What is the Golden Rose Award? The Venice Diocesan Council of Catholic Women annually recognizes exemplary young women across the diocese by awarding them the Golden Rose Award. Each of the recipients are practicing Catholics exemplifying the characteristics of leadership, spirituality, and the ability to initiate and complete a meaningful service project.
Bishop Frank J. Dewane is seen with 43 Venice Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Golden Rose honorees and Council members following Mass on Feb. 15, 2026, at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Venice.
Venice Diocesan Council of Catholic Women
2026 Golden Rose Award Recipients
Adeline Dwyer | Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church
Alba Herrera-Mercado | St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
Alexa Ebersohl | Our Lady of Light Catholic Church
Alyssa Demeo | Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
Ambriello Calixte | St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church
Angela Prieto | St. Agnes Catholic Church
Angelina Perez | St. Margaret Catholic Church
Arianna Gamez | St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church
Ariesi Sierra | St. Maximiliam Kolbe Catholic Church
Audrey Fairchild | Ave Maria Catholic Church
Audrey Pearce | St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
Clara Clulow | SS. Peter and Paul the Apostles Catholic Church
Clara Nathali-Martinez | St. Paul Catholic Church
Clare Reppert | San Antonio Catholic Church
Eva Villarreal | St. John XXIII Catholic Church
Evelyn Vizcaya | San Marco Catholic Church
Grace London | St. William Catholic Church
Isabel Jerome | San Pedro Catholic Church
Isabella Dunleavy | Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Punta Gorda
Isabella Vergara | St. Agnes Catholic Church
Kaden Crowley | St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
Karla Yuridia Pallares-Pineda | Sacred Heart Parish, Punta Gorda
Kathryn Domian | Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
Kaya Hogue | Holy Cross Catholic Church
Kaylee Jones | St. John XXIII Catholic Church
Keiryn Cavins | Our Lady of Light Catholic Church
Lucia del Valle | Incarnation Catholic Church
Marely Villagomez-Rodriguez | St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church
Margaret Swift | St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Marleni Munivez | Holy Cross Catholic Church
Michelle Guadalupe Rodriguez | Jesus the Worker Catholic Church
Nia Reyes | Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church
Olivia Lerulli | St. Joseph Catholic Church
Pepper Tocco | St. William Catholic Church
Samantha Andragna | St. Katharine Drexel Catholic Church
Sandra Resendiz-Espinoza | St. Catherine Catholic Church
Sara Ivette Navarro-Vazquez | St. Cecilia Catholic Church
Savannah Wilmer | San Pedro Catholic Church
Sephora Esperance | St. Andrew Catholic Church
Sofia Erquiaga | St. Jude Catholic Church
Sophia Silgato | St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
Therese Holt | St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church
Valeria Trujillo | St. Michael Catholic Church
 
Arianna Gamez of St. Peter the Apostle Parish in Naples (left) and Sofia Erquiaga of St. Jude Catholic Church (right), were two of 43 Venice Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Golden Rose honorees, seen here receiving their certificates from Bishop Frank J. Dewane and VDCCW President Katie Morris following Mass on Feb. 15, 2026, at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Venice. |
| To learn more about this year’s Golden Rose Awards Ceremony, read the story in the Florida Catholic here! |
