Diocese of Orlando, USA

Special Churches

Cathedral: St. James Cathedral, Orlando, Florida
Former Cathedral: Church of St. Charles Borromeo, Orlando, Florida
Minor Basilica: Basilica of St. Paul, Daytona Beach, Florida
Minor Basilica, National Shrine: Basilica of the National Shrine of Mary, Queen of the Universe, Orlando, Florida

Churches by City (92)

Venice (↙), Saint Petersburg (←), Saint Augustine (↑), Palm Beach (↘)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2010.10.23 – ...):

Bishop John Gerard Noonan (72)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Orlando (Roman Rite)

Bishop John Gerard Noonan (72)
(2010.10.23 – ...)

Bishop of Orlando (USA)

God before me and God with me

Born:	1951.02.26 (Limerick, Ireland)
Ordained Priest:	1983.09.23
Consecrated Bishop:	2005.08.24

Priest of Miami (USA) (1983.09.23 – 2005.06.21)

Titular Bishop of Bonusta (2005.06.21 – 2010.10.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of Miami (USA) (2005.06.21 – 2010.10.23)

Bishop of Orlando (USA) (2010.10.23 – ...)

Bishop Thomas Gerard Wenski (72) (later Archbishop)
(2004.11.13 – 2010.04.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Miami (USA)

Omnia Omnibus

Born:	1950.10.18 (West Palm Beach, FL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1976.05.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1997.09.03

Priest of Miami (USA) (1976.05.15 – 1997.06.24)

Titular Bishop of Kearney (1997.06.24 – 2003.07.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Miami (USA) (1997.06.24 – 2003.07.01)

Coadjutor Bishop of Orlando (USA) (2003.07.01 – 2004.11.13)

Bishop of Orlando (USA) (2004.11.13 – 2010.04.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Miami (USA) (2010.04.20 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Pensacola–Tallahassee (USA) (2011.03.11 – 2012.03.20)

Bishop Norbert Mary Leonard James Dorsey, C.P.
(1990.03.20 – 2004.11.13)

Love is ingenious

Born:	1929.12.14 (Springfield, MA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1956.04.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1986.03.19
Died:	2013.02.21 († 83)

Titular Bishop of Mactaris (1986.01.10 – 1990.03.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Miami (USA) (1986.01.10 – 1990.03.20)

Bishop of Orlando (USA) (1990.03.20 – 2004.11.13)

Bishop Thomas Joseph Grady
(1974.11.11 – 1989.12.12)

Born:	1914.10.09 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1938.04.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1967.08.24
Died:	2002.04.21 († 87)

Titular Bishop of Vamalla (1967.06.21 – 1974.11.11)

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA) (1967.06.21 – 1974.11.11)

Bishop of Orlando (USA) (1974.11.11 – 1989.12.12)

Bishop William Donald Borders (later Archbishop)
(1968.05.02 – 1974.03.25)

Auscultabo ut serviam

Born:	1913.10.09 (Washington, IN, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1940.05.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1968.06.14
Died:	2010.04.19 († 96)

Bishop of Orlando (USA) (1968.05.02 – 1974.03.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Baltimore (USA) (1974.03.25 – 1989.04.06)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Thomas Gerard Wenski (72) (later Archbishop) (2003.07.01 – 2004.11.13)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Denis Hérault de Cheverny (1582.01.26 – 1584.02.09)

Tweets

Contact Info

Address: 421 E. Robinson, P.O. Box 1800, Orlando, Fl 32802-1800, USA

Phone: +1 (407) 246-4800

Websites:

Statistics

Area: 29,147 km²

Population: 400,697 Catholics (7.9% of 5,064,237 total) (2021)

Statistics: 80 parishes, 2 missions, 195 priests (156 diocesan, 39 religious), 124 deacons, 93 religious (46 brothers, 47 sisters), 20 seminarians (2021)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint James Major

History

1968.03.02: Established as Diocese of Orlando / Orlanden(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Miami and Diocese of Saint Augustine and became suffragan of Miami)
1984.06.16: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Palm Beach and Diocese of Venice