Bishop John Joseph Nevins (born January 19, 1932 in New Rochelle, New York

New York

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) was the Auxiliary Bishop

Auxiliary bishop

An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...

 of the Archdiocese of Miami (1979–1984) and the first Bishop

Bishop

A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...

 of the Diocese of Venice, Florida

Florida

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 (1984–2007). He is also the Titular Bishop

Titular bishop

A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese.By definition a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop the tradition of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches is that he be ordained for a specific place...

 of Rusticiana.

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

Pope John Paul II

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 as Auxiliary Bishop of Miami and as Titular Bishop of Rusticiana. He was consecrated on March 24, 1979 by Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy

Edward A. McCarthy

Edward Anthony McCarthy , was the second Archbishop of Miami, Florida. He was appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Miami on September 17, 1976 and succeeded Coleman Francis Carroll as Archbishop of Miami on July 26, 1977. Archbishop McCarthy retired as Archbishop on November 3, 1994...

 of Miami, Bishop René Henry Gracida

René Henry Gracida

Bishop René Henry Gracida was the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami , the first Bishop of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee and Bishop of the Diocese of Corpus Christi...

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

John Joseph Fitzpatrick

Bishop John Joseph Fitzpatrick was an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami and the third Bishop of the Diocese of Brownsville . He was also the Titular Bishop of Cenae .He was ordained a priest on December 13, 1942 when he was 24 years old...

 of the Diocese of Brownsville.

On July 17, 1984, he was appointed as the first Bishop of the Diocese of Venice

Roman Catholic Diocese of Venice in Florida

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Venice in Florida is a Roman Catholic diocese in Florida. It was founded on June 16, 1984. The Diocese of Venice includes the counties of Charlotte, Collier, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Manatee, and Sarasota....

, Florida, where he remained until he retired on January 19, 2007.