John Joseph Nevins

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Bishop John Nevins
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Denomination Catholic Church
Senior posting
See Miami
Title Bishop of Venice
Period in office July 17, 1984January 19, 2007
Consecration March 24, 1979
Predecessor None
Successor Coadjutor Bishop Frank Dewane
Religious career
Priestly ordination May 23, 1959
Previous bishoprics Titular Bishop of Rusticiana
Personal
Date of birth January 19, 1932
Place of birth New Rochelle, New York

Bishop John Joseph Nevins (born January 19, 1932 in New Rochelle, New York) was the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami (1979-1984) and the first Bishop of the Diocese of Venice, Florida (1984-2007). He is also the Titular Bishop 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 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 as the first Bishop of the Diocese of Venice, Florida, where he remained until he retired on January 19, 2007.

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Preceded by
Position Created
Bishop of Venice in Florida
19842007
Succeeded by
Frank Joseph Dewane