New Florida bishop’s parish has perpetual adoration, 68 hours of weekly Confession

December 22, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has named Father Manuel de Jesus Rodriguez, the pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in Corona, New York, as the new bishop of Palm Beach, Florida.

Born in the Dominican Republic in 1974, Rodriguez entered the Salesian order in 1993 and was ordained to the priesthood in 2004. Father Rodriguez became a priest of the Diocese of Brooklyn in 2012 and was named pastor of the Our Lady of Sorrows Parish in 2020.

According to a pre-Advent church bulletin, the predominantly Spanish-speaking parish has perpetual Eucharistic adoration. The parish has four priests, and each week, they celebrate 11 weekday Masses, three Saturday evening Masses, and nine Sunday Masses. There are 68 scheduled hours of Confession each week, including 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Monday through Friday. The Rosary is also recited at the parish each evening.

Father Rodriguez succeeds Bishop Gerald Barbarito, 75, Palm Beach’s bishop since 2003. The Diocese of Palm Beach has 249,000 Catholics, 50 parishes, 75 active diocesan priests, and seven seminarians, according to the 2025 edition of The Official Catholic Directory. A recent Catholic World Report analysis of America’s Latin-rite dioceses ranked the Diocese of Palm Beach 71st out of 175 in overall fruitfulness.

 

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Further information:

• Resignations and Appointments, 19.12.2025 (Holy See Press Office)