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Bishop John Joseph Nevins (born January 19 1932 in New Rochelle New York) was the Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Miami (1979–1984) and the first Bishop of the Diocese of Venice Florida (1984–2007). He is also the Titular Bishop of Rusticiana.Bishop Nevins was ordained a priest on June 6 1959 when he was 27 years old. On January 25 1979 he was appointed by Pope John Paul II as Auxiliary Bishop of Miami and as Titular Bishop of Rusticiana.