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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami is a particular church of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the eastern region of the United States. Its ecclesiastic territory includes all of Broward County, Miami-Dade County and Monroe County in Florida. It is currently headed by Archbishop John Clement Favalora. The Archbishop of Miami is the pastor of the Cathedral of Saint Mary, located in Miami, Florida. A Particular Church , in Roman Catholic theology and canon law, is any of the individual constituent ecclesial communities in full communion with the Church of Rome and thus make up the Catholic Communion. ... Latin Rite, in the singular and accompanied, in English, by the definite article (the Latin Rite), designates the particular Church, within the Catholic Church, which developed in western Europe and northern Africa, when Latin was the language of education and culture, and so also of the liturgy. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus of Nazareth, with its traditions first established by the Twelve Apostles and... Broward County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. ... Miami-Dade County (formerly known as Dade County) is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. ... Monroe County is a county located in the state of Florida. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... Archbishop John Clement Favalora (born 1935) is the current Roman Catholic Archbishop of Miami. ... Miami redirects here. ...

History

The Diocese of Miami was officially created on October 7, 1958 with Coleman F. Carroll installed as bishop. The diocese originally encompassed 16 counties in Florida which at the time, was half the state. With the tremendous growth of the South Florida area, the diocese was made into an archdiocese in 1968. The Archdiocese was named as the Metropolitan See for all of Florida.[1] October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In some Christian churches, the diocese is an administrative territorial unit governed by a bishop, sometimes also referred to as a bishopric or episcopal see, though more often the term episcopal see means the office held by the bishop. ... In hierarchical Christian churches, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan, pertains to the bishop of a metropolis; that is, the chief city of an old Roman province, ecclesiastical province, or regional capital. ...

As of 2006, the Archdiocese of Miami also had functioning approximately fifty-eight elementary/middle schools and thirteen secondary schools located throughout the three counties.[2]

Leadership

Below is a list of individuals who have lead the Archdiocese of Miami since it's creation.

Archbishops

• Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll, 1958 - 1977
• Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy, 1976 - 1994
• Archbishop John C. Favalora, 1994 - Present

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Auxiliary Bishops

• Bishop Norbert Dorsey, 1986 - 1990
• Bishop Felipe de Jesús Estévez, 2004 - Present
• Bishop Gilberto Fernandez, 1977 - Present
• Bishop John Fitzpatrick, 1968 - 1971
• Bishop Rene Gracida, 1968 - 1975
• Bishop John Nevins, 1979 - 1984
• Bishop John Noonan, 2005 - Present
• Bishop Agustin Roman, 1979 - Present
• Bishop Thomas Wenski, 1997 - 2003

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External links

• http://www.miamiarchdiocese.org - Archdiocese of Miami
• http://www.miamiarchschools.org - Archdiocese of Miami Department of Schools