Dear Brothers & Sisters in Christ,
It is with heartfelt sorrow to inform you that the Most Reverend Frank J. Dewane, the beloved Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Venice in Florida, passed away after a brief illness, this morning at 3:00 AM, October 7, 2026, on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
Funeral arrangements are pending and will be forwarded as soon as they are finalized.
During this period of mourning, I ask that at every Church and Chapel where Mass is celebrated that the Mass intention include the repose of the soul of Bishop Dewane and that a petition be inserted in the General Intercessions. Please ask the faithful to remember him in their prayers.
May the soul of Bishop Dewane and the souls of all departed priests of the Diocese of Venice rest in peace.
With prayerful best wishes, I am, Sincerely yours in Christ,
Emilio Biosca, O.F.M. Cap.
Bishop of the Diocese of Venice in Florida