ating ▁for ▁approximately ▁one ▁thousand ▁people . ▁The ▁building ▁featured ▁a ▁completely ▁new ▁design ▁within ▁the ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Miami . ▁Pres iding ▁at ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁of ▁the ▁facility ▁were ▁retired ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Miami ▁Arch bishop ▁Edward ▁Mc Car thy ▁and ▁then ▁current ▁Arch bishop ▁John ▁C . ▁F aval ora . ▁The ▁past or ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁M ons ign or ▁during ▁the ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁The ▁closest ▁religious ▁institution ▁to ▁US ▁ 2 7 ▁within ▁the ▁county , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁church ▁ever ▁built ▁west ▁of ▁Inter state ▁ 7 5 ▁in ▁Brow ard ▁County ▁and ▁in ▁western ▁P embro ke ▁P ines . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁church ▁community ▁had ▁grown ▁to ▁over ▁three ▁thousand ▁registered ▁families . ▁The ▁mult icult ural ▁parish ▁has ▁members ▁representing ▁over ▁sevent y - two ▁different ▁national ities . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁estimated ▁to ▁have ▁four ▁thousand ▁registered ▁families ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁With ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁building ▁at ▁neighbor ing ▁Saint ▁John ▁XX III ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁nearby ▁western ▁Mir amar ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁parish ' s ▁population ▁has ▁reported ly ▁stabil ized ▁somewhere ▁near ▁three ▁thousand ▁registered ▁families . ▁ ▁C ler gy ▁The ▁following ▁individuals ▁have ▁led ▁Saint ▁Edward ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁since ▁its ▁creation : ▁ ▁Pri ests ▁ ▁De a cons ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Catholic ▁Char ism