas-j-grady-auxiliary-bishop}}</ref>


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=== 1993 to present ===
=== 1993 to present ===
Pope John Paul II named Auxiliary Bishop [[Norbert Dorsey]] of Miami as the next bishop of Orlando. In August 1993, the Shrine of Mary was dedicated. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops designated it as a national shrine in 2004.<ref name=":0">"[https://maryqueenoftheuniverse.org/history-and-heritage/ History & Heritage]" page on the web site of the Basilica of Mary, Queen of the Universe.</ref> Dorsey's tenure saw further growth especially due to the growing Hispanic community. Radio Paz<!---does this still exist in 2010? Is it Shortwave or what?--> and health clinics for migrant and farm workers were established to minister to this community. Bishop Grady Villas, which opened in 2004, was constructed as a residential community for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A cemetery at San Pedro Retreat Center for priests of the diocese was established. Dorsey retired in 2004.
Pope John Paul II named Auxiliary Bishop [[Norbert Dorsey]] of Miami as the next bishop of Orlando. In August 1993, the Shrine of Mary was dedicated. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops designated it as a national shrine in 2004.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://maryqueenoftheuniverse.org/history-and-heritage/ |title=History & Heritage |work=web site of the Basilica of Mary, Queen of the Universe}}</ref> Dorsey's tenure saw further growth especially due to the growing Hispanic community. Radio Paz<!---does this still exist in 2010? Is it Shortwave or what?--> and health clinics for migrant and farm workers were established to minister to this community. Bishop Grady Villas, which opened in 2004, was constructed as a residential community for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A cemetery at San Pedro Retreat Center for priests of the diocese was established. Dorsey retired in 2004.


[[File:Basilica of St. Paul - Daytona Beach, Florida 01.jpg|thumb|Basilica of St. Paul, Daytona Beach]]
Auxiliary Bishop [[Thomas Wenski]] of Miami was selected by John Paul II to replace Dorsey as bishop of Orlando in 2004. Wenski convoked the first [[synod]] for the diocese in 2004.<ref name="orlando2"/> During his tenure, Wenski created six new parishes and two missions.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Powers |first=Jennifer |date=May 21 – June 3, 2010 |title=Extended pastoral reach through new parishes, missions |pages=A2 |publisher=Florida Catholic |location=Orlando, Florida}}</ref> A capital and endowment campaign raised $100 million.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Peterson |first=Teresa Lantigua |date=May 21 – June 3, 2010 |title=Alive in Christ Campaign reaches $100 million |pages=A3 |publisher=Florida Catholic |location=Orlando, Florida}}</ref> The Spanish language radio station, ''Buena Nueva FM,'' an newspaper, ''El Clarin'' were also started''.''<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goodman |first=Tanya |date=May 21 – June 3, 2010 |title=Helping Spanish-speaking Catholics feel at home |pages=A16 |publisher=Florida Catholic |location=Orlando, Florida}}</ref> The [[United States Conference of Catholic Bishops]] held their spring convocation in the diocese in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://usccb.org/meetings/2008spring/ | title=USCCB-Spring Meeting 2008}}</ref> Wenski also designated 2008 as the "Year of Evangelization,".<ref name="orlando2"/> He persuaded the Vatican to raise the [[Basilica of St. Paul (Daytona Beach, Florida)|Basilica of St. Paul]] in Daytona Beach and the Shrine of Mary to the status of minor [[basilica]]s.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dobson |first=Laura |date=May 21 – June 3, 2010 |title=Churches elevated to status of minor basilicas under leadership of Archbishop Wenski |pages=A14 |publisher=Florida Catholic |location=Orlando, Florida}}</ref> In 2010, the diocese began both a $150 million capital campaign and an extensive renovation of [[St. James Cathedral in Orlando|St. James Cathedral]] in Orlando<ref name="goalie">{{cite news |last=Palmo |first=Rocco |date=April 20, 2010 |title=Holy Goalie: A Two-Pole Tuesday |work=Whispers in the Loggia |url=http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2010/04/holy-goalie-two-pole-tuesday.html}}</ref>
Auxiliary Bishop [[Thomas Wenski]] of Miami was selected by John Paul II to replace Dorsey as bishop of Orlando in 2004. Wenski convoked the first [[synod]] for the diocese in 2004.<ref name="orlando2"/> During his tenure, Wenski created six new parishes and two missions.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Powers |first=Jennifer |date=May 21 – June 3, 2010 |title=Extended pastoral reach through new parishes, missions |pages=A2 |publisher=Florida Catholic |location=Orlando, Florida}}</ref> A capital and endowment campaign raised $100 million.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Peterson |first=Teresa Lantigua |date=May 21 – June 3, 2010 |title=Alive in Christ Campaign reaches $100 million |pages=A3 |publisher=Florida Catholic |location=Orlando, Florida}}</ref> The Spanish language radio station, ''Buena Nueva FM'', and a newspaper, ''El Clarin'', were also started.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Goodman |first=Tanya |date=May 21 – June 3, 2010 |title=Helping Spanish-speaking Catholics feel at home |pages=A16 |publisher=Florida Catholic |location=Orlando, Florida}}</ref> The [[United States Conference of Catholic Bishops]] held their spring convocation in the diocese in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://usccb.org/meetings/2008spring/ | title=USCCB-Spring Meeting 2008}}</ref> Wenski also designated 2008 as the "Year of Evangelization,".<ref name="orlando2"/> He persuaded the Vatican to raise the [[Basilica of St. Paul (Daytona Beach, Florida)|Basilica of St. Paul]] in Daytona Beach and the Shrine of Mary to the status of minor [[basilica]]s.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dobson |first=Laura |date=May 21 – June 3, 2010 |title=Churches elevated to status of minor basilicas under leadership of Archbishop Wenski |pages=A14 |publisher=Florida Catholic |location=Orlando, Florida}}</ref> In 2010, the diocese began both a $150 million capital campaign and an extensive renovation of [[St. James Cathedral in Orlando|St. James Cathedral]] in Orlando.<ref name="goalie">{{cite news |last=Palmo |first=Rocco |date=April 20, 2010 |title=Holy Goalie: A Two-Pole Tuesday |work=Whispers in the Loggia |url=http://whispersintheloggia.blogspot.com/2010/04/holy-goalie-two-pole-tuesday.html}}</ref>


Benedict XVI named Wenski as archbishop of Miami in 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-071.shtml | title=Pope Names Orlando Bishop As Archbishop Of Miami, Chicago Auxiliary Bishop As Bishop Of Springfield In Illinois | publisher=USCCB}}</ref>Richard Walsh, pastor of St. Margaret Mary Parish in Winter Park, served [[Diocesan Administrator|diocesan administrator]], until Auxiliary Bishop [[John Gerard Noonan|John Noonan]] was appointed by the pope that same year.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://thefloridacatholic.org/iv/father_walsh_to_lead_diocese_as_administrator?searchPhrase=walsh%20administrator | title=Father Walsh to lead diocese as administrator | publisher=The Florida Catholic | author=Tanya Goodman | accessdate=2010-07-08}}</ref> In June 2017, Noonan attended a memorial service at [[St. James Cathedral (Orlando, Florida)|St. James Cathedral]] for victims of the [[Pulse nightclub shooting]] in Orlando.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Catholics in Florida remember victims of Pulse nightclub |url=https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2017/06/catholics-florida-remember-victims-pulse-nightclub/ |access-date=2021-10-04 |website=Crux Now |language=en}}</ref>
Benedict XVI named Wenski as archbishop of Miami in 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.usccb.org/comm/archives/2010/10-071.shtml | title=Pope Names Orlando Bishop As Archbishop Of Miami, Chicago Auxiliary Bishop As Bishop Of Springfield In Illinois | publisher=USCCB}}</ref> Richard Walsh, pastor of St. Margaret Mary Parish in Winter Park, served as [[diocesan administrator]], until Auxiliary Bishop [[John Gerard Noonan|John Noonan]] was appointed by the pope that same year.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://thefloridacatholic.org/iv/father_walsh_to_lead_diocese_as_administrator?searchPhrase=walsh%20administrator | title=Father Walsh to lead diocese as administrator | publisher=The Florida Catholic | author=Tanya Goodman | accessdate=2010-07-08}}</ref> In June 2017, Noonan attended a memorial service at [[St. James Cathedral (Orlando, Florida)|St. James Cathedral]] for victims of the [[Pulse nightclub shooting]] in Orlando.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Catholics in Florida remember victims of Pulse nightclub |url=https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-usa/2017/06/catholics-florida-remember-victims-pulse-nightclub/ |access-date=2021-10-04 |website=Crux Now |date=15 June 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

As of 2023, Noonan is the current bishop of Orlando.


===Reports of sex abuse===
===Reports of sex abuse===
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Pagni was arrested in March 1995 on charges of engaging in sexual activity with a minor and engaging in [[lewdness]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Priest Alleged Molester Released on Bail Thomas James Pagni Iii 45 Maintains His Innocence While His Accuser and Others, Who Contend Pagni Is a Menace Are Upset by His Release, by Debbie Salamone, Orlando Sentinel (Florida), March 18, 1995 |url=https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news3/1995_03_18_Salamone_FormerPriest_Thomas_Pagni_1.htm |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=www.bishop-accountability.org}}</ref>Another victim was added to the criminal case in June 1995. In January 1996, Pagni pleaded no contest to the ten charges against him and was sentenced to ten years in prison.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ex-Priest Sentenced to 10 Years for Abusing Boys One of Thomas James Pagni's Victims Wept As He Told the Court of the Loss of His Childhood, by Lynne Bumpus-Hooper, Orlando Sentinel [Florida], February 22, 1996 |url=https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news3/1996_02_22_Bumpus_ExPriest_Thomas_Pagni_4.htm |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=www.bishop-accountability.org}}</ref>
Pagni was arrested in March 1995 on charges of engaging in sexual activity with a minor and engaging in [[lewdness]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Priest Alleged Molester Released on Bail Thomas James Pagni Iii 45 Maintains His Innocence While His Accuser and Others, Who Contend Pagni Is a Menace Are Upset by His Release, by Debbie Salamone, Orlando Sentinel (Florida), March 18, 1995 |url=https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news3/1995_03_18_Salamone_FormerPriest_Thomas_Pagni_1.htm |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=www.bishop-accountability.org}}</ref>Another victim was added to the criminal case in June 1995. In January 1996, Pagni pleaded no contest to the ten charges against him and was sentenced to ten years in prison.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ex-Priest Sentenced to 10 Years for Abusing Boys One of Thomas James Pagni's Victims Wept As He Told the Court of the Loss of His Childhood, by Lynne Bumpus-Hooper, Orlando Sentinel [Florida], February 22, 1996 |url=https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news3/1996_02_22_Bumpus_ExPriest_Thomas_Pagni_4.htm |access-date=2023-08-09 |website=www.bishop-accountability.org}}</ref>


In 2004, 12 priests who were accused of committing sex abuse while serving in the Diocese of Orlando were removed from active ministry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theledger.com/article/20040228/News/608090551|title=Orlando Diocese Removed 12 Priests Accused of Sex Violations|first=CARY |last=McMULLEN|website=The Ledger}}</ref>
In 2004, the diocese announced that it had removed from ministry 12 priests accused of committing sex abuse since the founding of the diocese in 1968.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Orlando Diocese Removed 12 Priests Accused of Sex Violations |url=https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2004/02/28/orlando-diocese-removed-12-priests-accused-of-sex-violations/26102319007/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=The Ledger |language=en-US}}</ref>

Wladyslaw Gorak (also known as Walter Fisher) of the Church of the Resurrection in [[South Lakeland]] was arrested in October 2004 after breaking down the door at the residence of a female acquaintance and sexually assaulting her. Gorak had transferred to Orlando in 2000 from the Archdiocese of Newark. Despite him having a record of inappropriate behavior with women in Newark, the archdiocese did not mention that to diocesan officials in Orlando. Gorak was sentenced to four years of probation in 2007<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Star-Ledger |first=Jeff Diamant/The |date=2010-04-09 |title=Newark Archdiocese settles sexual assault lawsuit filed by Florida woman |url=https://www.nj.com/news/2010/04/newark_archdiocese_settles_sex.html |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=nj |language=en}}</ref> The woman later sued the Archdiocese of Newark and received a settlement from them.<ref name=":2" />


In August 2014, an Orlando man filed a lawsuit against Bishop Noonan and the Diocese of Orlando. The plaintiff claimed that he was [[Sexual assault|sexually assaulted]] when an altar boy in [[Sanford, Florida|Sanford]] by Reverend William Authenrieth between 1976 and 1978.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sentinel |first=Jeff Kunerth, Orlando |title=Orlando Catholic Diocese sued again over sexual abuse |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2014-08-13-os-orlando-catholic-sex-abuse-lawsuit-20140813-story.html |access-date=2021-10-04 |website=OrlandoSentinel.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
In November 1985, the families of four boys sued the diocese, claiming sexual abuse by William Authenrieth at St. Mary's Church in Rockledge. That same year, Bishop Grady permanently removed Authenrieth from ministry; he left the priesthood in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-08-13 |title=Lawsuit filed against Diocese of Orlando for alleged sex abuse by priest |url=https://www.wftv.com/news/local/lawsuit-filed-against-diocese-orlando-alleged-abus/107044909/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=WFTV |language=en}}</ref> In December 1987, the diocese settled the case with the Rockledge families for $3 million.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-07-23 |title=Former altar boy says priest molested him |url=https://www.wesh.com/article/former-altar-boy-says-priest-molested-him-1/4417315 |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=WESH |language=en}}</ref>In August 2014, an Orlando man sued Bishop Noonan and the diocese. The plaintiff claimed that he was [[Sexual assault|sexually assaulted]] when an altar boy at All Souls Church in [[Sanford, Florida|Sanford]] by Authenrieth between 1976 and 1978.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sentinel |first=Jeff Kunerth, Orlando |title=Orlando Catholic Diocese sued again over sexual abuse |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2014-08-13-os-orlando-catholic-sex-abuse-lawsuit-20140813-story.html |access-date=2021-10-04 |website=OrlandoSentinel.com |date=13 August 2014 |language=en-US}}</ref>The abuse took place in the church [[sacristy]] and Authenrieth's quarters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Claim against Orlando Diocese alleges sex abuse by priest in 1970s, by Amanda Mckenzie, News 13 (August 13, 2014) |url=https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2014/07_08/2014_08_13_Amanda_News_Claim_abuse.htm |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=www.bishop-accountability.org}}</ref> After receiving a complaint in 1978 from a parishioner that Authenrieth had molested his son, the diocese moved the priest to St. Mary's in Rockledge.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bishop Accountability |url=https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news/1987_12_31_Cannon_ChildAbuse.htm |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=www.bishop-accountability.org}}</ref>


In August 2018, Noonan removed David Gillis, parochial administrator of the Our Savior Parish in [[Cocoa Beach, Florida]]. Gillis had been accused in a [[Pennsylvania]] investigation of sexual abuse of a minor years earlier.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Xander |title=After child sex abuse allegation, Catholic Diocese of Orlando removes priest |url=https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2018/08/30/after-child-sex-abuse-allegation-priest-with-the-catholic-diocese-of-orlando-is-removed |access-date=2021-10-04 |website=Orlando Weekly |language=en}}</ref>
In August 2018, Noonan removed David Gillis, parochial administrator of the Our Savior Parish in [[Cocoa Beach, Florida]]. Gillis had been accused in a [[Pennsylvania]] investigation of sexual abuse of a minor years earlier.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Xander |title=After child sex abuse allegation, Catholic Diocese of Orlando removes priest |url=https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2018/08/30/after-child-sex-abuse-allegation-priest-with-the-catholic-diocese-of-orlando-is-removed |access-date=2021-10-04 |website=Orlando Weekly |language=en}}</ref>Authorities in Pennsylvania determined that the allegations against Gillis were false in September 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Xander |title=Cocoa Beach priest cleared of sexual abuse allegations, following his removal by Diocese of Orlando |url=https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/cocoa-beach-priest-cleared-of-sexual-abuse-allegations-following-his-removal-by-diocese-of-orlando-18341484 |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Orlando Weekly |language=en}}</ref>


==Bishops==
==Bishops==
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The Diocese of Orlando has five deaneries:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.orlandodiocese.org/clergy_religious/deacons/index.htm |title=Welcome to the Diocese of Orlando |website=www.orlandodiocese.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219033726/http://www.orlandodiocese.org/clergy_religious/deacons/index.htm |archive-date=2006-02-19}}</ref>
The Diocese of Orlando has five deaneries:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.orlandodiocese.org/clergy_religious/deacons/index.htm |title=Welcome to the Diocese of Orlando |website=www.orlandodiocese.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060219033726/http://www.orlandodiocese.org/clergy_religious/deacons/index.htm |archive-date=2006-02-19}}</ref>
* Eastern Deanery ([[Volusia County, Florida|Volusia County]]) – Daytona Beach
* Eastern Deanery ([[Volusia County, Florida|Volusia County]]) – Daytona Beach
* Southern Deanery ([[Brevard County, Florida|Brevard County]]) – Melbourne. In 2009, there were approximately 80,000 Catholics in Brevard.<ref>[http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20090905/NEWS01/909050314/1086/MCC+ponders+moving+school Florida Today] retrieved 5 September 2009 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908090802/http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20090905/NEWS01/909050314/1086/MCC+ponders+moving+school |date=September 8, 2009 }}</ref>
* Southern Deanery ([[Brevard County, Florida|Brevard County]]) – Melbourne. In 2009, there were approximately 80,000 Catholics in Brevard.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20090905/NEWS01/909050314/1086/MCC+ponders+moving+school |title=Florida Today |access-date=5 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090908090802/http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20090905/NEWS01/909050314/1086/MCC+ponders+moving+school |archive-date=September 8, 2009 }}</ref>
* Northern Deanery (Marion, Sumter, and Lake Counties) – The Villages
* Northern Deanery (Marion, Sumter, and Lake Counties) – The Villages
* Western Deanery ([[Polk County, Florida|Polk County]]) – Lakeland
* Western Deanery ([[Polk County, Florida|Polk County]]) – Lakeland
* Central Deanery (Osceola, Orange, Seminole Counties) – Orlando
* Central Deanery (Osceola, Orange, Seminole Counties) – Orlando
[[File:Catholic Diocese of Orlando.JPG|thumb|Diocesan Pastoral Center]]
[[File:Catholic Diocese of Orlando.JPG|thumb|Diocesan Pastoral Center]]
The diocese operates the San Pedro Center<ref>[http://www.sanpedrocenter.org San Pedro website] accessed January 28, 2008</ref> for the benefit of over 10,000 retreatants during 2008.<ref name="OCA2008" />
The diocese operates the San Pedro Center<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sanpedrocenter.org |title=San Pedro website |access-date=January 28, 2008}}</ref> for the benefit of over 10,000 retreatants during 2008.<ref name="OCA2008" />


Diocese administration contains the following organizations: Office of Communication, Office of Advocacy and Justice, Office of Hispanic Ministry, Office of Family Life and Pastoral Care, Campus Ministry, Office of Finance and Accounting, Office of Human Resources, Buena Nueva FM 104.1,<ref>[http://www.buenanueva.fm Buena Nueva FM 104,1 website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118141625/http://buenanueva.fm/ |date=2021-01-18 }} accessed January 28, 2008</ref> El Clarin, [[Florida Catholic|The Florida Catholic]], IT, Media Center, Youth/Young Adults, Catholic Charities of Central Florida (including Pathways to Care), Bishop Grady Villas, Tourism Ministries, Mission Office, Propagation of the Faithm and Farmworker Ministry.<ref name="OCA2008" />
Diocese administration contains the following organizations: Office of Communication, Office of Advocacy and Justice, Office of Hispanic Ministry, Office of Family Life and Pastoral Care, Campus Ministry, Office of Finance and Accounting, Office of Human Resources, Buena Nueva FM 104.1,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.buenanueva.fm |title=Buena Nueva FM 104,1 website |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118141625/http://buenanueva.fm/ |archive-date=2021-01-18 |access-date=January 28, 2008}}</ref> El Clarin, [[Florida Catholic|The Florida Catholic]], IT, Media Center, Youth/Young Adults, Catholic Charities of Central Florida (including Pathways to Care), Bishop Grady Villas, Tourism Ministries, Mission Office, Propagation of the Faithm and Farmworker Ministry.<ref name="OCA2008" />


The diocese raised $10 million from its parishes in 2007 to support its ministries.<ref name="OCA2008">{{cite book | author = Wenski, Thomas |title = Grow. Lead. Share | publisher = Diocese of Orlando | year = 2008}}</ref>
The diocese raised $10 million from its parishes in 2007 to support its ministries.<ref name="OCA2008">{{cite book | author = Wenski, Thomas |title = Grow. Lead. Share | publisher = Diocese of Orlando | year = 2008}}</ref>
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A total of 1,342 couples in the Diocese of Orlando participated in the marriage program under the Family Life Office in 2007.<ref name="OCA2008" /> In 2008, the office prepared 1,000 people to enter the church.<ref name="OCA2008" /> It trained 900 people to minister to the sick as of 2007.<ref name="OCA2008" /> The diocese has a sister diocese in the Dominican Republic. Missioners built two churches and one community center there and the medical mission helped 2,000 patients in 2007.<ref name="OCA2008" />
A total of 1,342 couples in the Diocese of Orlando participated in the marriage program under the Family Life Office in 2007.<ref name="OCA2008" /> In 2008, the office prepared 1,000 people to enter the church.<ref name="OCA2008" /> It trained 900 people to minister to the sick as of 2007.<ref name="OCA2008" /> The diocese has a sister diocese in the Dominican Republic. Missioners built two churches and one community center there and the medical mission helped 2,000 patients in 2007.<ref name="OCA2008" />


An Apostleship of the Sea ministry is located at the Stella Maris Center at [[Port Canaveral]] for the benefit of sailors.<ref>[http://www.aosportcanaveral.org/home.htm AOS Port Canaveral Seafarers Center] retrieved April 17, 2008</ref>
An Apostleship of the Sea ministry is located at the Stella Maris Center at [[Port Canaveral]] for the benefit of sailors.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aosportcanaveral.org/home.htm |title=AOS Port Canaveral Seafarers Center |access-date=April 17, 2008}}</ref>


===Catholic charities===
===Catholic charities===
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==Parishes==
==Parishes==
[[Image:Maryqueenoftheuniverseshrinepicinsidechurch.JPG|thumbnail|250px|The interior of the Basilica of Mary, Queen of the Universe.]]
[[Image:Maryqueenoftheuniverseshrinepicinsidechurch.JPG|thumbnail|250px|The interior of the Basilica of Mary, Queen of the Universe.]]
The Diocese of Orland has 93 parishes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://orlandodiocese.org/our_diocese/parishes/index.htm|title=Orlando Diocese official website}}</ref> They include:
The Diocese of Orlando has 93 parishes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://orlandodiocese.org/our_diocese/parishes/index.htm|title=Orlando Diocese official website}}</ref> They include:


<!---the ones following have no article. They can be moved out, maybe linked from here, when that happens--->*All Souls – [[Sanford, Florida|Sanford]]. 1,776 registered families; average attendance 1,700 each weekend.<ref name="fc100521">{{Cite news | first=Jennifer | last=Powers | title=Extended pastoral reach through new parishes, missions | url=http://thefloridacatholic.org/iv/extended_pastoral_reach_through_new_parishes_missions?parent_cat_id=192| publisher=Florida Catholic | location=Orlando, Florida | pages= A2 | date=May 21 – June 3, 2010 }}</ref>
<!---the ones following have no article. They can be moved out, maybe linked from here, when that happens--->*All Souls – [[Sanford, Florida|Sanford]]. 1,776 registered families; average attendance 1,700 each weekend.<ref name="fc100521">{{Cite news | first=Jennifer | last=Powers | title=Extended pastoral reach through new parishes, missions | url=http://thefloridacatholic.org/iv/extended_pastoral_reach_through_new_parishes_missions?parent_cat_id=192| publisher=Florida Catholic | location=Orlando, Florida | pages= A2 | date=May 21 – June 3, 2010 }}</ref>
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===Newspaper===
===Newspaper===
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''[[Florida Catholic]]'' newspaper is published 38 times a year. Diocesan circulation is 40,200, the highest in the [[Roman Catholic Eccesiastical Province of Miami|Eccesiastical Province of Miami]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040329091003/http://www.catholicstandard.org/images/national.pdf] accessed September 27</ref>
''[[Florida Catholic]]'' newspaper is published 38 times a year. Diocesan circulation is 40,200, the highest in the [[Roman Catholic Eccesiastical Province of Miami|Eccesiastical Province of Miami]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.catholicstandard.org/images/national.pdf |title=National publications|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040329091003/http://www.catholicstandard.org/images/national.pdf |archive-date=2004-03-29 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
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== Notes ==
{{Notes}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando}}
{{commons category|Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando}}
*[http://www.orlandodiocese.org/ Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando Official Site]
*[http://www.orlandodiocese.org/ Diocese of Orlando's website]
*[http://doc0mr.tripod.com/ Immaculate Heart of Mary's Hermitage], [[West Melbourne, Florida|West Melbourne]]
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Diocese of Orlando

Dioecesis Orlandensis
St. James Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryCounties of Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Marion, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Polk, Sumter
Ecclesiastical provinceMiami
Coordinates28°32′43.2″N 81°22′40.11″W / 28.545333°N 81.3778083°W / 28.545333; -81.3778083
Statistics
Area24,893[1] km2 (9,611 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2022)
5,064,237
400,923 (8%)
Parishes80
Schools36
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMarch 2, 1968
CathedralSt. James Cathedral
Patron saintThe Virgin Mary[2]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJohn Gerard Noonan
Metropolitan ArchbishopThomas Wenski
Vicar GeneralJohn C. Giel
Map
Website
orlandodiocese.org

The Diocese of Orlando (Latin: Dioecesis Orlandensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in central Florida in the United States. St. James Cathedral serves as the seat of the diocese. The current bishop is John Gerard Noonan.

The Diocese of Orlando is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Miami.

Statistics

The Diocese of Orlando encompasses about 9,611 square miles (24,890 km2), spanning the Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Marion, Lake, Volusia, Brevard, Polk, and Sumter counties.[3] The Kennedy Space Center and Walt Disney World are located within the diocese.

In 2010, the diocese contained 81 parishes, 10 missions, and 37 schools. It has two minor basilicas, Mary, Queen of the Universe Shrine, which ministers to Catholic tourists, and St. Paul's in Daytona Beach. In 2011, the estimated population of the diocese was approximately 400,923 Catholics.[4] There were 208 priests, 87 religious nuns, and 181 permanent deacons.[4]

History

Early history

Florida was first part of the Archdiocese of Havana, Cuba, as early as 1606. Bishops of Santiago de Cuba ministered to Catholics in Florida until 1763, when England acquired Florida from Spain. The first mass migration to the New World took place when hundreds of Catholics from Menorca settled in New Smyrna in 1768. They were members there of San Pedro Church until they abandoned that Atlantic coastal site in 1777 and moved north to St. Augustine. Cuban bishops resumed control after Florida was returned to Spain in 1783.

In the Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819, Spain ceded all of Florida to the United States, which established the Florida Territory in 1821.[5] For Catholics, the territory was still under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Havana. In 1825, Pope Leo XII erected the Vicariate of Alabama and Florida, which included all of Florida.

A quarter century later, Pope Pius IX erected the Diocese of Savannah in 1850, including the new state of Florida minus the Florida Panhandle region.[6] However, seven years later, he stripped Florida from the Diocese of Savannah and created a new Apostolic Vicariate of Florida.[7] In 1858, Augustin Verot became Vicar Apostolic of part of Georgia and all of Florida. He became Bishop of Savannah in 1861 and remained Vicar Apostolic of Florida. In 1870, the Diocese of St. Augustine, including all of Florida, was formed with Verot its first bishop.[7] The Orlando area would remain part of the Diocese of St. Augustine for the next 98 years.

In 1881, the first Catholic church in Orlando, St. James, was founded.[8] In 1898, St. Paul's Church was dedicated in Daytona Beach, the first Catholic church in that community.[9]

1968 to 1974

Former St. Charles Borromeo Cathedral

Pope Paul VI erected the Diocese of Orlando on June 18, 1968,[10] taking its present territory from the Diocese of St. Augustine and making it a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Miami. He appointed William Borders of the Diocese of Baton Rouge as the first bishop of Orlando. At its formation, the new diocese consisted of fifty parishes and served 128,000 Catholics.

In 1969, Apollo 11 was launched from the Kennedy Space Center, which is within the diocese. According to an anecdote in a diocesan publication, Bishop Borders joked to Pope Paul VI that he was now bishop of the Moon, citing canon law about newly discovered territories.[11][12][a] In 2019, a spokesperson for the diocese stated that Bishop John Noonan did not consider himself to be bishop of the Moon (or of the International Space Station, also launched from the diocese).[13]

During his tenure in Orlando, Borders laid the foundations for the new diocese while also implementing the directives of the Second Vatican Council. He oversaw the creation of parish councils and education boards, allowed the laity to serve as extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, and formed a Sisters' Council for the nuns of the diocese.[14] A Social Services Board correlated the work of already-existing agencies, and developed an educational program aimed at coordinating efforts in Catholic schools, campus ministry, and religious education. Borders also initiated social outreach centers to minister to migrant workers and the poor.[15] In 1974, Paul VI named Borders as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

1974 to 1993

Basilica of Mary, Queen of the Universe, Orlando

The second bishop of Orlando was Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Grady from the Archdiocese of Chicago, appointed by Paul VI in 1974.[16] He oversaw the establishment of 18 new parishes, the San Pedro Spiritual Development Center on the shores of Lake Howell, and a Mission Office to forge a relationship with the Diocese of San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic.[16] Grady also wrote a weekly column called "The Bishop's Corner" for the Florida Catholic weekly newspaper.[17]

During Grady's tenure, the diocese saw significant growth. In 1976, St. Charles Borromeo Church in the College Park section of Orlando, the original cathedral, was burned in an electrical fire. St. James Church in downtown Orlando became the new Cathedral.[18] To provide ministerial outreach to vacationers visiting Walt Disney World and the Lake Buena Vista Resort, Grady created a parish in the Lake Buena Vista area. In 1984, he started construction of the Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe in the same area. The diocese also expanded ministries to migrants and minorities, founded a scholarship program for African American students, and built apartment buildings for the elderly.[17] Grady resigned in 1989. At the end of his tenure in 1990, the Catholic population of the diocese had grown over 76% and the number of parishes had increased by more than a third.

1993 to present

Pope John Paul II named Auxiliary Bishop Norbert Dorsey of Miami as the next bishop of Orlando. In August 1993, the Shrine of Mary was dedicated. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops designated it as a national shrine in 2004.[19] Dorsey's tenure saw further growth especially due to the growing Hispanic community. Radio Paz and health clinics for migrant and farm workers were established to minister to this community. Bishop Grady Villas, which opened in 2004, was constructed as a residential community for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A cemetery at San Pedro Retreat Center for priests of the diocese was established. Dorsey retired in 2004.

Basilica of St. Paul, Daytona Beach

Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Wenski of Miami was selected by John Paul II to replace Dorsey as bishop of Orlando in 2004. Wenski convoked the first synod for the diocese in 2004.[16] During his tenure, Wenski created six new parishes and two missions.[20] A capital and endowment campaign raised $100 million.[21] The Spanish language radio station, Buena Nueva FM, and a newspaper, El Clarin, were also started.[22] The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops held their spring convocation in the diocese in 2008.[23] Wenski also designated 2008 as the "Year of Evangelization,".[16] He persuaded the Vatican to raise the Basilica of St. Paul in Daytona Beach and the Shrine of Mary to the status of minor basilicas.[24] In 2010, the diocese began both a $150 million capital campaign and an extensive renovation of St. James Cathedral in Orlando.[25]

Benedict XVI named Wenski as archbishop of Miami in 2010.[26] Richard Walsh, pastor of St. Margaret Mary Parish in Winter Park, served as diocesan administrator, until Auxiliary Bishop John Noonan was appointed by the pope that same year.[27] In June 2017, Noonan attended a memorial service at St. James Cathedral for victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando.[28]

Reports of sex abuse

In February 1995, a man sued the Diocese of Orlando, saying that he had been sexually abused as a youth by former priest Thomas Pagni. The plaintiff claimed that Pagni, then a mental health counselor in Brevard County, sexually assaulted him for several months in 1992. The boy's father witnessed the aftermath of the final assault in his son's bedroom. The plaintiff said that the diocese has concealed Pagni's history of sexual abuse as a priest and had paid for his college courses to enter the counseling field. [29]

Pagni was arrested in March 1995 on charges of engaging in sexual activity with a minor and engaging in lewdness.[30]Another victim was added to the criminal case in June 1995. In January 1996, Pagni pleaded no contest to the ten charges against him and was sentenced to ten years in prison.[31]

In 2004, the diocese announced that it had removed from ministry 12 priests accused of committing sex abuse since the founding of the diocese in 1968.[32]

Wladyslaw Gorak (also known as Walter Fisher) of the Church of the Resurrection in South Lakeland was arrested in October 2004 after breaking down the door at the residence of a female acquaintance and sexually assaulting her. Gorak had transferred to Orlando in 2000 from the Archdiocese of Newark. Despite him having a record of inappropriate behavior with women in Newark, the archdiocese did not mention that to diocesan officials in Orlando. Gorak was sentenced to four years of probation in 2007[33] The woman later sued the Archdiocese of Newark and received a settlement from them.[33]

In November 1985, the families of four boys sued the diocese, claiming sexual abuse by William Authenrieth at St. Mary's Church in Rockledge. That same year, Bishop Grady permanently removed Authenrieth from ministry; he left the priesthood in 1986.[34] In December 1987, the diocese settled the case with the Rockledge families for $3 million.[35]In August 2014, an Orlando man sued Bishop Noonan and the diocese. The plaintiff claimed that he was sexually assaulted when an altar boy at All Souls Church in Sanford by Authenrieth between 1976 and 1978.[36]The abuse took place in the church sacristy and Authenrieth's quarters.[37] After receiving a complaint in 1978 from a parishioner that Authenrieth had molested his son, the diocese moved the priest to St. Mary's in Rockledge.[38]

In August 2018, Noonan removed David Gillis, parochial administrator of the Our Savior Parish in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Gillis had been accused in a Pennsylvania investigation of sexual abuse of a minor years earlier.[39]Authorities in Pennsylvania determined that the allegations against Gillis were false in September 2018.[40]

Bishops

Bishops of Orlando

  1. William Donald Borders (1968–1974), appointed Archbishop of Baltimore
  2. Thomas Joseph Grady (1974–1989)
  3. Norbert Dorsey (1990–2004)
  4. Thomas Wenski (2004–2010), appointed Archbishop of Miami
  5. John Gerard Noonan (2010–present)

Other diocesan priests who became bishops

Present administration

The Diocese of Orlando has five deaneries:[41]

  • Eastern Deanery (Volusia County) – Daytona Beach
  • Southern Deanery (Brevard County) – Melbourne. In 2009, there were approximately 80,000 Catholics in Brevard.[42]
  • Northern Deanery (Marion, Sumter, and Lake Counties) – The Villages
  • Western Deanery (Polk County) – Lakeland
  • Central Deanery (Osceola, Orange, Seminole Counties) – Orlando
Diocesan Pastoral Center

The diocese operates the San Pedro Center[43] for the benefit of over 10,000 retreatants during 2008.[44]

Diocese administration contains the following organizations: Office of Communication, Office of Advocacy and Justice, Office of Hispanic Ministry, Office of Family Life and Pastoral Care, Campus Ministry, Office of Finance and Accounting, Office of Human Resources, Buena Nueva FM 104.1,[45] El Clarin, The Florida Catholic, IT, Media Center, Youth/Young Adults, Catholic Charities of Central Florida (including Pathways to Care), Bishop Grady Villas, Tourism Ministries, Mission Office, Propagation of the Faithm and Farmworker Ministry.[44]

The diocese raised $10 million from its parishes in 2007 to support its ministries.[44]

Ministries

A total of 1,342 couples in the Diocese of Orlando participated in the marriage program under the Family Life Office in 2007.[44] In 2008, the office prepared 1,000 people to enter the church.[44] It trained 900 people to minister to the sick as of 2007.[44] The diocese has a sister diocese in the Dominican Republic. Missioners built two churches and one community center there and the medical mission helped 2,000 patients in 2007.[44]

An Apostleship of the Sea ministry is located at the Stella Maris Center at Port Canaveral for the benefit of sailors.[46]

Catholic charities

In 2007, Catholic charities in the Diocese of Orlando gave food and financial assistance to 23,000 families; helped over 290 refugee families and 4,000 people with immigration issues; and visited 2,000 prisoners. Pathways to Care assisted 290 homeless people with medical and shelter.[44]

Other diocesan ministries

  • Catholic Cemeteries of Central Florida oversees the three parish cemeteries:[47] All Souls Catholic Cemetery, St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, and St. Matthew Catholic Cemetery.[48]
  • Council of Catholic Women.[49] In 2008, there were 32 such parish groups in the diocese. In 2007, they donated $240,759 to charitable causes and recorded an estimated 130,615 volunteer hours.[50]

Education

In 2007 the Diocese of Orlando had 12,116 elementary, and 2,687 high school students enrolled in the Catholic School District. The district employed 816 elementary and 221 high school teachers.[51] The diocese supported the Catholic Campus Ministry at the University of Central Florida.[52] The Superintendent of Schools was Henry Fortier.[53]

In 2011, the diocese had 14,500 students in 38 schools. This included 32 elementary schools, five high schools and one special education school.[53]

In 2008, the National Catholic Educational Association recognized the diocesan school board as "outstanding", the only diocesan board to be so recognized.[54] At the same time, the Father Lopez Catholic High School board in Daytona Beach was simultaneously recognized as outstanding; also the only school board to be so designated.

From 2009 to 2010, the diocesan schools received more than $1 million in Title I and Title II funds through the federal government.[55]

Secondary schools

Elementary schools

The Diocese of Orlando had 32 elementary schools in 2011. Since 1985,18 of those have been awarded the designation of National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence.[56]

Brevard County

  • Ascension Catholic School – Melbourne, 2003 and 1985 National Blue Ribbon School
  • Divine Mercy Catholic School – Merritt Island, 2004 National Blue Ribbon School
  • Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School – Indialantic, 2003 and 2000 National Blue Ribbon School
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School – Melbourne
  • Our Saviour Catholic School, Cocoa Beach, 2004 National Blue Ribbon School
  • St. Joseph Parish School – Palm Bay, 2006 and 1993 National Blue Ribbon School
  • St. Mary Catholic School – Rockledge, 2004 National Blue Ribbon School
  • St. Teresa Catholic School – Titusville

Lake County

St. Paul Catholic School – Leesburg

Marion County

Blessed Trinity Catholic School – Ocala

Orange County

  • Good Shepherd Catholic School – Orlando, 2000 National Blue Ribbon School
  • Holy Family Catholic School – Orlando, 2006 National Blue Ribbon School
  • St. Andrew Catholic School – Orlando, 2009 National Blue Ribbon School
  • St. Charles Borromeo Catholic School – Orlando, 2007 National Blue Ribbon School
  • St. James Cathedral School – Orlando, 2005 National Blue Ribbon School
  • St. John Vianney Catholic School – Orlando, 2005 National Blue Ribbon School
  • St. Margaret Mary Catholic School – Winter Park, 2006 National Blue Ribbon School

Osceola County

  • Holy Redeemer Catholic School – Kissimmee
  • St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School – St. Cloud

Polk County

  • Resurrection Catholic School – Lakeland, 2004 National Blue Ribbon School
  • St. Anthony Catholic School – Lakeland
  • St. Joseph Catholic Academy – Lakeland
  • St. Joseph Catholic School – Winter Haven

Seminole County

  • All Souls Catholic School – Sanford, 2004 National Blue Ribbon School
  • Annunciation Catholic Academy – Altamonte Springs, 2003 National Blue Ribbon School
  • St. Mary Magdalen Catholic School – Altamonte Springs, 2006 National Blue Ribbon School

Volusia County

  • Basilica School of St. Paul – Daytona Beach
  • Lourdes Academy – Daytona Beach, 2006 National Blue Ribbon School
  • Sacred Heart Catholic School – New Smyrna Beach, 2008 National Blue Ribbon School
  • St. Brendan Catholic School – Ormond Beach
  • St. Peter Catholic School – DeLand

Special education

Morning Star School – Orlando

Parishes

The interior of the Basilica of Mary, Queen of the Universe.

The Diocese of Orlando has 93 parishes.[57] They include:

  • All Souls – Sanford. 1,776 registered families; average attendance 1,700 each weekend.[58]
  • Corpus Christi – Celebration. 920 registered families; average attendance 1,700 each weekend.[58]
  • Most Precious Blood – Oviedo. 1,900 registered families; 2,200 average weekend attendance[58]
  • St. Faustina – Clermont. 700 registered families.[58]
  • St. Mark the Evangelist – Summerfield. 2,067 registered families.[58]
  • St. Mary – Rockledge. 1400 registered families. In 2002 the congregation opened a new church designed by architect Michael Graves.
  • St. Philip Phan van Minh – Orlando. for people of Vietnamese descent[58]

Basilicas

Other

  • Immaculate Heart of Mary's Hermitage – West Melbourne. a Roman Catholic Hermitage that receives its sacramental support from Ascension Catholic Community
  • St. Jude Maronite Church – Orlando. a Catholic church under the jurisdiction of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn (Maronite Catholic Church).[61]

Media

Spanish-language radio station Buena Nueva FM 104.1 subcarrier reached eight counties of the nine comprising the diocese and also broadcast on the Internet before going silent in 2017.[62][63]

Newspaper

Florida Catholic newspaper is published 38 times a year. Diocesan circulation is 40,200, the highest in the Eccesiastical Province of Miami.[64]

See also

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Notes

  1. ^ Other bishops made similar claims, notably Archbishop Terence Cooke who had jurisdiction over the Kennedy Space Center as vicar of the Military Ordinariate. The validity of the bishop's Moon argument has been questioned. In any case, the pope has ultimate authority over diocesan boundaries. Additionally, the issue remains moot as long as the moon is uninhabited.
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