Frank Joseph Dewane | |
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Bishop of Venice | |
Diocese | Diocese of Venice |
Appointed | April 25, 2006 |
Installed | January 19, 2007 |
Predecessor | John Joseph Nevins |
Orders | |
Ordination | July 16, 1988 by Adam Maida |
Consecration | July 25, 2006 by John Joseph Nevins, John Favalora, and Diarmuid Martin |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Education | University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh American University University of Notre Dame Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas |
Motto | Iustitia pax caudium (Justice, peace, joy) |
Styles of Frank Joseph Dewane | |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Frank Joseph Dewane (born March 9, 1950) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Venice in Florida since 2007.
Frank Dewane was born on March 9, 1950, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. [1] He is the third of the four children of Ben and Eleanor Dewane, who owned and operated a dairy farm. Frank Dewane attended Denmark High School in Denmark, Wisconsin, where he played lineman on the football team. During his summer vacations, he worked at an appliance factory to pay for college. [2]
Dewane studied at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, from 1968 to 1972, obtaining a bachelor's degree. He then attended American University in Washington, D.C., from 1973 to 1975, earning a Master of International Administration degree. After his graduation 1975 from American University, Dewane worked for the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) in Moscow in what was then the Soviet Union. He later worked for a subsidiary of PepsiCo in New York City. [3]
Dewane studied philosophy at the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, from 1983 to 1984, then traveled to Rome in 1984 to attend the Pontifical North American College. He studied theology at the Pontifical Gregorian University and canon law at the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, both in Rome. [3]
Dewane was ordained to the priesthood at Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral in Green Bay for the Diocese of Green Bay by Cardinal Adam Maida on July 16, 1988. [1] After his 1988 ordination, the diocese assigned Dewane as assistant pastor at Ss. Peter and Paul Parish in Green Bay, Wisconsin, until 1991. He worked for the diocesan tribunal as well.
In 1991, the Vatican named Dewane to its Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations in New York City. Dewane went to Rome in 1995 to become an official of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum. From 2001 to 2006, Dewane served as undersecretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace in Rome. During his tenure as undersecretary, he acted as a Vatican diplomat to numerous international conferences and other events. [3]
On April 25, 2006, Dewane was appointed as coadjutor bishop of Venice by Pope Benedict XVI to assist Bishop John Nevins. Dewayne was consecrated on July 25, 2006. by Nevins, with Archbishops John Favalora and Diarmuid Martin serving as co-consecrators, at Epiphany Cathedral in Venice. [1] He took as his episcopal motto: "Iustitia Pax Gaudium", meaning, "Justice, Peace, and Joy" (Romans 14:17).
When Nevins retired on January 19, 2007, Dewane automatically succeeded him as bishop of Venice. [1]
In June 2014, a group of ten priests from the diocese sent a complaint letter about Dewane to Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the papal nuncio for the United States. The priests charged Dewane with ignoring canon law, refusing to consult with priests and creating an atmosphere of intimidation within the diocese. Dewane termed the allegations as "malicious" and "unfounded". [4]
Dewane in April 2019 ordered Reverend Christopher Senk, the former pastor of St. Isabel Parish in Sanibel, Florida, to spend a year in penance and prayer. After a two year investigation, the Congregation for Clergy in Rome had determined that Senk had improperly accepted thousands of dollars in gifts from Marion McIntyre. Her family claimed that McIntyre suffered from dementia during that period. Senk was suspended from ministry when the investigation began. [5]
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