Church Catholic Church Successor Frank Joseph Dewane See Miami Ordination May 23, 1959 | Predecessor None Consecration March 24, 1979 Name John Nevins | |
In office July 17, 1984 — January 19, 2007 Previous post Titular Bishop of Rusticiana Died August 26, 2014, Venice, Florida, United States | ||
Bishop John Joseph Nevins (January 19, 1932 – August 26, 2014) served as an Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami (1979–1984) and the first Bishop of the Diocese of Venice, Florida (1984–2007).
Biography
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 as Auxiliary Bishop of Miami and as Titular Bishop of Rusticiana. He was consecrated on March 24, 1979 by Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy of Miami, Bishop René Henry Gracida of the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee, and Bishop John Joseph Fitzpatrick of the Diocese of Brownsville.
On July 17, 1984, he was appointed the first Bishop of the Diocese of Venice, Florida, where he remained until he retired on January 19, 2007. He died on August 26, 2014.
Nevins was a member of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.