Bishop Frank Dewane has issued two Decrees for the establishment of two new Missions in the Diocese of Venice in response to continued growth and need “to address the sacramental and spiritual needs of the Faithful.”
St. Benedict Mission will be built in Lakewood Ranch, and St. John Paul II Mission will be built in Naples. The Missions will initially be supported by Our Lady of the Angels Parish in Lakewood Ranch (St. Benedict) and St. Agnes Parish in Naples (St. John Paul II).
The Decrees read, in part, “Aware of the pastoral needs of the Faithful, and in effort to reorganize and better serve the People of God, in this portion of the Roman Catholic Church in the Diocese of Venice in Florida, it seemed necessary to make new canonical provisions.”
Land has been designated for each Mission, and building plans are underway.
