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Most Reverend Robert N. Lynch

Are you called to the Priesthood or Religious Life?

For more information, please visit the website of our Office of Vocations. Please be assured of my prayers for all who are discerning God's call.

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Statements from Bishop Lynch and the Bishops of Florida 

PLANNING A TRIP TO ROME?

Thousands of people go to Rome each year, hoping to see Pope Benedict XVI and participate in his liturgical celebrations and make their pilgrimage more spiritually meaningful. For Papal Audiences, Papal Masses, Group Tickets to Papal Events you can visit : The Bishop's Office for ...

(Picture from the Bishop's Office for the U.S. Visitors to the Vatican)

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INFORMATION FOR CEREMONIES WITH BISHOP LYNCH

Is Bishop Lynch the main celebrant at an upcoming
 liturgy at your parish, school or entity? 

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Episcopacy Symbols

A bishop, from the Greek word episkopos (overseer), is a direct successor to the apostles. Bishops have, by divine institution, taken the place of the apostles as pastors of the church. In fact, the bishop himself is a symbol and is surrounded by symbols. Let us look at some of them. The Bishop's ...

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