Diocese of St. Augustine

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Victor Galeone, ninth bishop of Diocese of Saint Augustine, dies at 88

Dan Scanlan

Galeone was bishop of the 17-county diocese from 2001 to 2011. He died early Monday in Baltimore.

Retiring Bishop Felipe Estevez, left, applauds his successor, the Rev. Erik Pohlmeier, on Tuesday, May 24, 2022.

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Pope announces new bishop for Diocese of St. Augustine

Dan Scanlan - Florida Times-Union

The diocese's 11th bishop is the Rev. Erik Pohlmeier of Christ the King Catholic Church in Little Rock, Arkansas, and the Arkansas diocese's director of faith and deacon formation.

A student arrives at school in a mask in this file photo.

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Catholic schools mandate masks for students

Emily Boyer - News4Jax

The mandate affects 24 elementary schools and five high schools in Northeast Florida. New quarantine procedures also were put into place.

Pope Francis puts on a face mask as he attends an inter-religious ceremony on Oct. 20, 2020.

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Catholic Schools In Northeast Florida Reinstate Mask Mandate

Raymon Troncoso

The Diocese of St. Augustine, which runs 40 Catholic schools in Northeast and North Central Florida, has reinstituted its mask mandate for the beginning…

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6/15/2017: World Refugee Day; Triumphs, Tragedies Of A Brooklyn Dodger

Kevin Meerschaert

Today on “First Coast Connect,” we discussed how Jacksonville helps refugees from around the world with Michelle Karolak, director of the Refugee…