. ▁ ▁It ▁became ▁San ▁Pedro ▁Par ish ▁two ▁years ▁later . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁parish ▁continued ▁to ▁expand ▁Marian ▁Hall ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁more ▁Mass es ▁and ▁other ▁parish ▁functions . ▁ ▁Gr ound ▁for ▁the ▁present ▁church ▁was ▁broken ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁dedicated ▁by ▁Bishop ▁W . ▁Thomas ▁L ark in ▁of ▁St . ▁Petersburg ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁previous ▁church ▁was ▁rem ode led ▁for ▁a ▁parish ▁hall ▁and ▁the ▁original ▁church ▁was ▁torn ▁down . ▁ ▁E pi ph any ▁C athedral ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁established ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Ven ice ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁E pi ph any ▁became ▁the ▁c athedral ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁dioc ese . ▁ ▁Bishop ▁John ▁J . ▁Nev ins ▁was ▁installed ▁as ▁the ▁dioc ese ’ s ▁first ▁bishop . ▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁later ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁L our des ▁Par ish ▁in ▁Ven ice ▁was ▁founded ▁from ▁E pi ph any ▁C athedral . ▁ ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁M t . ▁Car mel ▁Par ish ▁in ▁ ▁O sp rey ▁was ▁founded ▁from ▁the ▁c athedral ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁Frank ▁J . ▁D ew ane ▁was ▁ord ained ▁co adj utor ▁bishop ▁of ▁Ven ice . ▁