John Joseph Nevins

Who is John Joseph Nevins?

Bishop John Joseph Nevins was the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami and the first Bishop of the Diocese of Venice, Florida. 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.