Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine
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Diocese of St. Augustine Dioecesis Sancti Augustini |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | 16 Counties in Northeastern Florida |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Miami |
| Population - Catholics |
171,000 (8.3%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 11, 1870 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral-Basilica of St. Augustine |
| Patron saint | St. Augustine |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop |
Felipe de Jesús Estévez Bishop of St. Augustine |
| Metropolitan Archbishop |
Thomas Wenski Archbishop of Miami |
| Emeritus Bishops | John J. Snyder |
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| Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine is a diocese of the Catholic Church's Latin Church in the U.S. state of Florida. Part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Miami, it covers much of North Florida, including the cities of St. Augustine, Jacksonville, and Gainesville. The bishop's seat is the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine; the current bishop is Felipe de Jesús Estévez.
St. Augustine is the oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in the continental United States. The city was part of other dioceses until March 11, 1870, when the Diocese of St. Augustine was created. It covered most of the Florida peninsula until the 1950s, when Florida's expanding population necessitated the creation of new dioceses.
The list of ordinaries of the diocese and their years of service:
Having secured Spanish supremacy by defeating the French and planting a permanent colony at St. Augustine in 1565, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés tried to evangelize the Indians. He had been accompanied by four priests. Nombre de Dios (mission) is at the spot of the first Thanksgiving Mass celebrated on the grounds.
Martin Francisco Lopez de Mendoza Grajales became first parish priest of St. Augustine, the first established parish in the United States. Pending the arrival of regular missionaries, Menéndez appointed soldiers he deemed qualified to give religious instructions to the Indians.
The Jesuits were the first to arrive. Three were sent by St. Francis Borgia in 1566 and ten in 1568. The few who survived the martyrdom of their brethren were recalled in 1572.
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