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Florida Catholic

The Florida Catholic newspaper, Miami Archdiocese edition
Type	Orlando, Palm Beach and Venice dioceses editions: 24 times a year. Miami Archdiocese: 12 times a year newspaper
Owner(s)	Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Miami
Publisher	Bishop Gerald Barbarito of Palm Beach; Bishop John Gerard Noonan of Orlando; Bishop Frank Joseph Dewane of Venice
Founded	1939
Language	English
Headquarters	Orlando, Florida
ISSN	0746-4584
Website	www.thefloridacatholic.org

The Florida Catholic is the official newspaper for four of the seven dioceses in the Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Miami. Based in Orlando, Florida, the newspaper publishes 48digital issues a year in three dioceses; these editions include local, state, national and International Catholic news. The Miami Archdiocese and the Palm Beach Diocese editions are also published/printed once a month with local content.

Other articles discuss faith issues and highlight specific schools, ministries or parish activities. The bishop of each Florida diocese offers a personal message to subscribers in their diocese on current events or faith subjects. A weekly online version of the newspaper (e-edition) offers the most recent edition as well as an archive of past articles and bishops' messages.

History

The paper was first published as a weekly in Miami in 1939. It moved to St. Augustine in 1942. It moved to Orlando about 1952. In 1958, it was replaced in the Miami Archdiocese by The Voice, for the next 32 years.

In 1959, the paper moved to the Orlando suburb of Winter Park.

In 1972, the paper changed its format from broadsheet to tabloid.

In 1984, the Diocese of Pensacola-Tallahassee began publishing their own version of the newspaper.

In 1990, the Florida Catholic absorbed The Voice published by the Archdiocese of Miami and began serving that area. The addition of Miami gave the paper a circulation of 140,000, serving six out of the seven dioceses in the state.

In 1993, specific local sections were generated for each diocese.

In 2003, it was discovered that a bookkeeper had embezzled money totaling a large sum over decades. The bookkeeper was charged with grand theft and the editor felt obliged to resign. This resulted in an abbreviated publishing schedule for several years until losses could be recouped.

In 2004, the Catholic Press Association selected the paper to receive the Bishop John England Award for First Amendment rights, freedom of the press and/or freedom of religion.

In 2008, the paper was published for the final time in the St. Petersburg Diocese. It began production of a new publication for that diocese, Gathered, Nourished, Sent.

In 2012, the paper added a digital e-Edition subscription which combines content from three dioceses (Orlando, Palm Beach and Venice), and began a social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.

Associate Publisher

1. Father Vincent Smith ?-1965
2. Father David Page 1965-1990
3. Henry Libersat 1990-1999
4. Steven Paradis 1999-2003
5. Christopher Gunty 2003–2008
6. Denise O'Toole Kelly 2008-2009
7. Mary St. Pierre 2009–2010
8. Ann Borowski-Slade 2008–Present

Footnotes

1. Poynter.org Archived 2008-03-12 at the Wayback Machine accessed March 14, 2008
2. "National list" (PDF). catholicstandard.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2004-03-29. Retrieved September 27, 2007.
3. "US Catholic Newspapers". Retrieved 2007-08-16.
4. Newspapers accessed March 14, 2008 Archived August 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
5. ^ The Florida Catholic Timeline. The Florida Catholic. January 2–16, 2009.
6. Non-current Catholic newspapers accessed March 14, 2008
7. ^ Orlando Sentinel accessed March 14, 2008
8. Tomaselli (March 14–20, 2008). Priests will be honored at chrism Mass. Florida Catholic.
9. Florida Catholic Conference Archived 2008-05-11 at the Wayback Machine accessed March 14, 2008
10. Hard to verify. Not known if there was intervening editor. Title apparently changed.

External links

• Florida Catholic official website
• Florida Catholic historical issues freely available through the Florida Digital Newspaper Library

v t e Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami
Archbishops	Coleman Carroll Edward Anthony McCarthy John Favalora Thomas Wenski
Auxiliary bishops	Norbert Dorsey Felipe Estévez Gilberto Fernandez John Fitzpatrick René Gracida John Nevins John Noonan Agustin Roman Thomas Wenski Peter Baldacchino Enrique Esteban Delgado
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Mary, Miami Parishes Church of the Little Flower, Coral Gables Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea, Key West St. Dominic Church, Miami Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Miami St. Patrick Catholic Church, Miami Beach Saint Edward Catholic Church, Pembroke Pines
Education	Higher education Barry University St. Thomas University Seminary St. John Vianney College Seminary High schools Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School, The Hammocks Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School, Southwest Ranches Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, Miami Cardinal Gibbons High School, Fort Lauderdale Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, Miami Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School, Hollywood Christopher Columbus High School, Westchester Immaculata-LaSalle High School, Miami Monsignor Edward Pace High School, Miami Gardens Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, Miami-Dade County St. Brendan High School, Westchester St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Fort Lauderdale Closed Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame High School, Miami Grade schools St. Anthony School, Fort Lauderdale St. Theresa School, Coral Gables Saint Mary's Cathedral School, Miami St. Patrick Catholic School, Miami Beach
Priests	Ambrose Battista De Paoli Fernando Isern Robert Nugent Lynch
Miscellany	Academy of the Assumption Catholic Health Services Florida Catholic
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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando
Bishops	William Borders Thomas Grady Norbert Dorsey Thomas Wenski John Noonan
Churches	Cathedral St. James Cathedral, Orlando Parishes Basilica of St. Paul, Daytona Beach Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church, Indialantic Shrines Basilica of Mary, Queen of the Universe, Orlando Ste. Anne des Lacs, Lake Wales Former Old Holy Redeemer Church, Kissimmee Church of the Holy Spirit, Lake Wales
Education	High schools Bishop Moore High School, Orlando Father Lopez Catholic High School, Daytona Beach Melbourne Central Catholic High School, Melbourne Santa Fe Catholic High School, Lakeland Trinity Catholic High School, Ocala Grade schools Holy Name of Jesus Catholic School
Priests	Gregory Parkes
Other	Florida Catholic
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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach
Bishops	Thomas Vose Daily Joseph Keith Symons Anthony Joseph O'Connell Seán Patrick O'Malley Gerald Michael Barbarito
Churches	Cathedral St. Ignatius Loyola Cathedral Former St. Joseph's Church, Palm Bay
Education	Seminary St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary High schools Cardinal Newman High School, West Palm Beach John Carroll Catholic High School, Fort Pierce Pope John Paul II High School, Boca Raton
Miscellany	Florida Catholic Old St. Anastasia Catholic School
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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Pensacola–Tallahassee
Bishops	René Henry Gracida Joseph Keith Symons John M. Smith John Ricard Gregory Parkes William Albert Wack
Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Pensacola Co-Cathedral of Saint Thomas More, Tallahassee Basilica Basilica of St. Michael the Archangel, Pensacola Parishes St. Joseph's Church, Pensacola Former Sacred Heart Church, Pensacola
Education	High schools John Paul II Catholic High School, Tallahassee Pensacola Catholic High School, Pensacola
Other	Florida Catholic
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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg
Bishops	Charles Borromeo McLaughlin William Thomas Larkin John Favalora Robert Nugent Lynch Gregory Parkes
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle Abbey Saint Leo Abbey Parishes Sacred Heart Church, Tampa St. Patrick Church, Tampa
Education	Higher education Saint Leo University High schools Academy of the Holy Names, Tampa Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School, Hudson Clearwater Central Catholic High School, Clearwater Jesuit High School, Tampa St. Petersburg Catholic High School, St. Petersburg Tampa Catholic High School, Tampa
Priests	Laurence Higgins David Toups
Other	Saint Louis Catholic Cemetery Holy Name Monastery Florida Catholic
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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine
Bishops	Augustin Verot John Moore William John Kenny Michael Joseph Curley Patrick Joseph Barry Joseph Patrick Hurley Paul Francis Tanner John J. Snyder Victor Galeone Felipe de Jesús Estévez Erik T. Pohlmeier
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine Parishes Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Jacksonville
Education	High schools Bishop John J. Snyder High School, Jacksonville Bishop Kenny High School, Jacksonville St. Francis High School, Gainesville St. Joseph Academy, St. Augustine Former college Saint Joseph College of Florida
Priests	Joseph Keith Symons
Miscellany	Florida Catholic
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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Venice in Florida
Bishops	John Joseph Nevins Frank Joseph Dewane
Churches	Cathedral Epiphany Cathedral
Education	Higher education Ave Maria University High schools Bishop Verot High School, Fort Myers Cardinal Mooney High School, Sarasota St. John Neumann High School, Naples Rhodora J. Donahue Academy, Ave Maria Grade school St. Elizabeth Seton School, Naples
Miscellany	Florida Catholic
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