Felipe de Jesús Estévez

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Felipe de Jesús Estévez
Bishop of St. Augustine
Church	Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Miami
Diocese	St. Augustine
Appointed	April 27, 2011
Installed	June 2, 2011
Predecessor	Victor Galeone
Orders
Ordination	May 30, 1970
Consecration	January 7, 2004 by John Favalora, Pedro Claro Meurice Estiu, and Thomas Olmsted
Personal details
Born	(1946-02-05) February 5, 1946 Matanzas, Cuba
Previous post	Titular Bishop of Kearney
Motto	IN FINEM DILEXIT EOS

Styles of Felipe de Jesús Estévez

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Felipe de Jesús Estévez (born on February 5, 1946) is the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine in Florida beginning Tuesday, June 1, 2011. He was formerly the Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami.

Biography

Early life and ordination

Estévez was born in Pedro Betancourt, Matanzas, Cuba. He fled to the United States as a young man under Operation Peter Pan. He is the second of three children (two boys and a girl) of Adriano and Estrella Estevez. He studied at Montreal University in Montreal, Canada, and received a Licentiate in Theology in 1970. He was ordained a priest on May 30, 1970.

In 1977, he received a Master in Arts from Barry University, Miami Shores, Florida (1977) and in 1980, a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. He is fluent in Spanish, English, French and Italian.

Ministry

Estévez was sent to Honduras first as a priest then as a faculty member to two seminaries (1970–1975). He later joined the faculty at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary in Boynton Beach, Florida (1975–77) and from 1980–1986, he was the President/Rector of St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary.

He then became the campus minister at Florida International University, Miami, Florida (1987–2001) and then the pastor of St. Agatha Church located next to the Florida International University (1987–2001). He then returned to St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary as the Dean of Spiritual Formation (2001–03).

Auxiliary Bishop of Miami

He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami and Titular Bishop of Kearney on November 21, 2003.^[1] On January 7, 2004, he was consecrated as bishop at the Cathedral of St. Mary by Archbishop John Clement Favalora of the Archdiocese of Miami and his co-consecrators were Archbishop Pedro Claro Meurice Estiu of the Archdiocese of Santiago de Cuba and Bishop Thomas James Olmsted of the Diocese of Phoenix.

Bishop of St. Augustine

Pope Benedict XVI appointed Estévez to succeed the retiring Bishop Victor Benito Galeone, in 2011.^[2] ^[3] The appointment was announced in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 by Archbishop Pietro Sambi, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States church, and was published by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. He was installed as Bishop of St. Augustine at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Mandarin (Jacksonville) Florida. The installation was attended by over 2,000 Catholics including lay people, deacons, priests, and Bishops from around the country and was broadcast on the Catholic news network, EWTN.

Bishop Estèvez hopes to connect especially with the Hispanics in his diocese, who make up about 7 percent of the population there. Estevez indicated that his main priority will be evangelization, focusing on reaching out to youth and "estranged" Catholics. Estevez wants to encourage the clergy to inject more joy and energy into church services so as to make parishes more welcoming to those who want to return to the church. He also wants to educate Catholics about how to embrace and express their faith fully. The bishop is an active opponent of the death penalty and legal abortion, routinely meeting with legislators, writing policy papers and delivering speeches; he has also been an advocate for the rights of the disabled and immigrants.^[4]

Bishop Estevez is very ecumenical in relations with other Christian ecclesial communities, working to foster Christian unity in northeast Florida. He initiated the first-ever ecumenical Vespers at the bishop-level in Florida on January 22, 2014 at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine. Among the Christian leaders attending were bishops of the AME, Episcopal, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Greek Orthodox, and representatives of the Presbyterian Church (USA), the United Church of Christ, the United Methodist Church, and the executive director of the Florida Council of Churches. Attending were also clergy and lay leaders from various Christian churches from Northeast Florida. (For names and photos of participating Christian leaders, see: http://ecumenicalvespers.info.) He was present at the installation of ELCA Bishop Robert Schaefer near Tampa, FL. He collaborated with local Orthodox leaders in support of the meeting between Pope Francis and the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Jerusalem on May 25, 2014.

References

http://ecumenicalvespers.info

External links

Episcopologio de la Iglesia Católica en Cuba bio
Bishop Ordained, Gets Ovation; The Miami Herald - January 8, 2004
The Newest Bishop; The Miami Herald - January 8, 2004
Roman Catholics Debate Whether Communion Should Be Withheld From Politician -Parishioners - Or Even All Catholics - Whose Views On Abortion Contradict Church Teachings; Miami Herald, The (FL) - May 30, 2004
Monseñor Estevez Assume Como Obispo Auxiliar; El Nuevo Herald - January 7, 2004

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Victor Galeone	Bishop of St. Augustine 2011–Present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Miami 2004–2011	Succeeded by –

Diocese of St. Augustine

Bishops	Augustin Verot John Moore William John Kenny Michael Joseph Curley Patrick Joseph Barry Joseph Patrick Hurley Paul Francis Tanner John J. Snyder Victor Galeone Felipe de Jesús Estévez

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine Parishes Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Jacksonville

Education	High Schools Bishop John J. Snyder High School, Jacksonville Bishop Kenny High School, Jacksonville St. Francis High School, Gainesville St. Joseph Academy, St. Augustine Former college Saint Joseph College of Florida

Priests	Joseph Keith Symons

Miscellany	Florida Catholic

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Archdiocese of Miami

Archbishops	Coleman Carroll Edward Anthony McCarthy John Favalora Thomas Wenski

Auxiliary Bishops	Norbert Dorsey Felipe Estévez Gilberto Fernandez John Fitzpatrick René Gracida John Nevins John Noonan Agustin Roman Thomas Wenski Peter Baldacchino

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Mary, Miami Parishes Church of the Little Flower, Coral Gables Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea, Key West St. Dominic Church, Miami Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Miami St. Patrick Catholic Church, Miami Beach Saint Edward Catholic Church, Pembroke Pines

Education	Higher Education Barry University St. Thomas University Seminary St. John Vianney College Seminary High Schools Archbishop Coleman F. Carroll High School, Miami Archbishop Curley-Notre Dame High School, Miami Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School, Southwest Ranches Belen Jesuit Preparatory School, Miami Cardinal Gibbons High School, Fort Lauderdale Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, Miami Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School, Hollywood Christopher Columbus High School, Miami-Dade County Immaculata-Lasalle High School, Miami Monsignor Edward Pace High School, Miami Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, Miami St. Brendan High School, Miami St. Thomas Aquinas High School, Fort Lauderdale Grade Schools St. Theresa School, Coral Gables Saint Mary's Cathedral School, Miami St. Patrick Catholic School, Miami Beach

Priests	Ambrose Battista De Paoli Fernando Isern Robert Nugent Lynch

Miscellany	Academy of the Assumption Catholic Health Services Florida Catholic

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